On Dec 28, 12:01*pm, "David Eduardo" wrote:
"PocketRadio" wrote in message

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"The reason the big boys in the big markets are so pro-IBOC is because
they like the hash as it wipes out distant signals getting into their
market. There is no way to stop skip, but if the IBOC hash wipes the
signal out, then the locals will have to listen to their local
station.

There were no first adjacent AMs making the ratings in any of the "big
markets" to begin with. So what is to gain by stopping something that is not
occurring?

The "book" be damned. I'm sure in rural areas, vendors get feedback
about where their spots reach via sales, and sales in the store is
what motivates them. So you sell farm machinery in Fresno and some
customer from the boonies tells you he heard your spot on KMJ, who ya
gonna believe? The "book" or your customer?

IBOC is all about destroying distant radio stations.