"D Peter Maus" wrote in message
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David Eduardo wrote:
"D Peter Maus" wrote in message
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David Eduardo wrote:
iBiquity simply confirmed that the HD system was capable of
addressing receivers were this a requested feature. At present, I
do not believe any radio in production is addressable.

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Nice try. That's not the suject of this convesation. And your continuing
attempt to divert the discussion to your denials of fact
say a lot about the intent of much of what you've posted in this
forum.


Right now, no chip and no receiver is adressable. in other words,
there is no way in hell to do paid services on HD today or in the
near future.


ROFLMAO.

Still avoiding the point. You're denying today what iBiquity
themselves have publicly have stated as a goal. And are currently
testing. And that's AUDIO, David. Not just data.

I have never heard the supposed chant that the goal is to go all digital.
iBiquity made the system backward compatible on AM and FM, in fact. It's the
FCC that has spoken of an all digital world. I don't know of a single person
in radio who wants this today.



"Services that could be made possible through RadioGuard include
pay-per-listen options for live concerts or other events, improved
reading services for the blind, private channels for emergency services,
and free opt-in events sponsored by advertisers. So HD Radio will not
just be competing with satellite radio for listening time, but soon will
be competing for subscription dollars as well."

"Could" means the sytem can be designed in the future to do such things. So
far, there is no broadcaster interest, as things like FMeXtra are more
attractive options and compatible with HD.


iBiquity themselves are proving you're not as intimately connected as
you claim. Which make your arguments shilling HD are largely irrelevant,
as either mis- or dis- information.


The system, the chips, the radios, the transmitters are all incompatible
which subscription services today. iBiquity can tell us that they can make
transmitters fly and oink like pigs, but unless we, the broadcasters, want
it, it will not be implemented.