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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

My comment pertains to the USA, but regardless of where you live, there is a very strong likelihood that your local commercial stations are owned by a company like iHeartRadio and much, if not all, of the content is syndicated.

The only exception might be a local nonprofit radio station. You probably have at best one local station in this case, unless you live in a major city broadcast region. Keep in mind I mean one local station that plays music. A local NPR station is probably separate from this. Even most of NPR is syndicated, however.

If you're lucky, a local college might still have a radio station broadcasting over FM, but so many have moved online since you then don't need an [expensive and volatile] FCC license.