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RE: What is the future of AM & FM radio?

This is going to sound NUTTY, but broadcast radio with high-power transmitters is going away.
Why? Waste of power.
Network / low power / small dish is the obvious way to go.

Now the nutty part

This is why SETI gets no response. We are emitting a huge amount of RF which can be heard or detected for an ever-larger range. We're now up to maybe a 100 light year radius.

I think if there are (must be, right?) advanced civilizations, they have almost NO high power transmitters and might even try to keep a low profile.

So for those reasons I'd say FM / AM have NO future. at least long term being >50 years.
Too much is never enough


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