[binarymax]

For the most part that’s unfortunately true.

In some towns (like mine) I’m fortunate that there are a couple stations that are either listener supported, or run by a local university as a vocational program to teach broadcasting and DJ disciplines.

Good radio is (for me) the best way to discover music. I love my local stations WITR college radio run by RIT and WBER which is listener supported.

I totally get pirate radio as a cultural necessity to fill that gap for cities where the radio is all commercial shit.