http://www.radio-info.com/smf/index.php/topic,98363.msg767627.html#msg767627
Kudos to Bob Savage for all of his hard work with Chairman Dingell!
"FCC dealt setback in broadband-over-power-lines push"
"In a potential setback for fans of broadband over power lines, a
federal appeals court has sided in part with amateur radio operators
who challenged rules designed to speed the nascent Internet service's
rollout. When setting rules for BPL operators nearly two years ago,
the Federal Communications Commission said it was trying to encourage
deployment of a "third pipe" to compete with cable and DSL services,
while establishing limits aimed at protecting public safety, maritime,
radio-astronomy, aeronautical navigation, and amateur radio operators
from harmful interference. The American Radio Relay League (ARRL),
which represents amateur and ham radio operators, however, promptly
sued the agency, contending that the FCC's approach was insufficient
to ward off interference with its radios and inconsistent with its
previous rules."
http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9930223-7.html
If Chairman Dingell doesn't put a end to IBOC, you can bet that non-HD
broadcasters will enter a class-action suit, using BPL as a
precedence.
> IBOCcrock -of- HD Radio Farce Blog-Spot
> http://hdradiofarce.blogspot.com/
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> DOH ! Quoting a Blog/Newsgroup : AIN'T NEWS -or- FACTUAL [.]
< SNIP >
You mean like you?
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Telamon
Ventura, California
You talk as though IBOC is the only game in town. It is not.
It remains to be seen whether IBOC can overcome its own, endemic
problems.
However, even If it does, then it faces a far tougher challenge:
having to
compete, head on, against satellite radio, Wimax, etc.--media that
offer
vastly more, and better, content. Of course, there is the tired old
refrain
that, since IBOC will still be "free" radio (actually, that remains to
be seen),
it will still have some role to play. However, before long Wimax will
strike
most listeners as "as good as free" insofar as it will only require
equipment
and internet access that people will already have, for independent
reasons.
The choice for consumers then boils down to "Do I want very limited,
and
for the most part crappy, programming or do I want an ocean of
programming
options, many of which are superb and even tailored to my specific
tastes?"
The power of the free market should not be underestimated. Line up all
the
powerful corporate/government interests you like and put them
squarely
behind IBOC. Their money and influence won't make a whit of difference
if
IBOC is unable to compete effectively in the marketplace. With IBOC's
crappy, constrained programming as an unavoidable weight around its
neck,
it's hard to see how it can do anything but sink. Putting IBOC into
the free
market is like sending a two year old into Falluja.
The moral of the story is just this. At the end of the day, it all
boils down to
content, content, CONTENT. And this is where IBOC will always come up
short. Always.
- The moral of the story is just this.
- At the end of the day, it all boils down to content, content,
CONTENT.
- And this is where IBOC will always come up short. Always.
JW 32,
All your Points are Valid -but- Those 'issues' are not based
on IBOC {Digital} AM & FM Radio Technology or for that
matter old Analog AM & FM Radio Technology.
Those "Issues" have their foundation in the Corporate Media
Management of the Content being Programmed on the AM
& FM Radio Stations for the American Public to Listen to
on Free Over-the-Air Radio.
Technology only 'Sells' Radio {The Medium} as an Adjunct
to the "Content" : FM-Stereo Gained in Market Share;
because the Sound of Stereo Music 'complemented' the
Sound of the Music {Content} Being Played and the increase
in the Number of FM-Stereo Music Stations playing an even
greater variety of Music Programming the Specific Radio
Listeners Wanted-To-Hear.
AM 840 (kHz) KMPH in Modesto, CA just changed it form
"Music with Class" to Talk Radio "The PATRIOT" with a
target audience of 50+ -WHY- Because in a Market with
20 or more AM Radio Stations to Listen To : The Over-50
Group is 25% of the Population; and the Over-65 Group is
12% of the Population; and both Groups make up even
more larger Percentages of the Radio Listening Public.
Plus AM 840 KMPH "The PATRIOT" has enough Local
Talent and Programming on the Air {Local Content} to
make it 'sound' like a Local Radio Station.
http://www.kmph840.com/
http://www.modestoradiomuseum.org/kmph%20%20page%201.html
http://www.sfradiomuseum.com/blog/2008/03/pappas-adds-savage-flips-modesto-am-to.html
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html
One-in-20 is 5% and when a Radio Station has a 'chance'
to Define itsels as "The Radio Station for the Over-50-Crowd
it is looking at a better than even Market Share with a
'potential' 2~3 Multiple. Most/Many of the 'other' Radio
Stations are going after the Prime Sellable Demographic
of 18~35 Years for Advertisers and Revenue. But if you
Listen to KMPH you will hear Advertisers with Products
that are Used and Needed by those Over-the-Age-of-50
and that to is a good consistant source of Advertising
Revenue for a Radio Station.
