FEATURE: AM radio listeners set to be permanently tuned out in Japan

Is Japan witnessing the death of AM radio?Since February, some commercial radio broadcasters have begun a trial suspension of AM radio, with a real possibility the pause will extend to a permanent discontinuation across the country as broadcasters look to cut costs.Thirteen of the 47 commercial operators in Japan have shut off their transmitters to see what effect the temporary end of AM broadcasts will have. AM was launched in 1925, bringing Japan into the radio broadcast age, but may not last long enough to see its 100th anniversary next year."Radio was at the center of the home, a medium…READ FULL ARTICLE