BROADCAST RADIO: continuing to suck wind
On Oct 9, 5:32 am, RHF wrote:
On Oct 8, 8:30 pm, "David Eduardo" wrote:
"Steve" wrote in message
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On Oct 8, 9:28 pm, "
The question is whether the proponents of HD will succeed at
destroying AM broadcasting. I don't think they will, but it's still
playing out. If they don't, then like you I suspect that AM will
survive.
Today, 50 kw powerhouse WIBC in Indianapolis, the markets news talk station,
announce it is moving to FM in 3 months.
AM will not survive.
d'Eduardo,
eSpecially -if- IBOC Digital Hash Trashes the AM/MW Radio Band.
This Failure is not iBquity's or the AM & FM Broadcast Industry :
It is clearly the FAILURE of the FCC to Plan and Manage the
Transition of Analog AM & FM Radio to the IBOC Radio Standard.
IBOC and Digital Radio Broadcasting "Fits" the FM Radio
Band Plan.
IBOC and Digital Radio Broadcasting Does NOT 'Fit' the AM/MW
Radio Band Plan.
=IF= AM/MW Radio Is To Go Digital and Be Successful :
The AM/MW Radio Band Plan Nedds To Be Re-Ordered
With Greater Channel Spacing {25 kHz} -and- Far Fewer
AM/MW Radio Stations.
What Is Required Is - An Expanded FM Radio Band that uses
the old Analog TV Channel 5 & 6 Frequency Range 76~88 Mhz
for the Majority of former AM/MW Radio Stations to Transition
to using IBOC.
Mandates and Requirements by the FCC for all new AM/FM Radios
to be IBOC Compliant and for All New Automobiles to have IBOC
Radios as OEM Standard Equipment.
Plus All AM/FM Radio Stations should be Broadcasting in IBOC
by a Specific Date. Forcing All AM/MW Radio Broadcastors to
Buy into AM/MW Radio IBOC -or- Buy into the Transition to FM
Radio IBOC.
-imho- the death of the am/mw radio band
has 'fcc' written on it's headstone ~ RHF
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Nope - IBOc still jams on FM.
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