On 1/7/2012 1:00 PM, Steve Stone wrote:

Bottom line IMHO, its the programming content, not the technology that
is killing free radio.

I can't speak for NYC, but in the San Francisco Bay Area it's the
digital technology that's making terrestrial radio palatable at all.
There are several HD2 stations, including the only decent jazz station
on HD2.

Cost of the receivers is not an issue, there are so many different
models available now and the cost adder is only around $10. A bigger
issues is that on newer vehicles you can't easily replace the stock head
unit.