AM IBOC: another solution in search of a problem
 

There is zero demand for this.

AM IBOC: another solution in search of a problem
 

David wrote:
There is zero demand for this.

Yes, you are right; that is why I am not too concerned about nighttime
IBOC approval, despite what all the rumor mongers say. Only a handful
of stores are carrying only one HD radio; with satellite radio, there
will be no demand; most people have not even heard of HD radio.

AM IBOC: another solution in search of a problem
 

"IBOC_sucks_!" wrote:

David wrote:
There is zero demand for this.

Yes, you are right; that is why I am not too concerned about nighttime
IBOC approval, despite what all the rumor mongers say. Only a handful
of stores are carrying only one HD radio; with satellite radio, there
will be no demand; most people have not even heard of HD radio.

Whether or not the radios are available or whether or not most people have heard
about HD radio is not the point, **** for brains.

The point is if the broadcasters are allowed to turn the crap on at night it's
going to make one hell of a mess, regardless of any other factors.

AM IBOC: another solution in search of a problem
 

dxAce wrote:
"IBOC_sucks_!" wrote:

David wrote:
There is zero demand for this.

Yes, you are right; that is why I am not too concerned about nighttime
IBOC approval, despite what all the rumor mongers say. Only a handful
of stores are carrying only one HD radio; with satellite radio, there
will be no demand; most people have not even heard of HD radio.

Whether or not the radios are available or whether or not most people have heard
about HD radio is not the point, **** for brains.

The point is if the broadcasters are allowed to turn the crap on at night it's
going to make one hell of a mess, regardless of any other factors.
the point is you are lazy and want you dx handed to you whine jerk

AM IBOC: another solution in search of a problem
 

" wrote:

dxAce wrote:
"IBOC_sucks_!" wrote:

David wrote:
There is zero demand for this.

Yes, you are right; that is why I am not too concerned about nighttime
IBOC approval, despite what all the rumor mongers say. Only a handful
of stores are carrying only one HD radio; with satellite radio, there
will be no demand; most people have not even heard of HD radio.

Whether or not the radios are available or whether or not most people have heard
about HD radio is not the point, **** for brains.

The point is if the broadcasters are allowed to turn the crap on at night it's
going to make one hell of a mess, regardless of any other factors.
the point is you are lazy and want you dx handed to you whine jerk

The point, in your case, is that you're one screwed up individual.

Get help!

dxAce
Michigan
USA

AM IBOC: another solution in search of a problem
 

"IBOC_sucks_!" wrote:

dxAce wrote:
"IBOC_sucks_!" wrote:

David wrote:
There is zero demand for this.

Yes, you are right; that is why I am not too concerned about nighttime
IBOC approval, despite what all the rumor mongers say. Only a handful
of stores are carrying only one HD radio; with satellite radio, there
will be no demand; most people have not even heard of HD radio.

Whether or not the radios are available or whether or not most people have heard
about HD radio is not the point, **** for brains.

The point is if the broadcasters are allowed to turn the crap on at night it's
going to make one hell of a mess, regardless of any other factors.

Boy, you really missed the point !

Yes, you did!

LMFAO

dxAce
Michigan
USA

AM IBOC: another solution in search of a problem
 

dxAce wrote:

Whether or not the radios are available or whether or not most people have heard
about HD radio is not the point, **** for brains.

The point is if the broadcasters are allowed to turn the crap on at night it's
going to make one hell of a mess, regardless of any other factors.




Which kind of underscores something that has been alluded to, but
never really stated outright, until this past couple of weeks....


This past week, XM Canada entered into an agreement with a cellphone
carrier to distribute XM on cellphones.

I hadn't thought about my cellphone much. I tend not to carry it
unless I"m specifically expecting a call from someone I want to hear
from. Otherwise it sits on my desk. But when I read about the XM Canada
deal, I realized that my cellphone has not only an FM radio built in,
but internet access.

See where this is going?

Eric Richards made a good, and rather vocal, point--that currently,
there are alternatives to terrestrial radio. There's internet radio. The
iPod is ubiquitous. And now handles everything from ripped CD tracks to
network TV shows. More stations are podcasting. Thousands are streaming.
XM and Sirius are carrying whole radio stations, now, with more in
negotiation.

Last month was announced the first standalone internet radio. No PC
required. You can simply plug your broadband connection into the back
and select from thousands, if not tens of thousands, of Internet Radio
stations.

And commercial broadcasters are beginning to sign on to every one of
these alternative methods of delivery. Which raises a real interesting
question:

Who needs the headache and expense of maintaining a full power
broadcast audio channel?