The same goes for the FM Radio Band and FM Radio
Stations : Wherever there is 20 or more FM Radio Stations
in a Metro {Serving a Community} there is room for one
of those Radio Stations to be "The Music Radio Station"
for the Over-the-Age-of-50 Group. Plus there are a large
number of Advertisers with Products and Services that
are Used and Needed by those Over-the-Age-of-50 and
that are a good consistant source of Advertising Revenue
for an FM Music Radio Station.
Forget IBOC : AM & FM Radio Featuring the Right Content
for the Right Audience : It $ell$ ~ RHF
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IBOC & HD-Radio = Follow-the-Money = Bu$ine$$ & Politi¢$
.
the truth is out-there - riding on a radio-wave ~ RHF
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- - - the digital divide : i draw the line @ iboc 'hd' radio - - -
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In-band_on-channel
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Find-Out-for-Yourself - Google Search Results :
HD-Radio - http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=HD-Radio
.
Read-the-News-for-Yourself Google News Results :
HD-Radio - http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&q=HD-Radio
People over 50 generally do not succumb to advertising like the younger
dumbasses do. That is why they are ignored.
David,
The Listen and Need The Products They Want and Need :
! Depends !
! AARP !
! Long Term Care Insurance !
! Senior Safe Driver Discount !
! Viagra !
the list goes on and on and on . . . ~ RHF
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> On May 2, 4:15 am, "jaywalke...@yahoo.com" <jaywalke...@yahoo.com>
> wrote:
> > On May 1, 12:09 pm, RHF <rhf-newsgro...@pacbell.net> wrote:
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> > > IBOCcrock -of- HD Radio Farce
> > > Blog-Spothttp://hdradiofarce.blogspot.com/ . DOH ! Quoting a
> > > Blog/Newsgroup : AIN'T NEWS -or- FACTUAL [.] . Hoping, Wanting
> > > and Dreaming That IBOC Will Go Away : Ain't Going To Make It
> > > Happen . ~ RHF . IBOC : HD-Radio May Suck -but- It Is The
> > > Suckers That Will Make It a Success ! -by-
> > > RHFhttp://groups.google.com/group/rec.radio.shortwave/msg/0ce2564e
> > > 2517a12c . HD-Radio : May Suck -but- The Suckers Will Make It a
> > > 05095a43 bec... . The Second 'best' use of the HD-2 Channels on
> > > the new "Digital" FM HD-Radio Band would be... another
> > > currenthttp://groups.google.com/group/rec.radio.shortwave/msg/726c
> > > 1a11c04b 60... Audio Sound Product with an Loyal Radio Listener
> > > Base and Established Advertisers : 1 - Simulcasting AM Radio
> > > Sound on the FM HD-2 Channels 2 - Transitioning AM Radio Stations
> > > to an Expanded FM HD-Radio Band. . Is HD-Radio "The Answer" to
> > > AM/FM Radio's Youth Erosion Problem ? - "NO" The Answer is
> > > Inter-Active Web-based Content Driven Radio
> > > Programming.http://groups.google.com/group/alt.radio.broadcasting/
> > > msg/a51f 1d45ea5... . IBOC & HD-Radio = Follow-the-Money =
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All your points are bull crap.
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Telamon
Ventura, California
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> > People over 50 generally do not succumb to advertising like the younger
> > dumbasses do. That is why they are ignored.- Hide quoted text -
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> David,
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> The Listen and Need The Products They Want and Need :
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> ! Depends !
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> ! AARP !
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> ! Long Term Care Insurance !
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> ! Senior Safe Driver Discount !
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> ! Viagra !
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> the list goes on and on and on . . . ~ RHF
You need all that stuff? Wow, you are more messed up than I thought.
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Telamon
Ventura, California
PONG : Telamon - All Your Points Are Bull Crap.
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teli - you are pointless "0" ~ RHF
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> PONG : Telamon - All Your Points Are Bull Crap.
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> teli - you are pointless "0" ~ RHF
No big surprise you got that backward.
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Telamon
Ventura, California