IBOC essentially a scam (was: Eduardo - The therapy is working!You're almost cured!)
On May 9, 4:44 pm, Kevin Alfred Strom
wrote:
PocketRadio wrote:
What might have worked prior to the recession has lost any hope
of success now; the potential of new models of receivers in an
economy where people have all reduced discretionary spending is
nil.
AM HD is and was a dreadful idea, and the best way to discover
this is to buy an HD car radio and listen. To say it is annoying
is an understatement.
I had a belief in HD on FM. But there are no radios anywhere at
retail, and scant few on the web. What could have worked were the
economy robust will be like AM stereo... too late to meet market
needs. In a few years, stations will have developed robust new
alternative delivery options, and HD won't be one of them.
Like a relationship gone bad, it's hard to admit when something
is over. I have pretty much decided that HD is not even worth the
discussion time any more... with an exception being to hope that
the 10 db increase in digital power on FM not be approved.
The AMers (and low-power FMers) would have been much better off
pushing for all licensees to get a digital channel in a dedicated
(non-mediumwave) digital band, where all the nighttime interference
would be nonexistent, where AMs and FMs and low-power stations and
high-power stations would have started over on an equal footing and
with absolutely perfect coverage of their markets.
But they were sold a bill of goods by the big chains, who wanted to
preserve the superiority of the facilities they had paid many
millions for -- superiority over the small station owner.
IBOC preserves the inferior -- some might say hopelessly, impossibly
inferior -- status of the small broadcaster. And that was its
primary purpose all along. In short, these small businessmen have
been totally snookered and hoodwinked.
Like the DX listener and the ordinary listener, they've been
unfairly cheated out of digital technology's promise and the
excellent service to the community they could have had with a
dedicated digital band.
With every good wish,
Kevin.
--http://kevinalfredstrom.com/
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