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Commentary: IBOC Naysayers Fear Change
Educator Says It's Time for Radio to Leave the Warm Glow of the 12AV6

by Edward Montgomery

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IBOC opponents aren't technical illiterates

I have never thought they were. Most are, however, satisfied with the
present analog technologies and have a different opinion on the reasons
for
change. The most common issue is to see the opponents focus on content,
without considering the disadvantages of a heritage delivery system.

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1. Money invested in receiving equipment.
2. Going to a more complex transmission scheme.
3. Control over who can listen.
4. Using a proprietary scheme over one in the public domain.
5. Only somewhat compatible with existing spectrum usage.
6. The change is advantageous for the broadcasters in reducing costs and
possibly creating additional revenue where the listener just gets
additional costs. A deal for the listener...not.

Every alternative costs more than an HD radio. Radio stays viable as a free
medium, the listener gets more channels and the price of receivers will come
down. And the analog signal will not be going away any time soon.

It will cost more to broadcasters. We would not do it if it did not protect
the future and enhance revenue. It is a business.

Why would another band cost more money for the listener? Why would
partitioning the current band into HD and analog cost more money for the
listener? Why would other transmission schemes cost more money for the
listener?

It wouldn't cost the listeners more but it would cost the broadcasters
more money. So your problem is selling IBOC to the listeners where the
benefit is small. The advantage to IBOC is for the broadcasters. IBOC
might be a way for broadcasters to cut their electric bill when analog
is dropped but that's about it. IBOC will cause listeners to toss their
current radios for new ones that will not sound any better than analog
for local signals either. IBOC is money down the drain for the listener.

The result is a large cost to the listener for a new radio for little if
any benefit. The listener will not have the option of listening to "out
of market" signals limiting their choices.

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Telamon
Ventura, California