On Mar 12, 7:02 am, Doug Smith wrote:
On Mon, 12 Mar 2007 05:17:40 -0700, RHF wrote:
Why Not - Move about a third of the smaller lower powered
AM/MW Radio Stations that serve small {local} Rural
Radio Markets to "HD" FM Broadcasting and clear out
the AM/MW Band of a lot of the over-crowding and noise.

I don't think there are enough FM stations serving rural areas to make
this work. (they all tend to move in to the nearest large city)
Frequencies are not available to create new FM stations.

Why Not - Expand the FM Band to cover 76 MHz to 88 MHz
to create and additional 60 Channels for most of the AM/MW
Radio Stations to transition to -and- Clear-Out the AM/MW
Band except for about 250 National and Regional Clear
Channel AM "HD" Radio Stations.

I used to say this is not possible, because contrary to publicity these
channels will still be used for digital TV. But very few digital TV
stations have elected to use channels 2-6; except for one place (in
Alaska, I think) no market has DTV stations on both channels 5 and 6.
One, or both, channels *could* be used for FM pretty much everywhere.

- There would be the problem that no consumer radios cover 76-88;
- it would take a LONG time to distribute enough equipment for an
- FM station on 77.5MHz to be profitable. Of course, you could say
- the same thing about moving a small-town AM station to IBOC.

Profits ! ! ! - Who Needs Profits ? ? ?
Move all the so called FM {Educational} PBS/NPR Radio Stations
which Total about 2,817; down to the 76-88 MHz range and the US
Congress will have a National Action Plan to "GIVE" a new FM "HD"
Radio to every poor family in America -and- Tax Credits for all of us
Working Tax-Paying Citizens.

i have a plan . . . ~ RHF