Well, at $500 for the receiver, if I dumped Xm right now, at 12.95 a month it wold take me just over 38 months to offset the cost of the receiver.
HD-FM Radio...great, now I can hear 30 minutes of commericals and the same 5 songs in HD instead of stereo. Why would I pay $500 to hear Boch Toyota ads in HD?
> Radioandrecords.com is reporting that the HD Alliance, a
> group represented by many of the major broadcasting
> corporations, will soon be rolling out programming on HD
> channels in the top 12 markets, which would include Boston.
> Springfield and Hartford are also slated to be a part of
> this initial rollout. The full story is here...
>
http:> //www.radioandrecords.com/Newsroom/2006_01_18/hdalliance.asp
>
>
> My question is, If there is some interesting programming
> available, would you seek out an HD reciever to listen to it
> or go to (or stick with) satellite?
>
> The possibilities are endless. A few ideas I'd like to see
> would include...
>
> 1955-1969 oldies (or All Lost 45's!) an WODS-HD.
> Classic Alternative on WFNX-HD.
> New releases and local rock on WBCN-HD.
> Dance on WXKS-FM/HD,
> Old School Hip-Hop or new "Mix Tape" stuff on WJMN-HD.
> Deep Cuts and older classic rock on WZLX-HD.
> Smooth Jazz or Chill music on WMJX-HD
> The old Star 93.7 Rhythmic AC format on WMKK-HD
> All Heavy Metal on WAAF-HD
> A folk-based AAA format on WBOS-HD
> Female skewed talk on WTKK-HD
> Classic Country on WKLB-HD
> WILD's old classic soul format on WILD-FM/HD
> Alternate NPR programming on WBUR-HD
>
> What would you like to see?
>
> Mike Thomas
>