Re: [IRCA] IBOC battle begins

["Craig Healy" <bubba@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>If Bob's ready to cash out, and if a sale would probably mean
>that his signal becomes nothing more than a satellite repeater
>of ESPN or Family Life Radio or Radio Disney, why should he
>turn down an equally lucrative offer (if not more so) to
>sell CBS his nighttime interference protection?

Another reason why locals ought to have a say in station sales.  Public Service from a satellite service?  Only the minimum required by the rules.  Sad, really.

>Bob loves radio as much as any of us - but in the end, it's
>still a business.

Yes, and losing your night coverage to IBOC interference is a huge hit.  Like buying a store and having to close the doors at sunset because the traffic from the megastore next door blocks your driveway.  Just what is his station worth now?  How about as a defacto daytimer?

The more I look at this, the worse it appears.  All this baloney for an audio "improvement" that nobody asked for in the first place.  What a waste..

It also seems that every time I try to discuss the problems with an IBOC proponent, it degenerates into an accusation that I want radio to fail.  Who was it who said "Out of facts?  Ad Hominum attacks!".

Craig Healy
Providence, RI




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