"RHF" wrote in message
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Will Mexico soon be going to IBOC AM "HD" Radio Too ?

They are testing it now. One HD station is XEN 690, with 100 kw.

Will the increase in the number of American Radio Stations
Broascasting IBOC AM "HD" Radio -Hash-Out- the South
of the Border Mexican AM/MW Radio Stations ?

It's more the other way around. Mexico was later into using the AM band than
the US, so many US directionals take a dump on Mexico, where there has long
been resentment for electromagnetic imperialism (I'm not kidding... just
paraphrasing what was told me many times)


ARE THE DAYS OF THE BORDER BLASTERS NUMBERED ?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Border_blaster
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:M...ers.map.02.png

XERF is now only 100 kw, the Tijuana staitons are 50 kw and 77 kw, and even
XEROK (XELO) is down to 50 kw. I think you could say there are no more of
these critters.


Imagine XETRA-AM on 690 kHz Transmitting 50 KW of "Pure"
Over Modulated IBOC AM "HD" Radio into Southern-California
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XETRA-AM
-and- Everything 50 kHz on either side of XETRA
being nothing but a Digital Hash Zone.

That station has more to worry about than going HD. In 14 months as a
Spanish talker aimed at LA (where they have no useful signal at all) it has
had no ratings in LA, SD or Tijuana.