[IRCA] HD Radio - WGN response

[midcapemarc@xxxxxxxxxxx (Marc DeLorenzo)]

Interesting response.  IF IBOC (AM-HD) survives and IF digital radios are mandated by the FCC, he's probably right.  But those are 2 mighty big IFs!

Marc DeLorenzo
South Dennis, MA
http://hometown.aol.com/midcapemarc/myhomepage/profile.html


 -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: "Karl J. Zuk" <karlzuk@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> "You will never be able to hear WGN again...!"
>  
> On September 14, HD radio on the AM band became available at night. HD radio is 
> a digital transmission that is transmitted adjacent to a station's normal 
> frequency. In the case of WGN, the conventional anlalog radio that you have 
> always listened to is on 720 Kilohertz. Since the morning of September 14, WOR 
> radio, which operates on 710 Kilohertz, has also been transmitting a digital 
> signal on 720 Kilohertz and 700 Kilohertz. The digital transmission on 720 
> Kilohertz will cover up WGN's analog transmission because you are closer to WOR 
> than to WGN. I don't think you will ever be able to hear WGN again on your 
> radio. We are available 24 hours a day on the internet at:  www.wgnradio.com. 
> The broadcast industry and the FCC have decided that it is more important to 
> enhance AM and FM radio listening with digital technology than it is to maintain 
> skywave service to areas that are far away from a station's core listening area. 
> It does not mean that you can never hear WGN Radio again but you would have to 
> listen on the internet from now on. I hope you are able to do that and that you 
> will occasionally listen in to WGN Radio. 
> James J. Carollo
> Director of Engineering
>  
> WGN Radio
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