Bare,
I'm sure the costs have increased since then, but I really liked Jim Ladd, he was a great DJ, and a friend. I paid $70 for ONE year of XM radio so that I could listen to him and Tom Petty's channel too. I realized that streaming services are not necessary. I can buy a CD and listen to ALL of the music from an album, not just what's popular (I have discovered some of my favorite songs this way, songs that never made it to the radio). Jim Ladd was great at exposing folks to songs on albums they wouldn't normally have heard, as a teenager he was my inspiration for buying albums and listening to the whole thing.
Both Tom Petty and Jim Ladd are gone, both passed away. And I don't need to pay for subscription radio or streaming services to listen to good music. I can buy an album or two here and there when I have an extra couple $$ to spare (that I'll most likely regret because something else was more important), and I never have to pay for it again, unless I let my son shove it in a box somewhere rats can get to them (which is why I had to re-purchase those 2 Queen albums).