Re: [IRCA] Radio's Digital Dilemma

[Chuck Hutton <charlesh3@xxxxxxx>]

Sometimes truth is stranger than fiction.
 
Do you have rough (or better) numbers for the number of AM stations transmitting IBOC at the peak and today? It seems there have been no new major users of IBOC since the initial phase, and a lot (half?) of the original supporters have turned it off and said "why bother?".
 
What I found most interesting was the poor perception of FM IBOC audio quality, and FM IBOC is distinctly better than AM IBOC! So tell me again why masses of consumers will rush out to buy AM IBOC???????
 
Chuck
 
> Date: Wed, 1 Jan 2014 19:40:05 -0500
> From: bm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> To: am@xxxxxxxxxxx
> CC: ABDX@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [IRCA] Radio's Digital Dilemma
> 
> Someone recently brought to my attention this new book about the trials 
> and tribulations of attempting to transition radio broadcasting to 
> digital.  Most of the book deals with IBOC in the US, but DAB in other 
> parts of the world is also included:
> 
> http://www.amazon.com/Radios-Digital-Dilemma-Broadcasting-Twenty-First/dp/0415656125
> 
> Considering the hefty price tag, I won't be springing for a copy. 
> However, after searching a bit, I discovered that the book's contents 
> are much the same as the author's 2011 PhD thesis, and you can download 
> it here:
> 
> https://www.ideals.illinois.edu/bitstream/handle/2142/26240/Anderson_John.pdf?sequence=1
> 
> It makes for some fascinating reading, and if you're interested in 
> learning more about how IBOC was foisted on an unsuspecting public, and 
> where it may go from here, I encourage you to take a look. You'll 
> probably notice quite a few familiar names mentioned...
> 
> Barry
> 
> -- 
> Barry McLarnon  Ottawa, ON
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