HD has been officially OK'ed for all of Mexico, where previously it was only allowed in US border areas.
http://www.rbr.com/radio/hd-radio-goes-south-of-the-border.html
http://www.rbr.com/radio/hd-radio-goes-south-of-the-border.html
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Mexico Gets the Buzz...
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Zach said:
Outside the border areas, powers are generally higher and spacing is closer. But, due to the way channels are allocated, there are far less second adjacents near big city stations... like a 98.3 )A) and 98.7 (B) in the LA metro. So there may be a 98.1 in a big city, and a 98.7, and thus more tightly packed full coverage stations, but less stations in close adjacency on second adjacents. In part, this comes from the way most of Latin American cities develop: most cities do not have dozens of separately incorporated suburbs... cites just grow outwards to include newly urbanized areas. So the whole idea of communities is more centralized.
And this is what makes it possible for HD to exist, and what also is allowing Mexico to move about 75% of its AMs to FM, in a plan that began several years ago. Already, the entire zone from Tabasco to Ucatan and Quintana Roo is now "AM Free."
Savage said:
Of course, 99% of the population is decent and hard working but their lives are impacted by the enormous negative influence of a country with three times the population with an insatiable appetite for drugs.
There is absolutely no question about that, David. In no way did I mean to denigrate the Mexican people. They're victimized far more frequently than Americans are.
Both Washington and Mexico City COULD bring an end to all this, but neither government is particularly interested.
And now, to prevent this post from being too OT: I would predict that HD Radio in Mexico will have approximately the same track record as is has in the USA. (At best.)
Both Washington and Mexico City COULD bring an end to all this, but neither government is particularly interested.
And now, to prevent this post from being too OT: I would predict that HD Radio in Mexico will have approximately the same track record as is has in the USA. (At best.)
Savage said:
Radio ad revenue is growing in the major markets of Mexico, and Mexico City has more stations billing over $10 million (U.S.) than New York City does. That makes the cost of HD a relatively small percentage of revenues. Further, the power levels on the large market FMs tends to be much higher than in the US, so HD coverage will be extensive. Since the stations likely to use HD are the ones appealing to the higher income segments (Called A, B and C+) where "snobísmo" or snob appeal is highest, having HD might be much more attractive (I had the same experience when taking an FM to stereo in 1967... there were no receivers, but the image enhancement was worth the investment).
Zach said:
I know of coastal US AMs (stations in Mexico are "American" too... as are all stations in North, South and Central America) that could be heard on a car radio in Quito Ecuador before stations discovered that frequencies below 900 on AM were viable. 710 in Miami, 740 in Houston, 870 in New Orleans, and occasional regional channel stations like 790 from Houston made it in when the nearer stations were lost in equatorial conditions.
But that is night reception, and we know how radio usage at night declines. Of course, with most US AMs doing talk, I doubt there would be too much interest in Campeche or Mérida or Villahermosa in listening to Savage or whatever is on at night...
Nick said:
Mexico is in America, too.
Zach said:
I don't think anything is being marketed yet. While HD has been authorized for several years for border zone FMs in Mexico, that was principally allowed to not put the Mexican stations at a disadvantage in the cross-border markets.
There are no HD stations running elsewhere, as the tests done in Mexico City were, IIRC, just temporary.
Which "fence" was that?? 
(Pretty good trick: two entire continents separated by six miles of actual fence!)
What we really need is another Dr. John Brinkley to bring these two countries together. And think about the positive economic impact! I can't think of a more appropriate use for HD Radio! "The Goat Gland Channel on HD-2!" ;D
(Pretty good trick: two entire continents separated by six miles of actual fence!)
What we really need is another Dr. John Brinkley to bring these two countries together. And think about the positive economic impact! I can't think of a more appropriate use for HD Radio! "The Goat Gland Channel on HD-2!" ;D
Politics trumps everything, my friend.Savage said:Which "fence" was that??
(Pretty good trick: two entire continents separated by six miles of actual fence!)
What we really need is another Dr. John Brinkley to bring these two countries together. And think about the positive economic impact! I can't think of a more appropriate use for HD Radio! "The Goat Gland Channel on HD-2!" ;D
Jeff in Sa-ra-so-ta!
badjef said:
Geographically, the Central America is not a continent. It is a zone in North America, and does not include Mexico.
http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/camerica.htm
Since that's settled, the discussion can turn back to failed American radio technologies.
http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/camerica.htm
Since that's settled, the discussion can turn back to failed American radio technologies.
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