[IRCA] IBOC

[Lee Reynolds <kd1sq@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

It's not about the audio, it's about monetizing what couldn't easily  
be charged for using analog transmission systems.

It doesn't matter whether or not the public want it provided that the  
FCC can be induced to do an end run around public wants and needs by  
unilaterally declaring that analog AM and FM will be phased out by a  
certain date. If that's done, IBOC is here to stay. And thus will the  
terrestrial equivalents of Sirius and XM come into existence.

Shutting down free-to-air AM and FM within a certain time frame is a  
tricky gamble for IBOC proponents - the timing is particularly  
critical because they need the current corporate-friendly,  
listener-unfriendly FCC in place - but if they manage it then there's  
a pot of money to be made for corporate interests.

Lee
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