On 1/11/2012 6:12 PM, Kevin Alfred Strom wrote:

The truth is that IBOC is a pathetically poor excuse for digital radio
in the same sense that a plastic ring from a Crackerjack box is a poor
excuse for a precious gem. And that is the real issue here.

IBOC is a temporary compromise. Eventually analog will be turned off and
HD Radio will be all digital.

You have to look at the big picture and recognize the practical
considerations in moving from analog to digital, including the business
considerations. We've seen how well creating a new digital band
worked--it didn't.

We'll have to live with analog and digital co-existing, and the problems
that causes, for at least another decade.