I pick him up on the FM dial in our little burg.
Some places like New Orleans have Rush on FM (”Rush Radio 94.5” there). In Boston Clear Channel flipped a Spanish language station at AM 1200, WXKS to what they first called RushRadio1200 and now it’s Talk 1200 (but Rush is still there). It has an iffy signal at times but a solid conservative lineup. Clear Channel owns FM stations in Boston on 94.5 and 107.9 (rap, top 40 etc.) but the music does so well that they wouldn’t put talk on FM.
Meanwhile Boston sports station WEEI (AM 850, Entercom) started rebroadcasting on FM 93.7, to better reach areas that can’t get the talk and ballgames due to a weak signal or AM/power line interference.
The presence of a competitor already on FM (WBZ-FM 98.5,
owned by CBS) which started to beat them in the ratings
was a major factor! Now I can hear Red Sox games in crystal
clear FM at work (and I work nights), finally. It’s a trend.