Second, can you imagine how horrified the DUmmies will be that Err America is being replaced by (GASP!) Gospel music? "AAAAAARRRRRGGGGHHH!!! @#$%! @#$%! @#$%! The fundies got to WDOD!"
Enjoy that fried chicken and sweet Jesus music, DUmmies. Just because you're deranged doesn't mean Jesus doesn't love you.
Some AM stations have to go off air at sunset to make room for clear channel stations (not to be confused with Clear Channel, a company that RUNS Air America on more than a few of its stations).
Example: In Boston, WILD (AM) 1090 has to go off at sunset because of WBAL in Baltimore, on the same frequency. Boston talk station WRKO (680) has to change the direction of its signal at sunset to protect station on the same frequency
in Raleigh, NC; Binghamton, NY; Baltimore, and Toronto.
This goes back to the days when there weren't many local
radio stations, and it was discovered that, at night,
signals would be found from distant areas easily. So some
stations were given permission to have a big strong signal,
one that would serve the local areas during the day, but much of the country at night. This is how WSM 650 in
Nashville became so popular, as people in much of the US
could pick it up at night. Of course this also means
many stations at 650 on the dial have to shut off or
change direction of their signal at night.
The Burlington, VT, station has to shut off at night because other stations on its freq. have priority. The owners of that station decided to put sports on the OTHER freq
(1390) which could go on after sunset, and they can carry
games, etc.; sports is more popular than Air America.