"David Eduardo" wrote in message
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"Frank Dresser" wrote in message
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So, please reassure us. Tell us Bob Struble was misquoted by the New
York
Times. Tell us analog radio will remain for HD radio receivers to be
compatible with.

I took the context of the post I replied to te be "today" and not 12 years
in the future. By tha6t time, most of today's analog receivers will be
gone,
irrespective of the nature of broadcasting over a decade from now.

The cheap radios will be gone and replaced with other cheap radios. Most of
the better radios will still be around.

Just saying HD radio is currently compatible with analog doesn't really
address the point, does it?

Sure it does. How many electronic devices that are 12 years old are
currently being used in the average household? R-390's don't count, btw.



In my case, aside from a VCR, a DVD player, an electronic camera and a DX
440, nearly all of my electronic devices are over 12 years old. But I'm
just one person, and as we've learned from these discussions, any one person
means nothing. Well, one person means nothing unless he can put something
after his name like "President and CEO" or "Chairman of the FCC".

Anyway, R-390s count more in considering the lifecycle of radios than other
electronic devices such as cellphones, personal computers and MP3 players.
Although all the other electronic devices may have a bright future in audio
entertainment.

What the hell is wrong with those Luddites, anyway? Thanks to digital
technology, people will be listening to what they want when they want!
Can't the Luddites see the newfangled digital threat poised at good 'ol Big
Radio? Why, the profits of our favorite networks may be diluted!!

Damn Luddites. They're never there when you need them.

Frank Dresser