David Eduardo wrote:

The standard daypart is 7 to Midnight.

Using the 6th largest city, Houston, as an example, between 7 PM
and midnight...as a percentage of all persons, whether using radio or
not, it is 0.6%. In 18-34 year olds, the share is 0.4% of all
persons in that age group, whether listening or not.




Thank you. That's what I wanted. For comparison, television pulls
over 60% of all persons during 7 to midnight.

- 0.6% listening to AM during primetime
- over 30% watching broadcast TV (fox, cw, ...)
- over 60% watching all tv (including cable)


Is it any wonder the AM stations feel the need to improve the quality
of the sound (digital upgrade), in hopes of bringing in more listeners.

On Oct 3, 5:54 am, SFTV_troy wrote:

Is it any wonder the AM stations feel the need to improve the quality
of the sound (digital upgrade), in hopes of bringing in more listeners.

How will severely curtailing their coverage area and sticking their
heads in the sand bring in more listeners?

Steve wrote:
On Oct 3, 5:54 am, SFTV_troy wrote:

Is it any wonder the AM stations feel the need to improve the quality
of the sound (digital upgrade), in hopes of bringing in more listeners.

How will severely curtailing their coverage area and sticking
their heads in the sand bring in more listeners?



If you knew anything about HD Radio (and it seems you do not), then
you'd know the coverage area will be the same as AM, once they turn
off the analog, and constrain the stations to 10 kHz per.

Right now, the biggest obstacle to Digital AM, is the backwards-
compatibility with analog (forcing the channels to be 20 kHz wide).
If the analog was eliminated, the channels would fit very nicely, and
there'd be no more overlap.

THIS DISCUSSION IS OFF-TOPIC FOR REC.AUDIO.TECH
(AND REC.AUDIO.CAR, FOR THAT MATTER)
PLEASE DROP REC.AUDIO.TECH FROM THIS DISCUSSION

On Oct 3, 2:54 am, SFTV_troy wrote:
David Eduardo wrote:

The standard daypart is 7 to Midnight.

Using the 6th largest city, Houston, as an example, between 7 PM
and midnight...as a percentage of all persons, whether using radio or
not, it is 0.6%. In 18-34 year olds, the share is 0.4% of all
persons in that age group, whether listening or not.

Thank you. That's what I wanted. For comparison, television pulls
over 60% of all persons during 7 to midnight.

And has for the last fifty years.


- 0.6% listening to AM during primetime
- over 30% watching broadcast TV (fox, cw, ...)
- over 60% watching all tv (including cable)

Is it any wonder the AM stations feel the need to improve the quality
of the sound (digital upgrade), in hopes of bringing in more listeners.

Do try and take a look at the ratings for those digital upgrades,
dip****, then come back here to apologize.

On Oct 3, 2:54 am, SFTV_troy wrote:
David Eduardo wrote:

The standard daypart is 7 to Midnight.

Using the 6th largest city, Houston, as an example, between 7 PM
and midnight...as a percentage of all persons, whether using radio or
not, it is 0.6%. In 18-34 year olds, the share is 0.4% of all
persons in that age group, whether listening or not.

Thank you. That's what I wanted. For comparison, television pulls
over 60% of all persons during 7 to midnight.

- 0.6% listening to AM during primetime
- over 30% watching broadcast TV (fox, cw, ...)
- over 60% watching all tv (including cable)

Is it any wonder the AM stations feel the need to improve the quality
of the sound (digital upgrade), in hopes of bringing in more listeners.

I listen to the radio if I'm doing something else. The new shows are
out, so I'm watching them right now, to see if any are going to be
worth adding to the list.

Is it any wonder the AM stations feel the need to improve the quality
of the sound (digital upgrade), in hopes of bringing in more listeners.

I listen to the radio if I'm doing something else. The new shows are
out, so I'm watching them right now, to see if any are going to be
worth adding to the list.

Putting GOOD late night programming on would be a hell of a good
start. Fart Smell did well at first because he was the only thing on
late night besides howling religious maniacs and high rotation music.
Then he began to be someone to make fun of.

On Oct 3, 2:54 am, SFTV_troy wrote:
David Eduardo wrote:

The standard daypart is 7 to Midnight.

Using the 6th largest city, Houston, as an example, between 7 PM
and midnight...as a percentage of all persons, whether using radio or
not, it is 0.6%. In 18-34 year olds, the share is 0.4% of all
persons in that age group, whether listening or not.

Thank you. That's what I wanted. For comparison, television pulls
over 60% of all persons during 7 to midnight.

- 0.6% listening to AM during primetime
- over 30% watching broadcast TV (fox, cw, ...)
- over 60% watching all tv (including cable)

Is it any wonder the AM stations feel the need to improve the quality
of the sound (digital upgrade), in hopes of bringing in more listeners.

A REMINDER TO ALL -WRT- "HD" RADIO

There Is a "HD Radio" NewsGroup
HD RADIO = http://groups.google.com/group/hd-radio/
Description: This is a Group for discussing HD Radio, it's
viability in the market place, HD Radios & Receivers and
Technology, Programming, Reception, and in general
anything concerning HD Radio that shouldn't be clogging
up other NewsGroups, like Rec.Radio.Shortwave.

For anyone who is looking for an "HD" Radio Group that
is Moderated -or- Simply NOT Rec.Radio.Shortwave

Here is a List of Yahoo Groups that have something
to do with "HD" Radio News and Information.
HD RADIO = http://groups.yahoo.com/search?query=HD+Radio
* HDRadio
* HD-Radio
* HD-Radio-Engineering
* Accurian HD Radio {RadioShack}
* High Defination Radio

Plus here is a List of Yahoo Groups that have something
to do with "IBOC" {HD Radio} News and Information.
http://groups.yahoo.com/search?query=IBOC
* HD-Radio-Engineering
* Sangean HDT1 "HD" Radio Tuner
* NO2IBOC = Just Say "NO" To IBOC !
* DRM IBOC HDRadio = DRM and HD Radio Forum
* AMStereoOnly = AM Stereo Only ! - Where Digital Is Dead !

FWIW - Here is another HD Radio Forum {NewsGroup}
AVS Forum Digital Video & Audio Devices HD Radio
HD RADIO = http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/forumdisplay.php?f=154
Some Good Info Here and It is Free for the Reading )

And Once Again The Aforementioned "HDRadio" NewsGroup
HDRADIO=http://groups.google.com/group/hd-radio/

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