Re: [IRCA] AM down the road..

["Dave Marthouse" <dmart@xxxxxxxx>]

Craig makes lots of good points.  One thing however regarding wireless
internet and streaming audio as they are implemented is the bandwidth
problem.  Every person who listens to a stream is served up their own
individual feed.  The higher the audio quality the higher the bandwidth and
corresponding cost.  The more listeners you have the more it will cost you.
The only way that Craig's scenario will work is when a method of
distribution will be developed letting an extremely large amount of users
share a single stream.  That is the present advantage of over-the-air radio.
You can have one listener or 1 million listeners and the bandwidth will stay
the same.


Dave Marthouse
dmart@xxxxxxxx


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Craig Healy" <bubba@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America"
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Sent: Monday, March 20, 2006 12:43 PM
Subject: Re: [IRCA] AM down the road..


> > > At some point, portable access to streaming content will be available
> > > to a very large segment of the population.  Why would someone listen
to
> an
> > > AM or even FM signal when a clear quality stream has the same content?
> >
> > *** I think the answer to that question right now would be local
> > content - whether that's news, weather, sports, talk or entertainment.
>
> That's just my point.  The same local content will be available on the
> stream.  One of my clients does exactly that in several different flavors
of
> stream.  Complete with the local weather and news.
>
> > I see no reason why that same content couldn't someday also tag along -
> > in fact a lot of the larger all-news stations ( who don't have to worry
> > about artist royalties etc. ) are broadcasting on the web, so that's
> > just a matter of waiting for more available and generalized WiFi.
> >
> > I know there are lots of places I go where there are still no WiFi
> > signals to be found when I scan - mostly just some hotels and of course
> > coffee shops.
>
> >From what I have read, there's an initiative to have the whole state of
RI
> covered with WiFi or greater access.  And at this moment, anyone in RI and
> most of SE MA can get the Verizon or Sprint mobile wireless.  It's here
> right now.  I could buy a PCMIA wireless access card, plug it inot my
laptop
> and route that audio out into my truck radio auxiliary input.  Now.
>
> Craig Healy
> Providence, RI
>
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