Now, I've heard IBOC. I'm not impressed. What I've heard has not met
the expectations claimed for it. That may change. But then, again,
maybe not. The real benefits of digital audio/broacast are not in audio
quality--that's subjective and debatable till we all meet at
Milliways--the benefits of digital are in management and distribution.
And THAT means profitabiltiy. Any audio can be put anywhere, sent in
seconds, even pulled from an archive without a human attendant. In
precisely the quality with which it was put there. Regardless of the
source, transmission, or end user hardware. For the one-time cost of the
hardware.

What IBOC does, that no one has substantively addressed, is it puts
into play a high tech solution for the ever increasing recurring costs
of maintaining a transmitter. IBOC uses a fraction of the power of a
broadcast transmitter to cover about the same area. Broadcast
Manglement comes at that thought. The idea of being able to put their
signal out there, and cut the power bill by 50% makes GMs wet and
throbbing. Lower cost, higher profit. Local radio stays local. And IBOC
becomes only ONE of an ever increasing number of ways for listeners to
interact with the Radio Station. The transmitter becomes one channel of
distribution.

And when you've got the ability to pull the station out of the air
with your cell phone, a portable satellite receiver, or an IBOC radio,
what really does that mean for IBOC generated interference on a band
where most of us admit, the pickin's is so slim that we have to tune out
of market to find something listenable.

Kind of renders the point moot. And there are more methods of
distribution being created every day. Meaning, that terrestrial radio is
becoming less important as a source. One of many. One that's rapidly
slipping from the most convenient and ubiquitous, to more inconvenient,
and easy to overlook.


Now, for us, that blows. We enjoy the process of setting up, and
capturing, with some anonymity, the content of our choosing, even if it
is found across the country. And doing it for no more than the cost of
our own ingenuity, and what hardware we build/buy.

Those days are coming to a close. At least with the toys we currently
have.

And as for DRM.....I've heard DRM. It was, in a word, impressive.
Still not FM quality. But close enough. Full bandwidth music, in
stereo, on shortwave. Hoodathunkit? And yet, there it was.

And again, requiring less energy to distribute to the same target.

SW broadcasters have been on the internet, and satellite, now for a
decade. The actual transmitters, as with MW transmitters, are becoming
just another outlet. Just another method of distribution. DRM
interference, is just another minor annoyance for a service that's lost
it's place in the pantheon of content distribution options.

A little short sighted in some cases. Especially, as we learned from
Galaxy 5, that distribution in the hands of 3rd parties can leave
broadcasters severely cut off. But short sightedness is the order of the
day. Especially when there are budgets to be cut. And bonuses to be
collected. And given that many of our international broadcasters exist
to present sources of information alternative to domestic
media...well...trashing shortwave also allows political influence on
content by controlling access. Something, we, as SWL's, have understood
since WWII.

Timetables? Good question. Terrestrial radio companies needs to find
ways to make alternative outlets profitable with advertising support.
Believe me, they're working on it. When the model is finally
struck...and it won't come from the broadcasters...it will, as always,
come from the advertisers, things will evolve pretty quickly.

Radio will survive. Not in a form we recognize, perhaps, but it will
survive.

So, yeah, when IBOC goes full time, things will be a mess.

You see, Richards was right....we, as listeners have alternatives.

So, actually, now, do the broadcasters.

As far as the interference goes...the broadcasters...the FCC....


They don't care.

They don't have to.

AM IBOC: another solution in search of a problem
 

D Peter Maus wrote:

dxAce wrote:

Whether or not the radios are available or whether or not most people have heard
about HD radio is not the point, **** for brains.

The point is if the broadcasters are allowed to turn the crap on at night it's
going to make one hell of a mess, regardless of any other factors.



Which kind of underscores something that has been alluded to, but
never really stated outright, until this past couple of weeks....

This past week, XM Canada entered into an agreement with a cellphone
carrier to distribute XM on cellphones.

I hadn't thought about my cellphone much. I tend not to carry it
unless I"m specifically expecting a call from someone I want to hear
from. Otherwise it sits on my desk. But when I read about the XM Canada
deal, I realized that my cellphone has not only an FM radio built in,
but internet access.

See where this is going?

Eric Richards made a good, and rather vocal, point--that currently,
there are alternatives to terrestrial radio. There's internet radio. The
iPod is ubiquitous. And now handles everything from ripped CD tracks to
network TV shows. More stations are podcasting. Thousands are streaming.
XM and Sirius are carrying whole radio stations, now, with more in
negotiation.

Last month was announced the first standalone internet radio. No PC
required. You can simply plug your broadband connection into the back
and select from thousands, if not tens of thousands, of Internet Radio
stations.

