Yeah, I turned a radio to an AM music station (there are still some of those) and a younger guy in his 20s heard it and thought it was great - he liked the way it sounded. It was a novel sound to him.
AM music stations were perfect for background use. Had this sleepy, relaxing languid sound. But then they decided a half hour worth of commercials every hour in 5 minute increments was the way to go, and I turned it off forever.
Good old tube radios. Zenith made some great 50s brown bakelite AM and AM/FM with the center “Airplane” dial. They sounded great, collectors call them the “poor man’s Bose” because they have excellent bass response.