"David" wrote in message
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David Eduardo wrote:
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David Eduardo wrote:
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The only car manufacturer I know of that is promoting HD radio is BMW.
I
have heard the BMW commercials on AM radio as my source but I don't
know
if it is an option or standard or any other details. Could be just
promotional BS. I'm not interested enough to follow up on it. I
already
waisted my time on the Samsung site looking for vaporware.

My X5 has HD. Third generation and marvelous. Takes FMs in HD to and
beyond the useful analog contour, and AMs on clean frequencies beyond
the onset of noise on analog. During the storms two weeks ago, I could
get KNX HD for news well into Riverside County, while the analog signal
was unlistenable due to the lightening and atmospherics.

Samsung does not promote the HD chip to consumers. It has certainly
spent a lot of time with iBiquity and its shareholders, though.
That's all well and good, but unless Toyota makes it standard it ain't
gonna fly. And they won't and it won't, unless Ibiquity pays them big
bongos to do it, like the satcasters did.

Less than a third of radio listening is in the car. Less than 20% of all
cars are Toyotas... and the average US car is 8 years old. Automotive is
part of it, but clock radios, office radios, kitchen radios, portables,
etc. are where most listening takes place.

Why would someone listen to hideous over the air commercial radio at home
if they have broadband and access to thousands of few or none commercials
stations?

Why not do what I do and ask them? A lot has to do with the talent (in my
case, Piolin, Buenos Dias Recuerdo, Omar 6 Argelia, Luis Jimenez, Amalia
Gonzalez, La Peligrosa, Serralde, Alfredo Contigo, etc., etc.) who
entertain, as well as the miusic... and the fact that the music is selected
by frequent consultation with local listeners for local tastes.

The reason CC doesn't put their stuff on Shoutcast is that they'd rather
not call attention to the competition.

Huh? Whether it is on Shoutcast or another site, anyone who wanted to hear
them could.