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Any thoughts or experience on the current and future of FM radio?

A bit of "thinking out loud" here.  I have enjoyed and learned much from radio in my life.  First AM rock and roll and then FM Jazz.  My question is where do things go from here?  Broadcast FM, internet music, FM stations with an internet site and anything more you can think of.

I, like most on this site, have the sound quality and as close to the original recording as possible being my pursuit.  I am more on the consumer side and would have interest in hearing anyone's take on what the future may have in store.  From LPs to 8-tracks and cassettes and various digital discs, redbook sacd etc, I have traveled the road most of you have and am hopeful that the future has an old term in mind "high fidelity". 

whatjd
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tomic601
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Remember when...

McIntosh published the FM station guide ?

and yes University radio stations can be so cool
schubert
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I just sent my money yesterday to the Mpls-St Paul  NPR  Classical
which is the best in the country  . St Paul studios send out to over 100 other stations and many Europeans as well .
whatjd OP
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schubert, thank you for your support of your NPR station.  Not to be over dramatic, but NPR is a ray of light in a sea of....well, you know what it is a sea of. 

erik_squires
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I think there are great radio stations that can now get listeners from all over the world.  It's pretty awesome.

Not all of them produce the same quality streams, but being exposed to artists and songs you had not previously heard is important at any resolution.
whatjd OP
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erik_squires 

What you point out is the history/magic of radio...the ability to access music that you might learn from, like or dislike and, perhaps, purchase. 
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