On Thu, 29 Dec 2005 22:08:47 -0500, dxAce
wrote:




Again, my sense is that broadcasters are thinking that the analog
technology that served us well in the 20th Century has run its course,
and that to remain a viable medium a transition to digital *must* take
place. The trouble is that there are (probably) a half-billion analog
receivers in the USA alone capable of receiving analog AM / FM, and
these can't be abandoned overnight. The Station's around the country
are now in the first phase of implementing digital radio, in the form
of IBOC / HD Radio. And my bet is that it's *not* going to go away.

That's unfortunate in that it needs to die just like DRM needs to die.

dxAce
Michigan
USA


The USA could have gone Eureka 147 but the NAB and Collins/Rockwell
blocked it. Now they have to deal with the consequences, XM and
Sirius.