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Is this where we're headed?

Depends on the political whims of the Democans and Republicrats. Whichever party can be persuaded to do corporate radio's bidding, or how much corporate radio is willing to bribe the party in power. One thing you can be sure of in Washington DC - no decision regarding radio will be based on what is in the best interest of the listener, or the public interest, or technically feasible.
 
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IBOC is even less popular over here than DAB is in Britain although as Bruce says above since when does what the people want have anything to do with what we get? Digital radio is a travesty that is being forced down people's throats in Britain and they would love to do the same here.
 
Maybe someone can link a quote on this, but I have seen nothing from the FCC, Congress, or the radio industry that says they'd like to have DAB here. In fact, the FCC has had a stated policy against DAB. The radio industry has nothing to gain by giving up their expensive towers and transmitters. They are grandfathered into lots of huge benefits by retaining the status quo, including the music royalty exemption. DAB would require them to pay billions in royalties to record labels, and makes hundreds of millions of FM radios obsolete. Clearly, the public has already shown an unwillingness to buy new radios, whether they receive HD, satellite, or internet. None of the new sets are selling well. The public is happy with the status quo, and if anything, their device of choice is mobile. The radio companies have already begun transitioning transmission onto platforms that can be received on cell phones. So any legislation in this regard would be counter to the public and the industry.
 
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Maybe someone can link a quote on this, but I have seen nothing from the FCC, Congress, or the radio industry that says they'd like to have DAB here. In fact, the FCC has had a stated policy against DAB. The radio industry has nothing to gain by giving up their expensive towers and transmitters. They are grandfathered into lots of huge benefits by retaining the status quo, including the music royalty exemption. DAB would require them to pay billions in royalties to record labels, and makes hundreds of millions of FM radios obsolete. Clearly, the public has already shown an unwillingness to buy new radios, whether they receive HD, satellite, or internet. None of the new sets are selling well. The public is happy with the status quo, and if anything, their device of choice is mobile. The radio companies have already begun transitioning transmission onto platforms that can be received on cell phones. So any legislation in this regard would be counter to the public and the industry.
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I think he means will our government try to force IBOC down our throat at some future point like Britain is trying to do with DAB, not will the govenment try to force DAB down our throats, or at least that's the way I read it.
 
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DAB was the U.S.' first choice, back in 1990, but the Pentagon wouldn't relinquish the spectrum. Now there's little to no chance of any alternative technology taking root here...unless there's some sort of fundamental shift in the industry and the FCC's thinking on this. (When it comes to digital radio, the FCC has faithfully followed the industry's lead.)
 
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I think he means will our government try to force IBOC down our throat at some future point like Britain is trying to do with DAB, not will the govenment try to force DAB down our throats, or at least that's the way I read it.
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The government has a stated policy against "forcing IBOC down our throat." The industry isn't doing anything to get them to change that stated policy. If anything, the industry is going in a different direction.
 
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DAB was the U.S.' first choice, back in 1990, but the Pentagon wouldn't relinquish the spectrum. Now there's little to no chance of any alternative technology taking root here...unless there's some sort of fundamental shift in the industry and the FCC's thinking on this. (When it comes to digital radio, the FCC has faithfully followed the industry's lead.)
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After the IBOC debacle there is no way DAB would ever make it here. Some of the industry here has tried so hard to force HD on the consumer with virtually no traction that no one will ever take a chance with DAB.
 
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