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Brenda Ann · August 7th 08, 01:37 PM posted to rec.radio.shortwave

"Dave" wrote in message
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m II wrote:
wrote:

It's a dramatic idea that would change infrastructure reaching back to
the
very roots of our industry. A group made up primarily of broadcast
consulting engineers proposes a new use for TV Channels 5 and 6 in the
United States once their occupants migrate to digital. It recommends
the
reallocation of part of that spectrum for the use of the country's AM
stations.

Looks like a sleazy way to be able to charge people for what they now
get for nothing. There's no other explanation. Why don't they move the
interference causing IBOC station up there instead of the normal AM
operations? This thing isn't designed to save AM. If it's true that
there isn't an audience now, why should being forced to buy a new radio
solve the problem? Once everything is digital, the subscriber card
needed to make it all work is with us.

mike

What about places where FM doesn't work? AM radio is all we got.

Not to mention that the VHF TV channels are NOT going away when analog goes
dark next February. Those with analog channels on VHF and DTV on UHF will,
for the most part, move their DTV to their VHF channels when analog goes
dark.