The Low-Tech Times

Here are four reasons to choose free radio over satellite radio:

1. COST–There’s plenty of quality programming transmitted across AM and FM radio bands free of charge. Satellite radio involves monthly subscription fees. Why add an unnecessary utility bill?
2. LOCAL PROGRAMMING–I sincerely doubt I could get localized traffic and weather information for Winchester, Virginia over satellite radio. This information is freely transmitted on 92.5 WINC FM. Is it on Sirius or XM satellite radio?
3. FAVORITE SHOWS–My favorite programs are on free radio. For example, one of my favorite programs, Eddie Stubbs’s Way Back Wednesdays, is broadcast absolutely free on WSM 650 AM. I get good reception of this program from some 500 miles away!
4. STATIC–A couple friends of mine do subscribe to satellite radio. When listening to it in their cars, without auxiliary-in ports, they rebroadcast the satellite radio onto FM radio. Despite using an unused channel, the transmission is negatively impacted by occasional static.

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