Frank Dresser wrote:
[...]

Well, maybe, but I don't see the entire broadcast industry rushing to
IBOC. The night time ban puts a big crimp on IBOC. IBOC reduces the
bandwidth and fidelity of the main channel. Also, putting all that
power into sideband noise reduces the power and signal to noise ratio of
the main channel. People who are annoyed by bad sounding AM radio and
have yet to buy an IBOC radio are more likely to tune out.

People who don't much care about fidelity, and I think that's the
majority of casual listeners, won't much care for IBOC, either.

Frank Dresser



All very true. But the owners of the media monopolies don't care a
great deal about the success of IBOC or even its widespread
implementation. Their main concern is to _prevent_ the creation of a
new digital band wherein all existing broadcasters would have an
even playing field. IBOC does that -- at least so far.


With every good wish,


Kevin.
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