US Broadcasters Missed the Digital Boat 20 Years Ago
 

They could have built a Eureka 347 type system where everybody has an
equal signal (and the idea of that killed the deal). Than along came
Sirius and XM and suddenly the dinocasters want to ''compete'' with a
horribly bad digital scheme that no one else in the world wants
anything to do with.

US Broadcasters Missed the Digital Boat 20 Years Ago
 

On Oct 3, 8:49 am, David wrote:

They could have built a Eureka 347 type system where everybody
has an equal signal (and the idea of that killed the deal).



Why? So they could have lousy-sounding audio like the European
DAB??? (Caused by using an old MP2 codec at only 128 kbit/s.)

US Broadcasters Missed the Digital Boat 20 Years Ago
 

On Oct 4, 7:17 am, David wrote:
On Wed, 03 Oct 2007 08:34:53 -0700, wrote:
On Oct 3, 9:49?am, David wrote:
They could have built a Eureka 347 type system where everybody has an
equal signal (and the idea of that killed the deal). Than along came
Sirius and XM and suddenly the dinocasters want to ''compete'' with a
horribly bad digital scheme that no one else in the world wants
anything to do with.

Listeners do not care about the the trasmission medium of analog
versus digital for terrestrial radio - this is why interest is slowing
in the UK, and interest has stalled in Canada and the US.

- The formats are what's driving people away.
- Canned music is ubiquitous.

Canada's CBC does well with the Radio Program "CBC Radio
OverNight" with Five Hours of International World News from
various World Wide Radio Sources.
http://www.cbc.ca/overnight/
http://www.cbc.ca/programguide/progr...adio+Overnight

Some US Based AM & FM Radio Stations should consider
this Format for there Late Night / Early Morning Broadcast
Schedule. Surprised that none of the PBS Radio Stations
have not done this . . .
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CBC_Radio_Overnight

~ RHF

US Broadcasters Missed the Digital Boat 20 Years Ago
 

On Wed, 03 Oct 2007 08:34:53 -0700, wrote:

On Oct 3, 9:49?am, David wrote:
They could have built a Eureka 347 type system where everybody has an
equal signal (and the idea of that killed the deal). Than along came
Sirius and XM and suddenly the dinocasters want to ''compete'' with a
horribly bad digital scheme that no one else in the world wants
anything to do with.

Listeners do not care about the the trasmission medium of analog
versus digital for terrestrial radio - this is why interest is slowing
in the UK, and interest has stalled in Canada and the US.

The formats are what's driving people away. Canned music is
ubiquitous.