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"David Eduardo" wrote: "Telamon" wrote in message ... In article , "David Eduardo" wrote: "Frank Dresser" wrote in message ... "David Eduardo" wrote in message . com... Commentary: IBOC Naysayers Fear Change Educator Says It's Time for Radio to Leave the Warm Glow of the 12AV6 by Edward Montgomery [long-winded, poorly-focused article snipped] IBOC opponents aren't technical illiterates I have never thought they were. Most are, however, satisfied with the present analog technologies and have a different opinion on the reasons for change. The most common issue is to see the opponents focus on content, without considering the disadvantages of a heritage delivery system. Snip 1. Money invested in receiving equipment. 2. Going to a more complex transmission scheme. 3. Control over who can listen. 4. Using a proprietary scheme over one in the public domain. 5. Only somewhat compatible with existing spectrum usage. 6. The change is advantageous for the broadcasters in reducing costs and possibly creating additional revenue where the listener just gets additional costs. A deal for the listener...not. Every alternative costs more than an HD radio. Radio stays viable as a free medium, the listener gets more channels and the price of receivers will come down. And the analog signal will not be going away any time soon. It will cost more to broadcasters. We would not do it if it did not protect the future and enhance revenue. It is a business. Why would another band cost more money for the listener? Why would partitioning the current band into HD and analog cost more money for the listener? Why would other transmission schemes cost more money for the listener? It wouldn't cost the listeners more but it would cost the broadcasters more money. So your problem is selling IBOC to the listeners where the benefit is small. The advantage to IBOC is for the broadcasters. IBOC might be a way for broadcasters to cut their electric bill when analog is dropped but that's about it. IBOC will cause listeners to toss their current radios for new ones that will not sound any better than analog for local signals either. IBOC is money down the drain for the listener. The result is a large cost to the listener for a new radio for little if any benefit. The listener will not have the option of listening to "out of market" signals limiting their choices. -- Telamon Ventura, California |
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