90% of all radio listening will be digital by 2017
http://www.radiotoday.co.uk/news.php?extend.1869

Analog radio stations could be facing extinction
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/6564983.stm

On Fri, 20 Apr 2007 10:40:28 -0500, wrote:

90% of all radio listening will be digital by 2017
http://www.radiotoday.co.uk/news.php?extend.1869

Analog radio stations could be facing extinction
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/6564983.stm

Do note the ".uk" suffix on these links -- they're talking about England.
(and Wales and Scotland etc...)

Also, they're using Eureka. (which provides better coverage of the country
and provides more channels not available from analog radio)

On Apr 20, 2:40 pm, "Mr.Iboc" .... wrote:
90% of all radio listening will be digital by 2017http://www.radiotoday.co.uk/news.php?extend.1869

Analog radio stations could be facing extinctionhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/6564983.stm

This is only because, the UK has threatened to turn off analog and has
made the move to digital by UK broadcasters profitable. Still, only a
few million digital receivers have sold, and DAB has failed in Canada,
due to lack of consumer interest:

"Digital radio in Canada"

"The Commission is very concerned about the stalled DRB transition.
Roughly 15 of the 76 authorized stations (including the digital-only
operation in Toronto) are not on the air. Some stations that once
operated have since ceased operations. Few recievers have been sold,
and there is no interest in expanding DRB service beyond the six
cities where it exists."

http://americanbandscan.blogspot.com...in-canada.html

As for HD/IBOC in the US:

"Sirius, XM, and HD: Consumer interest reality check"

"While interest in satellite radio is diminishing, interest in HD
shows no signs of a pulse."

http://www.hear2.com/2007/02/sirius_xm_and_h.html

"Is Pay-for-Play HD Content on Horizon?"

http://rwonline.com/pages/s.0049/t.4028.html

"HD Radio Effort Undermined by Weak Tuners in Expensive Radios"

http://www.mp3newswire.net/stories/7002/hd-radio2.html

"HD Radio on the Offense"

"But after an investigation of HD Radio units, the stations playing
HD, and the company that owns the technology; and some interviews with
the wonks in DC, it looks like HD Radio is a high-level corporate
scam, a huge carny shill."

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

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

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

"RW Opinion: Rethinking AM's future"

"Making AM-HD work well as a long-term investment is seen as an
expensive and risky challenge for most stations and their owners.
There is the significant downside of potential new interference to
some of their own AM analog listeners as well as listeners of adjacent-
channel stations."

http://www.rwonline.com/pages/s.0044/t.557.html

The FCC has just given away our free airwaves to a few corporate
thugs, including iBiquity Digital Corporation. 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 totally outrageous. The
FCC has left it up to the marketplace, to determine the fate of HD
Radio. HD Radio/IBOC is a farce !

One Million Percent of me will be listening to Anolog Radio by any
years.Bite Me!
cuhulin

On Apr 21, 5:14�am, RHF wrote:
On Apr 20, 10:16 am, wrote:





On Apr 20, 2:40 pm, "Mr.Iboc" .... wrote:

90% of all radio listening will be digital by 2017http://www.radiotoday.co.uk/news.php?extend.1869

Analog radio stations could be facing extinctionhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/6564983.stm

This is only because, the UK has threatened to turn off analog and has
made the move to digital by UK broadcasters profitable. Still, only a
few million digital receivers have sold, and DAB has failed in Canada,
due to lack of consumer interest:

"Digital radio in Canada"

"The Commission is very concerned about the stalled DRB transition.
Roughly 15 of the 76 authorized stations (including the digital-only
operation in Toronto) are not on the air. Some stations that once
operated have since ceased operations. Few recievers have been sold,
and there is no interest in expanding DRB service beyond the six
cities where it exists."

http://americanbandscan.blogspot.com...adio-in-canada....

As for HD/IBOC in the US:

"Sirius, XM, and HD: Consumer interest reality check"

"While interest in satellite radio is diminishing, interest in HD
shows no signs of a pulse."

http://www.hear2.com/2007/02/sirius_xm_and_h.html

"Is Pay-for-Play HD Content on Horizon?"

http://rwonline.com/pages/s.0049/t.4028.html

"HD Radio Effort Undermined by Weak Tuners in Expensive Radios"

http://www.mp3newswire.net/stories/7002/hd-radio2.html

"HD Radio on the Offense"

"But after an investigation of HD Radio units, the stations playing
HD, and the company that owns the technology; and some interviews with
the wonks in DC, it looks like HD Radio is a high-level corporate
scam, a huge carny shill."

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

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

http://blog.washingtonpost.com/faste...e_fcc_greenlig...

"RW Opinion: Rethinking AM's future"

"Making AM-HD work well as a long-term investment is seen as an
expensive and risky challenge for most stations and their owners.
There is the significant downside of potential new interference to
some of their own AM analog listeners as well as listeners of adjacent-
channel stations."

http://www.rwonline.com/pages/s.0044/t.557.html

The FCC has just given away our free airwaves to a few corporate
thugs, including iBiquity Digital Corporation. 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 totally outrageous. The
FCC has left it up to the marketplace, to determine the fate of HD
Radio. HD Radio/IBOC is a farce !

IMHO - The Main Reason that Digital Radio Failed in Canada
is that 80% of the Canadian Population can still hear American
AM and FM Radio for Free and now you have XM and Sirius
Satellite Radio in Canada too. *With in a Decade Canada will be
a One Band Country with all Radio on the FM Band and each
and every Canadian Radio Listener with Hear Thousands of
Voices from America coming "AT YOU" over the AM Radio Band.

Talk about Inviting Cultural Imperialism - It Boggles The Mind.

OK - So may be Canada will have a National Program to
Decommission the AM Section of the common AM and
FM Radio - So that Canadians will not have too -or- be
allowed too hear AM Radio coming across the Border
from American.

canada - hope is on the way - i b o cing u ~ RHF
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There is no interest in digital radio, either in Canada, or the US:

http://www.statsaholic.com/hdradio.com

Don't Forget,,, I am always Right.Even when I am wrong,I am much more
Righter than ''they'' are.
cuhulin

On Apr 20, 11:40 am, "Mr.Iboc" .... wrote:
90% of all radio listening will be digital by 2017http://www.radiotoday.co.uk/news.php?extend.1869

Analog radio stations could be facing extinctionhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/6564983.stm

Back in the late 60's there was show on Global TV in Ontario, a young
TV station then, called "Here Comes the 70's"

I recall that the predictions for the 70's and a few years after was
that we would live in domed cities and clothing to protect us from the
sun would not be required.

Domed Cities never happened and am glad I am not nude.

Future forecasters can't predict ****.

Analog will still be here.

Brian