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Music News 

More woe for the future of AM radio. How long will it survive? The clock may be ticking.

December 15, 2022December 15, 2022 Alan Cross 1 Comment AM Radio, Broadcasters, Electric Vehicles, EVs

People have been predicting the end of AM radio for decades. There’s no way to make it sound as good

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Radio Tech 

Electric vehicles could doom AM radio, the oldest form of broadcasting

August 1, 2022August 1, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments AM Radio, Broadcasting, Electric Vehicles, EVs

[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca – AC] My neighbourhood is lousy with electric vehicles: all flavours of Teslas,

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Music News AJMT
Music News 

Random music news for Saturday, March 12, 2022

March 12, 2022March 12, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments AM Radio, Amazon, CDs, Compact Discs, Concert Tickets, Eurovision, Kim Kardashian, Lars Ulrich, Muppets, Paul Stanley, Playlists, Russia, Song Catalogues, TikTok, Ukraine

Does anyone else find it strange that news networks will show the uncut carnage from Ukraine but if there’s any

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Radio 

Fun: What it was like to be a old-school AM radio DJ

May 10, 2021May 9, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments AM Radio, Announcer, DJ, John Landecker, WLS

Back in the day growing up in Manitoba, I’d often tune into 89 WLS/Chicago to hear how big-city radio was

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Radio 

A personal appreciation of AM radio

February 15, 2021February 15, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments AM Radio, Broadcasting

[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca – AC] Many years ago, someone asked singer Tom Waits about his favourite

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Music News 

Random music news for Saturday, August 24, 2019

August 24, 2019August 24, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Airpods, AM Radio, Apple, Bose, Drake, eOne, Hasbro, Headphones, Jeffrey Epsteein, Lemmy, Oscar Peterson, Podcasts, Raptors, Tidal, Van Halen, WWE

If you’re going to a movie this weekend, note that Thomas Edison patented something called “motion pictures” on this day

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Music News 

Random music news for Monday, November 12, 2018

November 12, 2018November 12, 2018 Alan Cross 4 Comments AM Radio, BMG, California Wildfires, Cream, Donald Trump, Elvis Presley, Ginger Baker, Joe Perry, Jonny Ive, Katy Perry, Lady Gaga, Miley Cyrus, Morrissey, PlayStation, Red Dead Redemption II, Robin Thicke, Slow Club, Tesla

I should be in Thailand by now. If not, something has gone dreadfully wrong. But I still managed to compile

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Music News 

Random music news for Tuesday, April 17, 2018

April 17, 2018April 16, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments AirBnB, AM Radio, American Head Charge, Apple Watch, Black Sabbath, Future of Radio, Georgia, Gigroad, Mac Sabbath, Prince, Rosewood, Rotting Christ, Ukulele, YouTube

It’s tax day for Americans. Canadians have until the end of the month to do all the tax accounting for

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Music News 

Random Music News for Tuesday, February 27, 2018

February 27, 2018February 26, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments 10cc, Alexa, AM Radio, Black Panther, Breeders, Cuba, Dua Lipa, Keith Richards, Madonna, Matt Bellamy, Muse, Music sales, Spotify, Taylor Swift, Vanilla Ice

The Rolling Stones almost came to an end because on this day in 1977, Keith Richards was arrested for possession

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Random Music News for Tuesday, January 30, 2018

January 30, 2018January 29, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Adam Levine, AM Radio, Amazon, Apple, Digital Downloads, Drake, Google, Katy Perry, Podcasts, Prince, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Trappist

On this day in 1969, the Beatles performed together in public for the last time on the roof of the

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Music News 

Random Music News for January 2, 2018

January 2, 2018January 2, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments AM Radio, Emojis, Israel, Lorde, Snoop Dogg, YouTube

I still use cheques. I’ve ruined three already by dating them “2017.” This is a roundup of music news for

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