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"Finalist Fiascos: DAB, the digital radio"

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PocketRadio

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Mar 3, 2009, 1:40:53 AM3/3/09
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"Straining to hear digital radio - Europe has a head start in
terrestrial digital radio, but is anybody listening?"

"But today, digital radio is struggling to find its legs. While it's
still in the cradle in the United States, it has begun to crawl, a
bit, in Europe and elsewhere... Europe has had a standard for digital
radio for some time. The European Union adopted the standard, called
Eureka 147, 10 years ago. But high prices and a lack of consumer
interest have kept the market tiny."

http://tinyurl.com/6r77l9

"Finalist Fiascos: DAB, the digital radio"

"The estimated investment on digital radio has been of 50 million
euros in Spain, an amount that got to 350 million thanks to the help
of the other six European countries that believed in this technology.
In Catalonia the fiasco was accomplished in November 2008, when after
ten years without an audience, the Corporació Catalana de Mitjans
Audiovisuals -the Public Catalan Media Corporation- brought digital
radio broadcasting to a halt."

http://tinyurl.com/d7gpa5

"Germany flicks off-switch on DAB"

"Part of the problem is that analogue FM never went away and most
people didn't seem to care for the clear digital-quality sound, and
were left nonplussed by such benefits as easy tuning and message
displays with song names and titles. DAB is struggling almost
everywhere in Europe."

http://tinyurl.com/622fos

"Macquarie Radio execs: delays have killed the future of digital
radio"

"Macquarie Radio Network says years of delays had killed the future of
digital radio, which was being overtaken by broadband services, third-
generation mobiles and digital devices such as iPods, reports
Australian IT."

http://tinyurl.com/34p4lz

"Digital Radio in Canada"

"The Commission is very concerned about the stalled DRB transition.
Roughly 15 of the 76 authorized stations (including the digital-only
operation in Toronto) are not on the air. Some stations that once
operated have since ceased operations. Few recievers have been sold,
and there is no interest in expanding DRB service beyond the six
cities where it exists."

http://tinyurl.com/cstact

~ RHF

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Mar 3, 2009, 7:41:43 PM3/3/09
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~ RHF

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Mar 4, 2009, 12:41:53 PM3/4/09
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> KMVL-AM 1450 kHz C.Crane WiFi Radio Adzhttp://www.kvmlam.com/index.php

>  .
> Listening to "Coast-to-Coast AM"http://www.coasttocoastam.com/
>  .
> WiFi Radio has 'arrived' on the AM Radio as a
> Listening 'Alternative' to AM & FM Radio and
> C.Crane & Company is promoting WiFi  Radio
> to the General Radio Listening Public as equal-to
> and better than AM & FM Radio.
>  .
> * 11,000~15,000 FREE Internet Radio Stations
>  .
> * WiFi {Internet} Radioshttp://www.ccrane.com/radios/wifi-radios/index.aspx

>  .
> * CC WiFi Radio {Sangean?}http://www.ccrane.com/radios/wifi-radios/cc-wifi-radio.aspx
>  .
> * Find a WiFi Radio Station {ReCiVa}https://www.reciva.com/listen/locations
>  .
> * Bring on the WiFi Radios via Linuxhttp://www.linuxjournal.com/article/6255

>  .
> "But what we need now is a Radio;
> not a Computer or a PDA, simply a Radio.
> A dedicated device. Something anybody
> {anywhere} could use." - - - Doc Searlshttp://www.linuxjournal.com/article/6255

>  .
> * VTech's 'new' IS9181 WiFi Receiver
> is coming soon . . .http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/06/vtech-plunges-into-home-audio-mark...
>  .
>  .

WiFi?
Last Wednesday,
I ordered a Wide Area High Gain WiFI Antenna
from www.MFJEnterprises.com
(Hot New Products)
My WiFi Antenna hasen't shown up here yet.
But, the Aluratek Internet Clock Radio
I ordered from www.aluratek.com
last Wednesday showed up here yesterday morning.
I guess MFJ has to build my WiFi Antenna
first before they can ship it to me.
cuhulin

A Buyer's Guide to Wi-Fi Internet Radio Receivers
http://radio.about.com/od/portableinternetradio/ss/blWiFiNetRadio.htm
Nine Pages -so- Click from one to the others . . .
1 - Aluratek Internet Radio Alarm Clock with Built-in Wi-Fi
2 - COM ONE Phoenix Wi-Fi Radio
3 - IntelliTouch Grace Wi-Fi Radio
4 - Roku R1000 SoundBridge Radio Wi-Fi Music System
5 - Sangean WFR-20 Wi-Fi Radio
6 - Cubo Elements W
7 - Sonos Multi-Room Music System (BU150)
8 - Sanyo R277 Online Radio
9 - Grace Wireless Internet Radio
.
.

