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KOHM Lubbock

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is on HD Radio. Probably has been for awhile now(and I failed to hear about it until now)...but I just got an HD Tuner so I am new to the whole HD Radio thing. Its pretty useless here in Lubbock since KOHM is the 1st and only HD Station around here :(. But I could hear some good commercial-free stations when I used it in Dallas :). But how long has KOHM been broadcasting in HD and does anyone know if any other Lubbock stations will follow KOHM's move to HD?
 
REALLY!!!!

This is fantastic news! I didn't expect HD Radio to EVER come to Lubbock
On the other hand, Texas Tech Public Radio and TV seem to have a LOT of digital these days. KTXT TV broadcasts two different plublic TV stations in digital. So I am not sure that GAP, RAMAR or WILKS will join.

Glad to hear somebody took the plung, even if IBOC's future is iffy at this point.
 
yeah. it looks like KOHM HD-2 will have a format consisting of jazz, talk, and news and I think KOHM HD-3 is NPR. According to their website, they may not have HD-3 running for awhile, but I heard them testing it a couple nights ago and thats what I heard on my radio. Yesterday when I tried to tune in, my radio wasn't picking it up though. But the HD-1 signal is up and running!

hopefully other stations will follow eventually because my HD Tuner is pretty much useless here.
 
probably true lol ;D. I got the tuner in Dallas. Its a JVC KD-HDR1. With this stereo, you don't have to go out and buy one of those extra tuners and deal with all the wires. The tuner is just built in. Cost me $150 with the rebate, so I thought why not? Basically you just plug it in and it works! Pretty easy and I think its the only car stereo out there that has a built in tuner as of now. All the other stereos you have to buy the tuner separately, which costs around $300 usually I think. On top of all that, you have to deal with all these extra wires, so this stereo isn't bad at all.

If the HD radio demand ever goes up in Lubbock, one of the more popular stations such as Z102, The Beat, or Hot 97-3 will need to step it up. Don't see that happening anytime soon. Until then, I will continue to enjoy the regular analog stations...and enjoy the extra commercial free stations when I make a trip to Dallas or something.
 
KOHM is a NPR affiliate. I think you will find that most NPR stations are either already HD or in the process of converting. Why? Because they got some serious grant money to do it, and multicasting is part of the over-all NPR plan.

It is a bigger leap for commercial stations to make, since they usually have to pay the bill out of their own pockets. That's why you will notice that large group operators have been the first to go HD. In their financial world, $50-100,000 per station is not that big a deal. For small owners, it can be a more significant budget item.
 
That's true, and as of yet, there is no commercial advertising on HD radio, and so, no revenue stream to justify it. Until such time as there is, I don't see HD radio really taking off in any market. Not even the big ones...
 
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