Ludwig is "The One"

[Ai4i]

Not HD Radio, but this is probably the closest sub-forum in which to post this, as the system will be OTA and advertiser funded, but will require new digital receivers to be purchased.

 

[mmnassour]

The nearest competitor to The One™ radio is Sirius/XM radio. There is very little overlap in our target audience since The One™ radio is reaching out to new markets that they do not serve, catering to expanding multicultural, 55 plus and emerging youth markets, with an emphasis on family unity.

...markets they do not serve? Oh, they mean someone who does not like, rock, country, or Stern! ;D

 

[Ai4i]

The most similar technology would probably be Eureka 147 DAB.

 

[spunker88]

I've been saying for years why can't we have radio with DTV. I pictured TV stations leasing spare bandwidth to stations or perhaps putting their own stations on it. Since most DTV stations are UHF units would need a separate antenna but something like PSIP could be used to mask the real UHF frequency to match the old FM one.

 

[Ai4i]

All "stations" will likely have names and/or channel numbers.
Frequencies are twentieth century.

 

[w9wi]

I've been saying for years why can't we have radio with DTV. I pictured TV stations leasing spare bandwidth to stations or perhaps putting their own stations on it. Since most DTV stations are UHF units would need a separate antenna but something like PSIP could be used to mask the real UHF frequency to match the old FM one.

That's already happening in some places -- Atlanta for one -- low-power DTV stations carrying audio-only channels relaying radio stations.

Interesting thought, about having the virtual channel match the FM frequency. DTV virtual channel 89.9.. I'm not 100% certain the PSIP standard allows for major virtual channels greater than 99. It would be technically illegal (not consistent with the PSIP standard) but it should work.

 

[tomservo]

I know of at least one full powered DTV station relaying music channels, but I didn't think it was common. The University of Alabama runs WUOA-DT in Birmingham, and they carry the University's public radio channel as well as one of its HD subchannels. The audio's in the clear and shows up as channel .3 and .4 in the lineup.

 

[Ai4i]

We are talking here about clusters of not one or two, but fifty, and likely eventually more, channels.

 

[dumber than a box of hair]

The nearest competitor to The One™ radio is Sirius/XM radio. There is very little overlap in our target audience since The One™ radio is reaching out to new markets that they do not serve, catering to expanding multicultural, 55 plus and emerging youth markets, with an emphasis on family unity.

Multicultural: 144/Korea Today, 145/Inspirate, 146/Cristina Radio, 147/En Vivo, 148/CNN en Español, 149/ESPN Deportes, 150/Caliente, 151 through 159 (various Canadian English and French channels), 175/MLB en Español

55+: 4/40's on 4, 19/Elvis Radio, 67/Real Jazz, 69/Escape, 71/Siruisly Sinatra, 72/On Broadway

As for "emerging youth markets," that can mean almost anything, but there's certainly more than enough on satrad for young people.

SiriusXM had a very long slog to get where they are and survived many years in the red. Even after the merger, it still took some years before they started turning a profit. I hope "The One" has backers with very deep pockets, because I have a feeling this isn't going to be an overnight success, if it succeeds at all.