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If the chart above still is indicative of today's usage, it's no wonder that few people noticed the stations have been experiencing issues. Although it's from last year, the accompanying article is especially revealing, in that it shows that there has been little interest in HD radio: www.current.org/2012/11/slow-growth-for-hd-radio/
If the chart above still is indicative of today's usage, it's no wonder that few people noticed the stations have been experiencing issues. Although it's from last year, the accompanying article is especially revealing, in that it shows that there has been little interest in HD radio: www.current.org/2012/11/slow-growth-for-hd-radio/
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Why would the average consumer be interested? They give the average piece of technology a try - if they are techie or trendy minded. It doesn't work, they return it and move on. With AM HD dropping at the least hint of interference, the car next to you tuned 10.4 to 11 MHz underneath an HD station causing it to lose lock, plane takeoffs and landings causing it to drop, and bad coverage under the best scenarios - the average consumer is going to say to himself, his family, and his friends - and probably on social media " this HD radio is cr@p don't waste your money." The ship has sailed, there was a window of opportunity around the time digital TV was adopted, but poor engineering in the first place - rushed introduction of a flawed system, lack of compelling content on HD-2, along with HD-2 going silent when the drop makes the system a pain in the posterior even to those of us who use it. I don't sing along with favorite songs, because HD-2 is going to drop and leave my awful voice by itself.
I miss my 80s
I've never heard your singing voice so I'm not about to get in trouble with any comment.
But I will say that the above quote is one of your best. In fact, the whole paragraph sums up the HD situation very well.Elsewhere on the digital front, DAB appears to be gaining some traction in the UK, and India is rigorously deploying new DRM technology. Latin American countries are taking a good look at DRM as well.
We might have to look elsewhere for some lessons on the proper implementation of digital radio.
We might have to look elsewhere for some lessons on the proper implementation of digital radio.
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+1, jd. You couldn't have stated that better Bruce. HD Radio had the potential to be something very special when it was introduced, and as you said, was doomed from the release. The AM version from a listeners perspective, is a mistake. Don't care what they say, it's not FM quality sound. To me, it actually sounds worse. Try locking in on KMIC with a dial tuner. It'll never happen. With FM, had the technology been as advertised, broadcasters would be compelled to fill their 2s and 3s with quality formats that were more niche than their main signal could afford to be. What broadcaster wouldn't want to have the most options available for their audience's listening pleasure? The technology's limited capabilities never gave the broadcasters a chance to fully reach the potential HD radio once had. Now it's water under the bridge for most. Some made money along the way and I'm sure it was a lot of it, but in the end they took away the one thing that should have brought radio into the digital age with television.
Now we're relegated to looking back and asking, what if?
Now we're relegated to looking back and asking, what if?
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Now 107.5 HD-2 is down, too! WTF - is the Eagle giving up on HD-2's? Their HD-2's are two of the main reasons I have HD radio. HD radio is Highly Disappointing radio when HD-2 channels go down with no warning!
I love rbrucecarter5's comments on HD Radio. You must be like me. When I sing it frightens young children so I tell people I'm such a bad singer, I have to just announce who they are. So true. HD has no future but the very few that use it to feed a translator likely means it will not go away. It seems we need to go back to square one and start over. One of my beefs I had was how a Federal agency could approve a system where the company building it is allowed to charge you a license fee after you buy the equipment. Imagine buying a car, making the car payment and the manufacturer charges you an annual fee to use it. Man, I'm in the wrong business!
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Oldies were back on 107.5 HD-2 today.
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And - back off again, but the point is up on 106.9 HD-2. This type of unreliability is NO way to build a new broadcast standard, or loyalty to a new format. Until HD is RELIABLE and DEPENDABLE - it will never be viable.
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