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Hey Handyman!
I was reading in the trades about LPAM. Apparently there is soft support for this, but some FCC folks do not want it because they are in progress of making some AM signal quality changes to the AM band to eliminate some of the static inherit in the signal. I even heard that the FCC wants AM to go digital, and that may even be in progress by this time. I know that you were aware early on of the LPFMs. With that in Mind buddy, what's your take on the LPAM notion?
Is that a waste of time to develop ?
 
> Hey Handyman!
> I was reading in the trades about LPAM. > Is that a waste of time to develop ?
>
I would have to say the very first mention of the FCC's LPFM service gave me great optimism that regular everyday people like you and me would have a chance to give listeners diversity on the air. Something so badly missing in today's greedy world of canned corporate radio. However, when the service materialized it was apparent that it would fall well short of that task. Basically, with all the restrictions placed on LPFM allocations the service is pretty much a joke. Short of moving to Nome Alaska it seems near impossible to license in even moderately populated areas for the service. What's that? Missed the window for licensing? Too bad! Guess we'll all have to sit and wait for Radio Omega in Lebanon to go bankrupt or screw up their EAS. Not! Give me a break!

For the few LPFMs we have here in PA I'd say they got incredibly lucky, and with night-time AM propagation already in heavily heated debate because of IBOC I would certainly not get too excited over any proposed service on the AM band. At least not while analog is still mainstream. If LPAM does become a reality though it might be worth while to secure a license in the brief window you might have. If you can, just hold on to it. After all, one day digital (possibly a format other than Ibiquity's)could be the standard, and if that happens AM will sound similiar to FM right now or better. Digital transmitters will become more obtainable, as will the receivers. So let's sit back and see what happens.
 
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