RE: Re: WATD

["Roger Kirk" <rogerkirk@ttlc.net>]

"Paul Hopfgarten" wrote:
>First, far fewer people (as a %) had FM receivers,
>even at home, in the 60's and before, so I'd 
>believe not knowing how 'crappy' the signal was, 
>people tolerated a little "Snap Crackle and Pop" 
>with their AM listening. They didn't know anything 
>else.

"My experience" has been that "in general" (now and in the 60's) women tend not to put up with noise in radio listening that guys seem to ignore or overlook.  This applies to ordinary, average, everyday people, not radio geeks (of either gender.)  Just an observation, so ladies, please put down those blowtorches and cigarette lighters. <g>

Roger