Dear Curt, Patrick, and fellow cold warriors of the ether,
Yes, putting stock quotes and ever exciting 'traffic info texting' on subcarriers is hyped by Ibiquity/qWeerChannel as one of the miracles of IBOC. Great. So, in addition to getting cited by PD Miami for talking on one's cellphone whilst driving, one can now as well be charged with driving while distracted - after investing $700 in a digital car radio - for viewing 'traffic info texting' and 'weather updates' while driving.
Does the Safety Lobby - cops, insurance companies, court thugs - have an insider deal cooked with Ibiquity? Sound far fetched? Of course. Do we live in an era when far fetched concerns of possible ongoing kleptocratic behavior are eventually proven to be true? Yes.
Growing up in a city, skywaves nonetheless provided us with alternatives to local AM stations, whose programming was plenty good and varied, typical of the era. We simply enjoyed the additional choices made possible by the magic of night propagation.
Appreciate Patrick Martin's idea greatly. Forget writing FCC. Write your station instead. Inform them the digital detritus of another radio outlet is ruining their audience. Make it of interest to them. Brilliant.
-Z.-
Paul Vincent Zecchino
Manasoviet Key, FL
14 0300Z MAY 05
BT
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