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WHAS-AM 840 - No More IBOC!
I generally avoid the IBOC discussions in this newsgroup, but it
appears that another 50 kW clear channel station has turned it off, at least at night. WHAS (840 kHz) in Louisville, KY, has had their nighttime IBOC turned off for at least the last three days. It's been a great Christmas surprise to be able to clearly receive WCCO (830- Minneapolis) and KOA (850-Denver) without having to tune out the annoying IBOC trash. Way to go! |
WHAS-AM 840 - No More IBOC!
On Dec 27, 7:20*pm, Mike wrote:
I generally avoid the IBOC discussions in this newsgroup, but it appears that another 50 kW clear channel station has turned it off, at least at night. WHAS (840 kHz) in Louisville, KY, has had their nighttime IBOC turned off for at least the last three days. It's been a great Christmas surprise to be able to clearly receive WCCO (830- Minneapolis) and KOA (850-Denver) without having to tune out the annoying IBOC trash. Way to go! You might want to drop WCCO and KOA a note about how you like your DX back again. I always suspected IBOC was there to destroy the distant stations to protect the local market. |
WHAS-AM 840 - No More IBOC!
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WHAS-AM 840 - No More IBOC!
m II wrote:
Mike wrote: I generally avoid the IBOC discussions in this newsgroup, but it appears that another 50 kW clear channel station has turned it off, at least at night. WHAS (840 kHz) in Louisville, KY, has had their nighttime IBOC turned off for at least the last three days. It's been a great Christmas surprise to be able to clearly receive WCCO (830- Minneapolis) and KOA (850-Denver) without having to tune out the annoying IBOC trash. Way to go! KFBK (1530 Sacramento) seems to be using the 'system'. Anyone close by having any problems? I'm not getting any more noise than normal on either side of the frequency, but it's a few thousand miles away. mike Calgary Alberta Canada Like KNX, KFBK has mild selective fading here. Whenever the fade occurs the wubba-wubba-wubba-wubba sound comes up. You never used to notice the slight fades, now they can't be ignored. I suspect this is true of all AM IBOC stations farther than 30 or 40 miles from the towers. |
WHAS-AM 840 - No More IBOC!
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WHAS-AM 840 - No More IBOC!
On Dec 27, 11:56 pm, wrote:
wrote: KDKA Pittsburgh is local to me and sometimes WBZ Boston's HD hash is clearly heard through them. bwaHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!! I think Salty has anger managment problem. Would you like to tell us more Salty? We're here to listen. |
WHAS-AM 840 - No More IBOC!
On Dec 27, 10:20*pm, Mike wrote:
I generally avoid the IBOC discussions in this newsgroup, but it appears that another 50 kW clear channel station has turned it off, at least at night. WHAS (840 kHz) in Louisville, KY, has had their nighttime IBOC turned off for at least the last three days. It's been a great Christmas surprise to be able to clearly receive WCCO (830- Minneapolis) and KOA (850-Denver) without having to tune out the annoying IBOC trash. Way to go! Good news! Hopefully, it will be permanent! Clear Channel's Format Lab HD2 channels is down to only 7, from 75, due to a lack of demand. For AM-HD, more-an-more stations are turning it off: "CC Radio’s Format Lab gone?" November 2008 "So bottom line, the Format Lab is no longer available on the web and has cut some of its formats down to the most successful/desirable. The www.iHeartMusic.com website seems to only list the main audio streams of CC stations--not multicast HD formats--but does offer a few off to the side: erockster; Pride; Verizon New Music; Smooth Jazz; Real Oldies; Slow Jams and New Country. There used to be something close to 100 formats listed on the site... Really, the next round of budget cuts--out of necessity--is likely going to be HD Radio equipment and licensing renewals. It has cost broadcasters money that so far has not generated ROI. This CC Radio news above, along with the rumors that Citadel has told Engineering not to fix any broken HD transmitters on AM, may be the tip of the iceberg." http://www.rbr.com/radio/11252.html |
WHAS-AM 840 - No More IBOC!
On Dec 27, 11:10�pm, " wrote:
On Dec 27, 7:20�pm, Mike wrote: I generally avoid the IBOC discussions in this newsgroup, but it appears that another 50 kW clear channel station has turned it off, at least at night. WHAS (840 kHz) in Louisville, KY, has had their nighttime IBOC turned off for at least the last three days. It's been a great Christmas surprise to be able to clearly receive WCCO (830- Minneapolis) and KOA (850-Denver) without having to tune out the annoying IBOC trash. Way to go! You might want to drop WCCO and KOA a note about how you like your DX back again. I always suspected IBOC was there to destroy the distant stations to protect the local market. "Editorial on the recent approval of HD Radio (IBOC) in the USA" "The reason the big boys in the big markets are so pro-IBOC is because they like the hash as it wipes out distant signals getting into their market. There is no way to stop skip, but if the IBOC hash wipes the signal out, then the locals will have to listen to their local station. Kind of like legal jamming. Considering that, then even if the public does not buy the radios, keeping the IBOC signal might be worth their while." http://www.am-dx.com/amiboc.htm Yup! With HD Radio receiver sales still in the toilet, there is no ROI for HD Radio, but the empty digital saddlebags continue to jam, which was IBOC's design from the beginning. |
WHAS-AM 840 - No More IBOC!
On Dec 27, 11:28�pm, Mike wrote:
On Dec 27, 11:20 pm, " wrote: I don't know if you want to let the former IBOC station (WHAS) know that you appreciate listening to out of town stations. They might turn the noise generator back on You might be right. When WHAS first turned on IBOC, over a year ago, I wrote them a series of letters and emails, begging them to turn the IBOC off at least at night. They never responded, so it's hard to estimate whether they had much impact. On the other hand, I have noticed that at least two of the major announcers on WHAS seemed aware of the DX community. I even heard one of them bragging one Sunday morning about a reception report they had received from above the Arctic Circle in Norway... Mike Louisville, KY ****balls like Eduardo keep emphasizing that if one in not within the protect contour, then one doesn't count - this is the type of arrogance that is leading to the decline in the industry. |
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