On Mar 13, 4:54�pm, "David Eduardo" wrote:
"PocketRadio" wrote in message

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Oh, but I thought the "digital transition" was for everyone - wasn't
that the point of IBOC? Even the losers at iBiquity think the same way
- it's only for the Big Boys. So much for the "digital transition".
Even the Big Boys are turning it off, and won't be able to afford the
10db power boost. HD Radio is a bust. HD Radio is a scam. HD Radio
jams commnnity stations off the dial - but, that is the point of IBOC.
The Big Boys are the investors, and smaller stations can't afford this
useless "upgrade". Everyone has figured out that HD Radio is a scam
and that it is DOA.

HD is initially for the good signals in the better markets. That's where
most of the population lives.

And remember, in a typical market with 10 to 20 AM signals, an average of 2
are viable today. And as many as a third of the FMs in most markets are
limited or not viable, either.

There is no 10db power boost, as there has been no rulemaking. Just a
proposal. And lots of opposition form second adjacent in the same area...

The RIAA already has over-the-air broadcast radio by the balls - the
royalties are eminent, so this will kill HD Radio - no listeners, no
ROI, only rising royalty payments. The FMs will have to flip to the
AMs' successful news/talk/sports formats - WLW, WSB, etc. are ranked
#1 in their markets - it is the music-oriented FMs that are in
trouble. No music on FMs - another reason for HD Radio not to exist.