Law Firm's HD Radio Probe Picking Up Steam?

Keefe Bartels, the law firm that's looking into whether consumers are
unhappy with their new HD Radio car receivers, is hearing lots of
stories. Whether legal action will result remains unclear.

We reported on the New Jersey firm's efforts last week. John Keefe, a
managing partner, tells me the firm is still in the information-
gathering stage and has not filed a lawsuit on behalf of unhappy
consumers — though what it finds could potentially lead to that from
the personal injury firm.

Keefe became interested in the technology when he bought a new BMW a
couple of years ago. He says the dealer told him HD Radio wouldn't
work but that it was built into the cost of the car, because the
receiver was part of a package. He says the dealer threw in a set of
floor mats to compensate.

Keefe told me he heard the AM signal blending between digital and
analog and back again in a demo. He called it "bumping," which sounded
like upcutting speech, as that happened.

The firm is soliciting comments from unhappy consumers regarding HD
Radio on its website. Keefe says it is receiving complaints from "all
kinds of people" and wants to determine how individuals have been
affected. He didn't say how many exactly or go into details.

Keefe, who describes himself as a consumer advocate lawyer, says he
wants to understand if potentially faulty car HD Radio receivers have
cost consumers money — from paying more for the car because of the
package and then either not being able to receive a reliable digital
signal or because there are not a lot of digital signals in their
area.

When I contacted iBiquity for my first story on this, they had no
comment.

It sounds like most of the complaints he's getting are from AM
listeners. He's also getting an earful from radio industry people, so
this should be interesting. I'll keep you up to date.

http://www.rwonline.com/article/106152

SMS- I told you the investigation would escalate! Broadcasters will
file a class-action, too! It's over for iNiquity - LMFAO!!! Time to
put that scammer Struble in prison for major criminal fraud against
the American People, and broadcasters!