Most days are filled with sound coming from our own KDX, but last night we faced the Zenith Transoceanic radio and dialed from bottom to top. It was around 10 PM and conditions were quiet with no buzz or static. Our AM dial is like an abandoned mall, many stations have vanished and of course the one remaining daytimer was closed until daybreak. The center region of the dial was hopping with all sorts of incoming signals from around the continent, including one signal so strong it sounded local playing a rock song, but that station went into a fade and mixed with another station before I could grab the call letters. I counted 5 local stations; 2 talk and 3 religious.
Gosh, I wish the AM band here was so sparsely populated; it might have been easier to find a frequency for my little Part 15'er! I live in a major metro area on the West Coast with lots of stations on the AM band in the day, and even more at night. My favorite long distance stations to listen to at night are KNX 1070 from Los Angeles, and KTNN 660. I lived in LA for 20 years, so it's neat to be able to listen to a station from there. KTNN 660 is The voice of the Navajo Nation, broadcasting from Window Rock, AZ, the seat of Navajo government. Hearing the fading, fluttery sounds of Navajo tribal chanting coming over the airwaves is magical.
Yes, the AM broadcast band is pretty neat.