And commercial broadcasters are beginning to sign on to every one of
these alternative methods of delivery. Which raises a real interesting
question:

Who needs the headache and expense of maintaining a full power
broadcast audio channel?

Now, I've heard IBOC. I'm not impressed. What I've heard has not met
the expectations claimed for it. That may change. But then, again,
maybe not. The real benefits of digital audio/broacast are not in audio
quality--that's subjective and debatable till we all meet at
Milliways--the benefits of digital are in management and distribution.
And THAT means profitabiltiy. Any audio can be put anywhere, sent in
seconds, even pulled from an archive without a human attendant. In
precisely the quality with which it was put there. Regardless of the
source, transmission, or end user hardware. For the one-time cost of the
hardware.

What IBOC does, that no one has substantively addressed, is it puts
into play a high tech solution for the ever increasing recurring costs
of maintaining a transmitter. IBOC uses a fraction of the power of a
broadcast transmitter to cover about the same area. Broadcast
Manglement comes at that thought. The idea of being able to put their
signal out there, and cut the power bill by 50% makes GMs wet and
throbbing. Lower cost, higher profit. Local radio stays local. And IBOC
becomes only ONE of an ever increasing number of ways for listeners to
interact with the Radio Station. The transmitter becomes one channel of
distribution.

And when you've got the ability to pull the station out of the air
with your cell phone, a portable satellite receiver, or an IBOC radio,
what really does that mean for IBOC generated interference on a band
where most of us admit, the pickin's is so slim that we have to tune out
of market to find something listenable.

Kind of renders the point moot. And there are more methods of
distribution being created every day. Meaning, that terrestrial radio is
becoming less important as a source. One of many. One that's rapidly
slipping from the most convenient and ubiquitous, to more inconvenient,
and easy to overlook.

Now, for us, that blows. We enjoy the process of setting up, and
capturing, with some anonymity, the content of our choosing, even if it
is found across the country. And doing it for no more than the cost of
our own ingenuity, and what hardware we build/buy.

Those days are coming to a close. At least with the toys we currently
have.

And as for DRM.....I've heard DRM. It was, in a word, impressive.
Still not FM quality. But close enough. Full bandwidth music, in
stereo, on shortwave. Hoodathunkit? And yet, there it was.

And again, requiring less energy to distribute to the same target.

SW broadcasters have been on the internet, and satellite, now for a
decade. The actual transmitters, as with MW transmitters, are becoming
just another outlet. Just another method of distribution. DRM
interference, is just another minor annoyance for a service that's lost
it's place in the pantheon of content distribution options.

A little short sighted in some cases. Especially, as we learned from
Galaxy 5, that distribution in the hands of 3rd parties can leave
broadcasters severely cut off. But short sightedness is the order of the
day. Especially when there are budgets to be cut. And bonuses to be
collected. And given that many of our international broadcasters exist
to present sources of information alternative to domestic
media...well...trashing shortwave also allows political influence on
content by controlling access. Something, we, as SWL's, have understood
since WWII.

Timetables? Good question. Terrestrial radio companies needs to find
ways to make alternative outlets profitable with advertising support.
Believe me, they're working on it. When the model is finally
struck...and it won't come from the broadcasters...it will, as always,
come from the advertisers, things will evolve pretty quickly.

Radio will survive. Not in a form we recognize, perhaps, but it will
survive.

So, yeah, when IBOC goes full time, things will be a mess.

You see, Richards was right....we, as listeners have alternatives.

So, actually, now, do the broadcasters.

As far as the interference goes...the broadcasters...the FCC....

They don't care.

They don't have to.

Very good. I liked the part about the budgets to cut and the bonuses to collect.

Always follow the $$$

dxAce
Michigan
USA

AM IBOC: another solution in search of a problem
 

D Peter Maus wrote:
dxAce wrote:

Whether or not the radios are available or whether or not most people have heard
about HD radio is not the point, **** for brains.

The point is if the broadcasters are allowed to turn the crap on at night it's
going to make one hell of a mess, regardless of any other factors.




Which kind of underscores something that has been alluded to, but
never really stated outright, until this past couple of weeks....


This past week, XM Canada entered into an agreement with a cellphone
carrier to distribute XM on cellphones.

I hadn't thought about my cellphone much. I tend not to carry it
unless I"m specifically expecting a call from someone I want to hear
from. Otherwise it sits on my desk. But when I read about the XM Canada
deal, I realized that my cellphone has not only an FM radio built in,
but internet access.

See where this is going?

