On 3/10/2011 11:05 AM, Kevin Alfred Strom wrote:

Remember, the faster the IBOC scam goes broke, the faster we are likely
to get real digital radio in a dedicated band, which -- if it's done
right -- has great potential for superb quality, excellent coverage, new
content many times greater than what we now have, and new avenues for
freedom of expression.

Those are good goals, but the reality is that the existing broadcasters,
both large and small, are dead set against such a dedicated digital band
so it will likely not happen. They do not want to have to purchase
additional spectrum and have new competitors.

The whole reason IBOC came to be is because they needed buy-in from
existing broadcasters and the FCC on a digital scheme that would allow a
transition from analog to digital without creating a new digital band.