I wish someone could answer this question as it pertains to radio. Wisconsin Public Radio recently “updated” their entire program schedule dividing it into two parts, talk radio and news, and the other half “all classical”. The classical half broadcasts on an AM station and the overall fidelity is marginal, being in mono.
I complained to them about this and their answer was to stream it. So, I have taken to streaming it from my cell to a smart speaker at home and through my car stereo when driving. Still, the quality of the stream seems really poor, and sounds as if it is mono. Obviously, the “smart” speaker is mono.
My question is, is the streaming fidelity as good as the former FM stereo broadcast or more specifically, are there differences in streaming quality and how are those differences measured? My impression is the streaming quality of WPR is nowhere near that of the former FM stereo broadcast.
As a result, I have stopped listening to WPR. If someone could direct me to an all classical station with reasonable fidelity I would most appreciative.