~ RHF

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Mar 4, 2009, 3:40:18 PM3/4/09
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> A Buyer's Guide to Wi-Fi Internet Radio Receivershttp://radio.about.com/od/portableinternetradio/ss/blWiFiNetRadio.htm

> Nine Pages -so- Click from one to the others . . .
> 1 - Aluratek Internet Radio Alarm Clock with Built-in Wi-Fi
> 2 - COM ONE Phoenix Wi-Fi Radio
> 3 - IntelliTouch Grace Wi-Fi Radio
> 4 - Roku R1000 SoundBridge Radio Wi-Fi Music System
> 5 - Sangean WFR-20 Wi-Fi Radio
> 6 - Cubo Elements W
> 7 - Sonos Multi-Room Music System (BU150)
> 8 - Sanyo R277 Online Radio
> 9 - Grace Wireless Internet Radio
>  .
>  .

WiFi FAQs {C. Crane Co.}

http://www.ccrane.com/antennas/wifi-antennas/index.aspx

* What Is WiFi ?

* Why Is WiFi Important to Me ?

* How Do I Get Hooked-Up To WiFi?

* How Do I Make My Home a WiFi Internet Hot-Spot?

~ RHF
.

dave

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Mar 4, 2009, 4:02:55 PM3/4/09
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~ RHF wrote:

>
> A Buyer's Guide to Wi-Fi Internet Radio Receivers
> http://radio.about.com/od/portableinternetradio/ss/blWiFiNetRadio.htm
> Nine Pages -so- Click from one to the others . . .
> 1 - Aluratek Internet Radio Alarm Clock with Built-in Wi-Fi
> 2 - COM ONE Phoenix Wi-Fi Radio
> 3 - IntelliTouch Grace Wi-Fi Radio
> 4 - Roku R1000 SoundBridge Radio Wi-Fi Music System
> 5 - Sangean WFR-20 Wi-Fi Radio
> 6 - Cubo Elements W
> 7 - Sonos Multi-Room Music System (BU150)
> 8 - Sanyo R277 Online Radio
> 9 - Grace Wireless Internet Radio
> .
> .

I'm using an Asus PC-900A. $205 new, and I can check my email on it, too.

cuh...@webtv.net

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Mar 4, 2009, 6:02:57 PM3/4/09
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I also own a Linksys Wireless B Music System internet radio.I bought it
for about $60.00 at the Wal Mart store about seven or eight something
years ago.I like physical radios.
cuhulin

Mike

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Mar 4, 2009, 7:00:58 PM3/4/09
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Cuhulin,

If you have wireless access, why are you operating from WebTV?

Mike

cuh...@webtv.net

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Mar 4, 2009, 7:03:53 PM3/4/09
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I never drag my computer around in the mud.

Big Joe Polka Show is on the RFD channel now.
cuhulin

~ RHF

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Mar 4, 2009, 10:20:01 PM3/4/09
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On Mar 4, 4:00 pm, Mike <mwbry...@aol.com> wrote:
> On Mar 4, 6:02 pm, cuhu...@webtv.net wrote:
>
> > I also own a Linksys Wireless B Music System internet radio.I bought it
> > for about $60.00 at the Wal Mart store about seven or eight something
> > years ago.I like physical radios.
> > cuhulin
>
> Cuhulin,

- If you have wireless access, why are you operating from WebTV?
-
- Mike

MWB - For the Seekers of the Ultimate
Unlimited Internet Access . . . There Are
Many Paths to Fool enCuhulinment and
not all begin at the thrift-store. ~ RHF
.

dxAce

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Mar 5, 2009, 5:17:23 AM3/5/09
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If you didn't have a PhD, then why did you lie about having one?

dxAce
Michigan
USA

And, as always, don't let your children attend Louisville Technical Institute.
They've hired at least one dufus who once claimed to have a PhD, and who knows,
there may be more.

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