I wasn’t trying to suggest that it was, or wasn’t, going to “save AM radio”. I was trying to point out that you, personally, did have options to find places where you could listen to some old-time radio programming, which you, personally, wished you could still hear on the radio.
As noted previously, there are likely very good reasons why no one’s producing or airing new comedy or drama programming on AM radio: the conventional wisdom is that not enough listeners wish to listen to that sort of programming on the radio. It’s been over five decades since TV stole that sort of audience from the radio, and I don’t think anyone realistically expects that radio could get it back.
Not that I disagree with you…but from the POV of the younger people whom you seem to want to get to listen to radio comedies, those shows are probably more relevant and funnier, by far, than a 60-year-old episode of “The Great Gildersleeve” or “Fibber McGee and Molly”.
Michigan seems to have abdicated AM radio to right-wing talk, sports talk and religious stations. I’m not interested in hearing those topics. At all.
The few stations that carry programming other than those 3 (oldies music, ask the lawyer/mechanic/home improvement guru) are often presented at odd times and are so loaded with ads that they are virtually impossible to enjoy. The ads are annoying, badly produced, and seem to adhere to some formula that requires shouting an 800 number three times.