One other thing I had forgotten about until reminded by an article that the wife showed me. WAFF is going to start airing the National Anthem again. I can remember those very early hours of the morning when everyone else was asleep and each station would effectively sign off the air for the broadcasting day and end the day with the playing of the National Anthem as well as when they started broadcasting again later on that day.
I can also remember one other thing that may, or may not be as available today, most likely isn't. Many years ago when the AM radio was actually very popular and the only speaker in automobiles was a center speaker on the front dash, you could turn you portable AM/FM radio around and hear radio skip from across the nation and the world at nights. Due to nighttime propagation the FCC requires AM stations to reduce their power but still you could hear, along with mixed in static, signals from many stations around the nation. I used to set there, in bed, and listen across the AM band to stations like WOWO (Ft Wayne, IN) and WSB (Atlanta, GA) and many others. Since FM stations took over and after them the Internet allows you to listen to perfect reception of almost any radio station from across the world right to where you are.
Portable AM/FM radios are almost obsolete anymore it seems.