[IRCA] The cost of IBOC

["Chernos Saul" <sauldx@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks for the answers received.

I was thinking of AM. I couldn't help thinking, as I passed by WBZ on the 
dial last night and noted it and adjacent channels getting hammered by 
noise, that IBOC has cost these stations up-front costs, ongoing energy 
costs, and of course any impact from loss of signal quality (while signals 
of some stations are no doubt eroded within primary contours, I am not sure 
if advertisers really know, and if this has yet translated into lost ad 
revenue).

So as I passed by WBZ I thought of the cuts their to local content, and 
pondered over the relative wisdom of decisions made there. I was wondering 
if the cost of IBOC electricity (and any other ongoing IBOC-related costs) 
might equal one host. Maybe? Maybe not? I know there would be variations 
between a large market versus a smaller one, and a big-name local host 
versus a small one.

Saul


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