thanks for the info and RIP to your mom. I’m from Boston but will be in area next week (I also come in July for the “furry” convention and tend to stay either dahntahn or in Moon or Crafton, and will be all over the area—I like Beaver county and eat at PJ’ BBQ on Brodhead in Aliquippa.
Years ago I used to have a GE Superadio that was pretty good on recep. My older brother was in the merchant marine in the 60s and my family used to have a huge GE (probably) set with a long antenna (though portable) with AM, FM, LW, shortwave etc.
For a time I was into SW but now I have such things as satellite radio, HD, and what’s on the web (including listening via apps like TuneIn, Live365, iHeartRadio...which could help you for Coast to Coast). Primary talk station in Boston is WRKO 680 (oldtime top 40 hangout) with Rush, Levin, Coast to Coast, and great regional host Howie Carr.
Thanks to smartphone I can still hear that station even if I’m driving on Parkway East in Pitt.
...though indeed you can hear C2C via the stations you mentioned
Yeah, Moon, that’s where I live, for now. I know of PJ’s too. Other radios I have is a Sanyo RP-8700 that does well on AM too. I do think moving to WJAS for talk was a bad idea, then again, I doubt they would be able to take over KDKA-AM.