Re: [IRCA] IBOC status in Washington DC area

[Brett Saylor <bds2@xxxxxxx>]

What Patrick states apparently *could* be, in part, construed from the 
information I found on Radio World. It appears stations would also pay 
fees based on revenues generated through IBOC's auxiliary data 
capabilities. Details here:

http://www.rwonline.com/reference-room/iboc/rw-iboc-qanda.shtml

"Ibiquity elected to use a percentage-of-revenue model to ensure that 
stations only pay a data royalty if the stations increase revenues 
through exploiting the wireless data opportunities that IBOC affords."

I understand this covers data services only, not audio, and that the 
article is several years old and the actual terms may have changed. But 
I could see where this might be morphed into the idea that there is a 
"tail" on the fees owed due to running IBOC,


Brett Saylor
Central PA

> Gentlemen:
> 
> The only fee is the initial licensing charge....which is the same all over
> the country.  There are no additional "fees" associated with running AM HD.
> None.  As in zero.  I've been running it for 4 years and have yet to pay a
> "fee".  Where are you getting this false information from???
> 
> Tom Ray
> WOR
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Patrick Martin [mailto:mwdxer@xxxxxxxxx] 
> Sent: Sunday, February 11, 2007 12:59 PM
> To: am@xxxxxxxxxxx; irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: IBOC status in Washington DC area
> 
> Russ,
> 
> According to what I was told by a CE, once you turn the IBOC off the
> station does not have to pay the fees any longer. They do have the
> outlay of the equipment in the first place, but once the station turns
> it off, no more fees.  I guess the fees are the same for each station in
> a market. In other words, what KCBS SF pays, KNEW pays the same. It
> doesn't matter what the station's ratings are. They charge the same. The
> fees do vary from market to market I guess though.
> 
> 73,
> 
> Patrick
> 
> Patrick Martin
> KAVT Reception Manager
> 
> 
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