"dxAce" wrote in message
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Yes, one must remember it's not about the serious listening that HD/IBOC
assumes, but rather the serious money that Edweenie and his minions hope
to make
by selling an unsuspecting public something it doesn't really need.

Those of us in radio do not make any money from HD. In fact, it costs us in
new equipment and the iBiquity license we have to pay for from now on.

What we get is the additional channel(s) on FM for additional formats,
improved AM and FM quality and an opportunity to prolong the life of free,
terrestrial radio.

"David Eduardo" wrote in message
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"Steve" wrote in message
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The digital alternative may well be the doom of AM radio. No one
will
pay to listen to a slightly inferior version of FM.

Pay? there is no fee.

Buy the radio, no further fee. Get the radio, get far improved
quality.

I will bet you have not listened to HD AM either ever or recently,
especially with codec ver. 2.2.5.

No one has yet given me an argument why I should
replace the radios in my house with new radios to
cover the exact same bands that I have now. While
the receiver I have covers AM/FM bands, I rarely
listen on it. Why? Not because of poor fidelity, but
rather because I listen to radio I'm actively doing
something: working, gardening, mowing the lawn,
eating, washing dishes, driving, etc. When I turn on the
receiver, it's because I'm going to watch a movie
or something on the television that I want to hear
in surround sound.

Casual listening is the greatest benefit of radio, not
the serious listening that HD AM/FM assumes.

--Mike L.

David Eduardo, otherwise known as David Frackelton Gleason, spawn of the
Cuyahoga wrote:

"dxAce" wrote in message
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Yes, one must remember it's not about the serious listening that HD/IBOC
assumes, but rather the serious money that Edweenie and his minions hope
to make
by selling an unsuspecting public something it doesn't really need.

Those of us in radio do not make any money from HD. In fact, it costs us in
new equipment and the iBiquity license we have to pay for from now on.

No money? Univision owns part of iBiquity, does it not? So therefore Univision
will be a beneficiary of those licensing fees and by extension, you, Edweenie,
will also be a beneficiary!

Shill on, boy... shill on!

David Frackelton Gleason, posing as 'Eduardo' well known fake Hispanic since
c.2000 and paid shill for Univision/iBiquity wrote:

"dxAce" wrote in message
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Yes, one must remember it's not about the serious listening that HD/IBOC
assumes, but rather the serious money that Edweenie and his minions hope
to make
by selling an unsuspecting public something it doesn't really need.

Those of us in radio do not make any money from HD.

If you're not going to make any money from HD then why the hell do you spend a
good part of your day shilling for it?

I'm LMFAO at the fraudulent 'tard boy.

You're a ****ing joke, Edweenie!

David Eduardo wrote:
"Steve" wrote in message
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David Eduardo wrote:
"Steve" wrote in message
oups.com...
The digital alternative may well be the doom of AM radio. No one will
pay to listen to a slightly inferior version of FM.

Pay? there is no fee.

Buy the radio, no further fee. Get the radio, get far improved quality.

I will bet you have not listened to HD AM either ever or recently,
especially with codec ver. 2.2.5.

No one will be attracted to it under any circumstances if its chief
selling point is that it's "almost as good as the alternatives"

FM HD is better than any other current distribution system, plus it is free.

AM HD is as good as any alternative system, and is free. It is much better
than Analog AM.

"as good as" isn't what you've said previously, but it's also not good
enough to cut the mustard.

"David Eduardo" wrote in message
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"Frank Dresser" wrote in message
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"David Eduardo" wrote in message
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"Frank Dresser" wrote in message
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"David Eduardo" wrote in message
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Yep. We are going to try to save AM. It may not be possible, though.



What will happen to AM if it can't be saved?

It will slowly die as the existing listeners age and ad revenues
decrease.



What will the death of AM be like? Will we someday turn on our AM
radios
and hear nothing but noise and static, much as the surviviors did in any
one
of Roger Corman's post apocoplyse movies?

