Re: [Swprograms] OT: Satellite Radio market share < 0.5%oflistening audieenc

["Mike Wolfson" <mwolfson@xxxxxxxxxx>]

I have to agree with you.  For awhile I thought DRM might catch on.  After 
lstening to what Ralph had to say last year and reading some other commetns, 
I think the window for DRM has passed.

Mike


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "rmonty23" <rmonty23@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Richard Cuff" <rdcuff@xxxxxxxxx>; "Shortwave programming discussion" 
<swprograms@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2005 11:57 AM
Subject: Re: [Swprograms] OT: Satellite Radio market share < 0.5%oflistening 
audieenc


> Have to think that inaccurate counts of shortwave listeners has had an
> effect on the radio producers.  Seems very few now, maybe only one or two
> left making table top models.  What is really interesting is the fact that 
> I
> am not seeing any of them, even the Chinese builders producing DRM
> receivers.  Most of the big guns now broadcast, pollute the air waves with
> noise, in the DRM format.  Best reception at this point appears to be 
> anyone
> willing to modify a receiver and use a computer for reception.  Have to
> think that the percentage is so low, not able to be counted.  Strictly a
> hobbyist venture.  The NASWA logs sheets will verify this.  Have to think
> that DRM will join the A.M. Stereo crowd.
> Bob Montgomery
> Levittown, PA
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Richard Cuff" <rdcuff@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: "Shortwave programming discussion" <swprograms@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2005 5:08 PM
> Subject: Re: [Swprograms] OT: Satellite Radio market share < 0.5%
> oflistening audieenc
>
>
>> 1.5 million regular shortwave listeners in the USA?
>>
>> As in once/week?
>>
>> You're right...that seems somewhat low.  However, I don't think we
>> active SWLs number more than 5 million...but I'd love to be proved
>> wrong.
>>
>> At 5 million that would suggest the Monitoring Times' penetration of
>> active SWLs is about the same - 1/2 of 1%.  Perhaps...
>>
>> However I think it's a lead-pipe-cinch that the majority of SWLs are 
>> male.
>>
>> Richard C
>>
>>
>> On 5/12/05, Daniel Say <say@xxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>         No, as shortwave is a larger market.
>>>         The Sat Radio is intended for English-Speakers
>>>         only, and we know that short wave listeners, other
>>>         than the few dozen who listen to BBCWS, listen in
>>>         many other languages to broadcasts from home or to
>>>         languages that they don't hear on local BCB media.
>>>         And, in most cases, there is little delay in news from
>>>         the other countries unlike most packages from the TV
>>>         specialty channels.
>>>
>>
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