[Kim Wexler’s Ponytail]

You're forgetting/ignoring a number of things here:

1. The same shift in listener behaviour can be seen in countries with local radio still available.
2. Technology such as streaming, smart speakers/assistants, satnavs would still be available had the nationalisation of local radio not happened and therefore the convenience factor would still apply.
3. Local stations (with very, very few exceptions) were never profitable. Many would be gone by now.

No, I’m not
1) Ok, but I never said otherwise. If everyone else does it we tend to follow whether it’s a good idea or not.
2) again ok, but I don’t recall denying smart speakers are easy to use.
3) actually I think I addressed that a number of time. I’ve conceded it’s good that we get rid of things that people like and value if they’re aren’t profitable. It’s what every good society does.