Many talk formats are moving to FM. One in Tallahassee did it this week.
Others in DC, Salt Lake City and Phoenix have or are doing it. What we
will
find is a gradual change to pure niche formats (Like KIRN in LA... all
Farsi) and then, probably, its demise as the less competitive signals go
silent.



This is the death of AM Radio?

HALLELUJAH!! THERE IS THE PROMISE OF LIFE AFTER DEATH!!!

No nighttime IBOC and fewer interfering signals?

Might I somenight be able to DX the Farsi station from LA? It seems so
unlikely, but...

IN AM RADIO, ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE!!!!

Thank you for your prophetic vision of the death of AM radio. Thank you.

SAY AMEN, EVERYBODY!!!

Frank Dresser

David Eduardo wrote:
"Michael Lawson" wrote in message
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"David Eduardo" wrote in message
om...

"Steve" wrote in message
oups.com...
The digital alternative may well be the doom of AM radio. No one
will
pay to listen to a slightly inferior version of FM.

Pay? there is no fee.

Buy the radio, no further fee. Get the radio, get far improved
quality.

I will bet you have not listened to HD AM either ever or recently,
especially with codec ver. 2.2.5.

No one has yet given me an argument why I should
replace the radios in my house with new radios to
cover the exact same bands that I have now.

You don't have to. All existing radios are backwards compatible.

While
the receiver I have covers AM/FM bands, I rarely
listen on it. Why? Not because of poor fidelity, but
rather because I listen to radio I'm actively doing
something: working, gardening, mowing the lawn,
eating, washing dishes, driving, etc. When I turn on the
receiver, it's because I'm going to watch a movie
or something on the television that I want to hear
in surround sound.

Casual listening is the greatest benefit of radio, not
the serious listening that HD AM/FM assumes.

The only difference is in the improved audio quality. There is no such thing
as "serious" radio listening... it is almost all done to accompany other
things, like working, driving, etc.

The people who listen to AM don't put a lot of priority on audio
quality.

People who do put a big priority on audio quality listen to FM.

You'll never lure any portion of the FM audience back to AM.

On Thu, 13 Jul 2006 18:09:28 GMT, "David Eduardo"
wrote:



The only difference is in the improved audio quality. There is no such thing
as "serious" radio listening... it is almost all done to accompany other
things, like working, driving, etc.


Aside from being quieter, it really doesn't sound any better.

Frank Dresser wrote:

This is the death of AM Radio?

HALLELUJAH!! THERE IS THE PROMISE OF LIFE AFTER DEATH!!!

No nighttime IBOC and fewer interfering signals?

Might I somenight be able to DX the Farsi station from LA? It seems so
unlikely, but...

IN AM RADIO, ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE!!!!

Thank you for your prophetic vision of the death of AM radio. Thank you.

SAY AMEN, EVERYBODY!!!

Frank Dresser

Here here. If AM is as slow about dying as shortwave, people will be
enjoying it far into the future.

"dxAce" wrote in message
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David ****elton Gleason, posing as 'Eduardo', the totally whacked boy from
Cleveland wrote:

"dxAce" wrote in message
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Yes, one must remember it's not about the serious listening that
HD/IBOC
assumes, but rather the serious money that Edweenie and his minions
hope
to make
by selling an unsuspecting public something it doesn't really need.

Those of us in radio do not make any money from HD. In fact, it costs us
in
new equipment and the iBiquity license we have to pay for from now on.

What we get is the additional channel(s) on FM for additional formats,
improved AM and FM quality and an opportunity to prolong the life of
free,
terrestrial radio.

Interesting marketing concept! Declare that something is dying and then
offer up
a fix.

Free terrestrial radio is not dying. It is in, in marketing terms,
maturation and decline. Very old technology (90 years for AM, 60 years for
FM, 45 years for FM stereo) and is slowly losing users. While the impact is
not drastic for FM, yet, it is for AM, with essentially very few listeners
under age 45 and an average listener age that goes up every year.

Almost seem to be a protection racket of sorts.

No, it is a product enhancement to make it useful into the future.

As always, follow the $$$

HD costs money to radio stations, and any payback is more like insurance,
not a profit center.