On Jan 14, 1:53*pm, tony sayer wrote:
In article , hwh
scribeth thus

On 1/14/12 10:51 AM, RHF wrote:
Hello ! - Wake-Up FCC Expand The FM Radio Band
from 76 MHz to 88 MHz - Do It Now !

I have to say that using 76 - 88 MHz for digital radio sounds like a
good idea. ANy objections? ;-)

gr, hwh

- Well it has Low Band PMR in the UK so you'd
- have to shift that, not that it has many users
- now but its new receivers for everyone.....
- --
- Tony Sayer

Who is talking about the UK -not-me-
The UK has 62M Radio Listeners -versus- 307M
American Radio Listeners [5X the market]

For the USA 76-88 MHz added to the current
FM Radio Band would add another 60 Channels
which would be required to be IBOC "HD" Radio
and have HD-2 sub-channels.

Presently there are around ~10,200 FM Radio
Stations across the USA which is about 100
per FM Channel spread across the Nation.
http://transition.fcc.gov/Daily_Rele...C-311837A1.pdf

So with 60 more FM Channels there could be
~6000 more FM Radio Stations in the USA :
Which means that all the present AM Radio
Stations could be moved to the Expanded FM
Radio Band 76-88 MHz.
-say-bye-bye-to-the- AM Radio Band
-hello- Expanded "HD" Radio FM Band
+plus+ Added in the HD-2 sub-channels even
at 25% of the total that's ~4000 new HD-2
Radio Stations On-the-Air.

That in itself would generate Radio Listener
interest in Digital "HD" Radio and sell new
"HD" FM Radios. -all-made-in-china-;;-}}-

More FM Radio Channels and Digital 'HD' Sound !
-we-are-selling-the-'sizzle'-not-the-steak-

As always this is RHF and...
I'll leave the Radio 'On' ~ RHF
www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1jpxlEPHX8
-ps-:-turn-your-radio-'on'-&-just-listen-)-