On 3/6/11 09:00 , SMS wrote:

The fact is that digital radio is all about content and a lack of
monthly fees.


The content on digital subchannels is no different than the
content on the baseband. A different shuffling of the records, but
the same records as are heard elsewhere.

And as for monthly fees....conditional access has been under test
for more than a year, now. And that IS the goal of digital radio.
It's been the holy grail of broadcast since KDKA. Digital doesn't
make it possible. But digital does make it practical.

Public interest is still waning for HD radio, and more stations
are turning off the IBOC transmitters across the country every
month. Audio quality is poor and coverage is spotty.

And no, it's not a philosophical difference that has most in
opposition to HD Radio, it's the interference, the lesser audio
quality for the addition of programming that's no different than
what's on the baseband that's got so many people opposed.

Your protests to the contrary not withstanding, HD Radio is not a
growth industry.