On Wed, 14 Feb 2007 09:51:05 -0500, Rich
wrote:

Well, from what I can hear there are only 3 stations left on the air
transmitting the IBOC signal on AM in the NY/NJ area. 660, 710 and 770. It
would seem to me that it is'nt catching on at all. I have never purchased
an AM HD radio because they are so expensive and non-available for the
most part and I am glad to have waited. FM may be better for IBOC but I
can't tell if they are broadcasting IBOC..it may be a success on FM if
radios get cheap and available.

http://www.nyradiotv.com/digitalradio.htm

WFAN 660 (Infinity, sports, 50 kw)
WOR 710 (Buckley, talk, 50 kw)
WABC 770 (Disney, talk, 50 kw)
WNYC 820 (non-profit, variety)
WADO 1280 (Univision - news in Spanish)

Also, WCBS 880 (50 kw) and WINS 1010 (50 kw but Canadian clear
channel) (both Infinity all news outlets) say so on their web pages
(wcbs880.com and 1010wins.com)

Googling around, I also see that Multiethnic's WPAT (930, Spanish
music, Patterson, NJ) has an HD license which they use from time to
time.

I don't see any indication that the two other 50 kw AM outlets in NYC
(Disney sports WEPN 1050, Canadian clear channel, and Disney kids
WQEW, 1560) are HD.


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WINS is not HD on AM. WINS news is on FM-HD2 of WWFS (formerly WNEW)
at
102.7-2 .

WCBS is HD on AM, but they are having technical problems with their
exciter- for a few weeks already.

Remember that HD on AM is during the daytime only.

I would -hope- that Ibiquity's website would be the most accurate.

This is the URL to the NYC listings:
http://www.ibiquity.com/hd_radio/hdr...NY#stationlist




On Feb 14, 4:57 pm, Tester wrote:
On Wed, 14 Feb 2007 09:51:05 -0500, Rich
wrote:

Well, from what I can hear there are only 3 stations left on the air
transmitting the IBOC signal on AM in the NY/NJ area. 660, 710 and 770. It
would seem to me that it is'nt catching on at all. I have never purchased
an AM HD radio because they are so expensive and non-available for the
most part and I am glad to have waited. FM may be better for IBOC but I
can't tell if they are broadcasting IBOC..it may be a success on FM if
radios get cheap and available.

http://www.nyradiotv.com/digitalradio.htm

WFAN 660 (Infinity, sports, 50 kw)
WOR 710 (Buckley, talk, 50 kw)
WABC 770 (Disney, talk, 50 kw)
WNYC 820 (non-profit, variety)
WADO 1280 (Univision - news in Spanish)

Also, WCBS 880 (50 kw) and WINS 1010 (50 kw but Canadian clear
channel) (both Infinity all news outlets) say so on their web pages
(wcbs880.com and 1010wins.com)

Googling around, I also see that Multiethnic's WPAT (930, Spanish
music, Patterson, NJ) has an HD license which they use from time to
time.

I don't see any indication that the two other 50 kw AM outlets in NYC
(Disney sports WEPN 1050, Canadian clear channel, and Disney kids
WQEW, 1560) are HD.

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Posted via a free Usenet account fromhttp://www.teranews.com

Well, Ibiquity's website is definately not up to date when it comes to
call letters or music formats...

But, I do know those are the current status of WCBS and WINS (I do
NOT work for those companies or CBS Radio - it's not inside info...).

On Feb 14, 4:57 pm, Tester wrote:
On Wed, 14 Feb 2007 09:51:05 -0500, Rich
wrote:

Well, from what I can hear there are only 3 stations left on the air
transmitting the IBOC signal on AM in the NY/NJ area. 660, 710 and 770. It
would seem to me that it is'nt catching on at all. I have never purchased
an AM HD radio because they are so expensive and non-available for the
most part and I am glad to have waited. FM may be better for IBOC but I
can't tell if they are broadcasting IBOC..it may be a success on FM if
radios get cheap and available.

http://www.nyradiotv.com/digitalradio.htm

WFAN 660 (Infinity, sports, 50 kw)
WOR 710 (Buckley, talk, 50 kw)
WABC 770 (Disney, talk, 50 kw)
WNYC 820 (non-profit, variety)
WADO 1280 (Univision - news in Spanish)

Also, WCBS 880 (50 kw) and WINS 1010 (50 kw but Canadian clear
channel) (both Infinity all news outlets) say so on their web pages
(wcbs880.com and 1010wins.com)

Googling around, I also see that Multiethnic's WPAT (930, Spanish
music, Patterson, NJ) has an HD license which they use from time to
time.

I don't see any indication that the two other 50 kw AM outlets in NYC
(Disney sports WEPN 1050, Canadian clear channel, and Disney kids
WQEW, 1560) are HD.

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Posted via a free Usenet account fromhttp://www.teranews.com

Most of the above are ' Talk Radio",

- what is the purpose of having them in HD ?

Have you ever listened to AM (MW) HD? The voices sound MUCH better
than analog!
It's actually pleasant to listen to. But, they are only HD during the
day, so they're almost useless, except on weekends! That's why WINS
AM is on FM-HD2, so that it can be on all day and night.

FM HD doesn't have too much of an audio improvement over analog HD.
The thing with FM HD, is that you can have access to more programs.



Most of the above are ' Talk Radio",

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In article . com,
wrote:

Have you ever listened to AM (MW) HD? The voices sound MUCH better
than analog! It's actually pleasant to listen to. But, they are only
HD during the day, so they're almost useless, except on weekends!
That's why WINS AM is on FM-HD2, so that it can be on all day and
night.

FM HD doesn't have too much of an audio improvement over analog HD.
The thing with FM HD, is that you can have access to more programs.



Most of the above are ' Talk Radio",

- what is the purpose of having them in HD ?- Hide quoted text -


Low bit rate audio does not sound "good." I find analog pleasant to
listen too.

--
Telamon
Ventura, California

http://mta.usnetworx.com/pointe-inno...hp?entryID=642

AM and FM Radio,most people listen to information,news,music or some
other form of entertainment.Seems to me HD IBOC radios aren't exactly
flying off the shelves compared to the millions of AM/FM radios that are
sold in America every day.
cuhulin.

wrote in message
ups.com...
Have you ever listened to AM (MW) HD? The voices sound MUCH better
than analog!
It's actually pleasant to listen to. But, they are only HD during the
day, so they're almost useless, except on weekends! That's why WINS
AM is on FM-HD2, so that it can be on all day and night.

But there is so little AM listening at night that it really does not matter,
business wise.

David Frackelton Gleason, still posing as 'Eduardo' wrote:

wrote in message
ups.com...
Have you ever listened to AM (MW) HD? The voices sound MUCH better
than analog!
It's actually pleasant to listen to. But, they are only HD during the
day, so they're almost useless, except on weekends! That's why WINS
AM is on FM-HD2, so that it can be on all day and night.

But there is so little AM listening at night that it really does not matter,
business wise.

Better to cause interference in the daytime when there are lots of listeners.

HD/IBOC = QRM

dxAce
Michigan
USA

I pick off Limbaugh from WJR now, a couple hundred miles away, instead
of the local outlet, because the HD signal is cleaner audio-wise, and
WJR doesn't add the trace of echo chamber that the local affiliate
thinks makes them sound good.

However, I need an external AM antenna to do it.

The trouble with HD AM is that the ones using it aren't the ones
paying the cost; the adjacent channel stations are. Why the FCC
allows that, I can't say. Probably a payoff from IBOC.

--
Ron Hardin


On the internet, nobody knows you're a jerk.