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> I hear emf fundraising for a new satellite delivery system.
> I wonder if this is to support hd multicasting on their full
> power stations?
>
Knowing how picky EMF has been about audio quality, it wouldn't surprise me to see them pursue HD radio. I'm really surprised they hadn't done it sooner, actually.
EMF does have a few stations licensed with Ibiquity, most notably WRVG-FM in the Lexington, KY market.<P ID="signature">______________
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> I wonder if this is to support hd multicasting on their full
> power stations?
>
Knowing how picky EMF has been about audio quality, it wouldn't surprise me to see them pursue HD radio. I'm really surprised they hadn't done it sooner, actually.
EMF does have a few stations licensed with Ibiquity, most notably WRVG-FM in the Lexington, KY market.<P ID="signature">______________
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ccmfan
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> > I hear emf fundraising for a new satellite delivery
> system.
> > I wonder if this is to support hd multicasting on their
> full
> > power stations?
> >
> Knowing how picky EMF has been about audio quality, it
> wouldn't surprise me to see them pursue HD radio. I'm
> really surprised they hadn't done it sooner, actually.
>
> EMF does have a few stations licensed with Ibiquity, most
> notably WRVG-FM in the Lexington, KY market.
>
If this is happening I wonder if this could be used to bring Air 1 to more areas on the sub channels. This could be a good thing once HD radio's price comes down.
> system.
> > I wonder if this is to support hd multicasting on their
> full
> > power stations?
> >
> Knowing how picky EMF has been about audio quality, it
> wouldn't surprise me to see them pursue HD radio. I'm
> really surprised they hadn't done it sooner, actually.
>
> EMF does have a few stations licensed with Ibiquity, most
> notably WRVG-FM in the Lexington, KY market.
>
If this is happening I wonder if this could be used to bring Air 1 to more areas on the sub channels. This could be a good thing once HD radio's price comes down.
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HurricaneRun
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> > > I hear emf fundraising for a new satellite delivery
> > system.
> > > I wonder if this is to support hd multicasting on their
> > full
> > > power stations?
> > >
> > Knowing how picky EMF has been about audio quality, it
> > wouldn't surprise me to see them pursue HD radio. I'm
> > really surprised they hadn't done it sooner, actually.
> >
> > EMF does have a few stations licensed with Ibiquity, most
> > notably WRVG-FM in the Lexington, KY market.
> >
>
> If this is happening I wonder if this could be used to bring
> Air 1 to more areas on the sub channels. This could be a
> good thing once HD radio's price comes down.
>
I like Air1 and would like to see it in as many places as possible. With that being said, we are, at the least, 6 years from having any sort of widespread installed-base of HD radios.
Don't hold your breathe.
HR
> > system.
> > > I wonder if this is to support hd multicasting on their
> > full
> > > power stations?
> > >
> > Knowing how picky EMF has been about audio quality, it
> > wouldn't surprise me to see them pursue HD radio. I'm
> > really surprised they hadn't done it sooner, actually.
> >
> > EMF does have a few stations licensed with Ibiquity, most
> > notably WRVG-FM in the Lexington, KY market.
> >
>
> If this is happening I wonder if this could be used to bring
> Air 1 to more areas on the sub channels. This could be a
> good thing once HD radio's price comes down.
>
I like Air1 and would like to see it in as many places as possible. With that being said, we are, at the least, 6 years from having any sort of widespread installed-base of HD radios.
Don't hold your breathe.
HR
> > If this is happening I wonder if this could be used to
> bring
> > Air 1 to more areas on the sub channels. This could be a
> > good thing once HD radio's price comes down.
> >
>
> I like Air1 and would like to see it in as many places as
> possible. With that being said, we are, at the least, 6
> years from having any sort of widespread installed-base of
> HD radios.
>
> Don't hold your breathe.
>
> HR
>
I'm sure if HD Radio becomes widespread, EMF will be looking to unload a lot of stations. In Kentucky alone, EMF could part with WVRB and WHIR-FM just by putting Air1 on WKVO and WXKY-FM. Air1 could also bring K-Love to the eastern suburbs of Louisville on WSOH, which would be a nice complement with WJLR.