Eric Richards made a good, and rather vocal, point--that currently,
there are alternatives to terrestrial radio. There's internet radio. The
iPod is ubiquitous. And now handles everything from ripped CD tracks to
network TV shows. More stations are podcasting. Thousands are streaming.
XM and Sirius are carrying whole radio stations, now, with more in
negotiation.

Last month was announced the first standalone internet radio. No PC
required. You can simply plug your broadband connection into the back
and select from thousands, if not tens of thousands, of Internet Radio
stations.

And commercial broadcasters are beginning to sign on to every one of
these alternative methods of delivery. Which raises a real interesting
question:

Who needs the headache and expense of maintaining a full power
broadcast audio channel?


Now, I've heard IBOC. I'm not impressed. What I've heard has not met
the expectations claimed for it. That may change. But then, again,
maybe not. The real benefits of digital audio/broacast are not in audio
quality--that's subjective and debatable till we all meet at
Milliways--the benefits of digital are in management and distribution.
And THAT means profitabiltiy. Any audio can be put anywhere, sent in
seconds, even pulled from an archive without a human attendant. In
precisely the quality with which it was put there. Regardless of the
source, transmission, or end user hardware. For the one-time cost of the
hardware.

What IBOC does, that no one has substantively addressed, is it puts
into play a high tech solution for the ever increasing recurring costs
of maintaining a transmitter. IBOC uses a fraction of the power of a
broadcast transmitter to cover about the same area. Broadcast
Manglement comes at that thought. The idea of being able to put their
signal out there, and cut the power bill by 50% makes GMs wet and
throbbing. Lower cost, higher profit. Local radio stays local. And IBOC
becomes only ONE of an ever increasing number of ways for listeners to
interact with the Radio Station. The transmitter becomes one channel of
distribution.

And when you've got the ability to pull the station out of the air
with your cell phone, a portable satellite receiver, or an IBOC radio,
what really does that mean for IBOC generated interference on a band
where most of us admit, the pickin's is so slim that we have to tune out
of market to find something listenable.

Kind of renders the point moot. And there are more methods of
distribution being created every day. Meaning, that terrestrial radio is
becoming less important as a source. One of many. One that's rapidly
slipping from the most convenient and ubiquitous, to more inconvenient,
and easy to overlook.


Now, for us, that blows. We enjoy the process of setting up, and
capturing, with some anonymity, the content of our choosing, even if it
is found across the country. And doing it for no more than the cost of
our own ingenuity, and what hardware we build/buy.

Those days are coming to a close. At least with the toys we currently
have.

And as for DRM.....I've heard DRM. It was, in a word, impressive.
Still not FM quality. But close enough. Full bandwidth music, in
stereo, on shortwave. Hoodathunkit? And yet, there it was.

And again, requiring less energy to distribute to the same target.

SW broadcasters have been on the internet, and satellite, now for a
decade. The actual transmitters, as with MW transmitters, are becoming
just another outlet. Just another method of distribution. DRM
interference, is just another minor annoyance for a service that's lost
it's place in the pantheon of content distribution options.

A little short sighted in some cases. Especially, as we learned from
Galaxy 5, that distribution in the hands of 3rd parties can leave
broadcasters severely cut off. But short sightedness is the order of the
day. Especially when there are budgets to be cut. And bonuses to be
collected. And given that many of our international broadcasters exist
to present sources of information alternative to domestic
media...well...trashing shortwave also allows political influence on
content by controlling access. Something, we, as SWL's, have understood
since WWII.

Timetables? Good question. Terrestrial radio companies needs to find
ways to make alternative outlets profitable with advertising support.
Believe me, they're working on it. When the model is finally
struck...and it won't come from the broadcasters...it will, as always,
come from the advertisers, things will evolve pretty quickly.

Radio will survive. Not in a form we recognize, perhaps, but it will
survive.

So, yeah, when IBOC goes full time, things will be a mess.

You see, Richards was right....we, as listeners have alternatives.

So, actually, now, do the broadcasters.

As far as the interference goes...the broadcasters...the FCC....


They don't care.

They don't have to.

There will be a slew of objections, from interfered stations, to the
FCC and lawsuits. The stations have the option of turning off IBOC,
which some of them already have. I have never heard that, dfor example,
a 50K watt analog only stations, will be able to reduce its power
comsumption, by running IBOC. Also, it has been shown that IBOC does
not have the coverage, or penetration, of analog.

AM IBOC: another solution in search of a problem
 

On Mon, 10 Jul 2006 17:42:53 GMT, D Peter Maus
wrote:


Last month was announced the first standalone internet radio. No PC
required. You can simply plug your broadband connection into the back
and select from thousands, if not tens of thousands, of Internet Radio
stations.
Not the first. Internet radio appliances have been around since the
beginning of consumer broadband availability.