On Oct 16, 11:19*pm, "Jo Jo Gunn" wrote:
"John Higdon" wrote in message

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In article ,
"Watchin & Waitin'" wrote:

in the scheme of things...hd radio is very inexpensive

Obviously, you have never done an HD conversion. It amounts to basically
building a new transmitter plant from scratch. And that's just the
transmitter end. Oh, and don't forget the ongoing iBiquity fees based
upon the station's gross revenues, with additional royalties on each
HD-X channel.

most stations hav echosen not to air any commericals...so as to be able
to
"sell it" to the public as commercial free.

Where does the revenue come from when it is "commercial free"?

Most have agreed to forgo advertising in order to highlight the HD as an
alternative, another choice.

- Some have leased time to ethnic groups for cash,
- some have leased time to infomercials,
- some to religious outlets.....for cash.

For Christian Religious Broadcasters HD-2 Channels
that Broadcast 24/7 may be a more 'cost effective'
alternative to running their own 24/7 FM Radio Station.

For the Saudi Arabian Government who pays for 2/3s
of the Imams in American Mosques having a 100+
FM HD-Radio Stations across the USA broadcasting
an HD-2 "Muslim" Channel in Arabic and English
would fit into their scheme to bring Allah to America.