The only question is, if EMF and AFR try to sell a bunch of stations, will there be enough buyers?<P ID="signature">______________
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> bring
> > Air 1 to more areas on the sub channels. This could be a
> > good thing once HD radio's price comes down.
> >
>
> I like Air1 and would like to see it in as many places as
> possible. With that being said, we are, at the least, 6
> years from having any sort of widespread installed-base of
> HD radios.
>
> Don't hold your breathe.
>
> HR
>
I'm sure if HD Radio becomes widespread, EMF will be looking to unload a lot of stations. In Kentucky alone, EMF could part with WVRB and WHIR-FM just by putting Air1 on WKVO and WXKY-FM. Air1 could also bring K-Love to the eastern suburbs of Louisville on WSOH, which would be a nice complement with WJLR.
The only question is, if EMF and AFR try to sell a bunch of stations, will there be enough buyers?<P ID="signature">______________
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scooterodell
Guest
> The only question is, if EMF and AFR try to sell a bunch of
> stations, will there be enough buyers?
There are always buyers. The question is, can EMF get the same amount of money that the spent to obtain the station in the first place?
> stations, will there be enough buyers?
There are always buyers. The question is, can EMF get the same amount of money that the spent to obtain the station in the first place?
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neutral_observer
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> I hear emf fundraising for a new satellite delivery system.
> I wonder if this is to support hd multicasting on their full
> power stations?
"HD radio" (where "HD" doesn't stand for "high definition") would not require any new satellite delivery system.
> I wonder if this is to support hd multicasting on their full
> power stations?
"HD radio" (where "HD" doesn't stand for "high definition") would not require any new satellite delivery system.
> "HD radio" (where "HD" doesn't stand for "high definition")
> would not require any new satellite delivery system.
>
Not really, I would assume Air1 is even uplinked on the same transponder as K-Love, so it would just require a receiver at the transmitter site that can receive Air1...
The only hurdle for Klove going IBOC is that they thrive on translators in a lot of the country and so far no one has answered how Translators will handle HD, consdiering in KLove's case, their not usually not rebroadcasting a Full Power FM signal.
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> would not require any new satellite delivery system.
>
Not really, I would assume Air1 is even uplinked on the same transponder as K-Love, so it would just require a receiver at the transmitter site that can receive Air1...
The only hurdle for Klove going IBOC is that they thrive on translators in a lot of the country and so far no one has answered how Translators will handle HD, consdiering in KLove's case, their not usually not rebroadcasting a Full Power FM signal.
<P ID="signature">______________
Lenks
Program Director/Music Director
X Music Online
The X
Today's Best Music
http://www.xmusiconline.com/</P>
What if EMF/AFR/other large Christian station groups use the opportunity to introduce 3rd and 4th formats in some markets? Southern Gospel, Urban Gospel, Christian Rock, Christian Teaching/Preaching, etc etc. might all find places on HD where there simply wouldn't be enough support on terrestrial.
(FWIW, I know that there are terrestrial stations in some markets with any of the above formats. I'm talking about being able to bring these formats to new areas, or areas in which they may have been tried before and not had support or success. Even if these formats were primarily canned satellite feeds that would be piped into an HD radio transmitter, they would provide existing Christian stations with a way to dramatically broaden their audience without alienating the core listener.)
I hope Z88.3 in Orlando does multicasting on all their FM signals - their online Y Rock and Y Hot streams deserve to be heard on air. (RadioY.com for the curious.)
(FWIW, I know that there are terrestrial stations in some markets with any of the above formats. I'm talking about being able to bring these formats to new areas, or areas in which they may have been tried before and not had support or success. Even if these formats were primarily canned satellite feeds that would be piped into an HD radio transmitter, they would provide existing Christian stations with a way to dramatically broaden their audience without alienating the core listener.)
I hope Z88.3 in Orlando does multicasting on all their FM signals - their online Y Rock and Y Hot streams deserve to be heard on air. (RadioY.com for the curious.)
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