On Apr 1, 1:45?pm, David wrote:
Just what the Bushies need, more poor people ****ed-off at them for
sucking more fat-cat dick.

The sole-source, non-competitive bid to iNiquity, of our free airways,
is a travesty. Here are my comments from a recent Washington Post
article that addresses this issue:

"The FCC Tunes Into HD Radio--And May Turn Off Distant AM"

http://blog.washingtonpost.com/faste...d_radio_n.html

Here are my comments, from that article:

"The FCC has just given away our free airwaves to a few corporate
thugs, including iBiquity Digital Corporation. Especially on AM, HD/
IBOC causes adjacent-channel interference, which I have confirmed
listening to WTWP in Wash., D.C.- the digital sidebands are over-
powering on 1490 and 1510 and would clobber any existing stations on
those frequencies. Few HD radios have been sold, as consumers have not
bought into this farce. This whole setup is just to the advantage of
the HD Radio Alliance, as they own most of the 1,200 stations
broadcasting in HD - the small mom-and-pop stations have lost coverage
and will probably disappear. This FCC sole-source, non-competitive
contract award to iBiquity is a total travesty !"

Think about adding your comments - looks like the reporter is fishing
for a follow-up story. There is a large group of us that have been
contacting the major newspapers that have run stories on HD Radio and
emailing them various HD Radio articles, especially this one:

"HD Radio on the Offense"

http://www.eastbayexpress.com/2007-0...on-the-offense

We have heard back from some of the reporters. Try Google Blog search
for "HD Radio" and add your comments to every HD Radio blog that you
have time for. Although authorized by the FCC, they have left it up to
the marketplace to decide its fate - it is far from a done-deal, as HD/
IBOC supporters would have you believe. With almost total consumer
apathy, HD Radio will probably fail, as AM Stereo did in the 1980's.
Use your voice - you will be heard !