On Sun, 11 Oct 2009 17:57:26 -0700, Bob Dobbs wrote:

dave wrote:
Bob Dobbs wrote:


They degrade the analog signal used by 100s of thousands, while
providing crystal clear digital to a handful of nerds.

If those 'nerds' are the big spenders they target, so be it, it's up to
the sales dept to convince advertisers however.
IOW: If there's a well enough heeled benefactor to tote the entire
station's load they can program and configure to that person's taste.
Didn't there used to be some community service thing back before
unregulated capitalism came to town?

I've never seen an HD radio that wasn't on a radio executive's desk (or at
my house). Hobbyists and people in the "biz" are the only one's
interested.

Hundreds of your favorite broadcasters got their starts running Sunday
morning public service on local radio stations. I got 50 cents an hour in
1963.