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Newtons 1st law demands Anti-IBOC campaign

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Tom Wells

I have produced a nice bumpersticker.

"ibiquity digital Breaking YOUR radios, a little more, every day...."

Time for the creative to get busy, perhaps now that the indulgence of RF tresspass is fully authorized, those weren't invited to
the party need to form an association to protect their listeners' rights.
Endangered stations could spend their own free airtime running anti-IBOC info.
I think there's ample situational absurdity here to support some good promos..

The announcer "walking off mike" while looking for the hissing in the studio, saying,(echo) " IT'S OVER HERE ON THE 1030 SIDE!"
The old lady " Mercy me, this radio has GOT to be broken, it's all muzzy."


For kids of all ages, there's the ever poplular "who farted" concept for a PSA.
(urgent whisper) "who farted? who farted? and then a big gassy hiss rising into the arrival of ibquity man.
(shouting over sound of burst high pressure methane line) "Hi everyone, I'm Mr Ibiquity, here to save the future of radio!"
(little girl) "what's that smell?"

There's the obvious "keeps switching to analog" promo.

As ibiquity institutionally is steeped in disrespect of public property rights, I declare them to be fully criminal from this point.
I hope their name ends up on the trash heap and becomes a well known pejorative.

i bi qui ty n A technological swindle, accomplished by misinformation and governmental complicity.


I am inspired to begin selling model T spark coils, interruptor disks, and quenched-spark rigs, just for experimental purposes of course.
How about some nice solid core spark plug wires?

Here's a nice Jacob's ladder, comes with a pi-output tank good to 108 mhz, and 300 feet of 300 ohm ladder line free!

Let's all make as much RF noise as we can now....it's the salvation of radio!
 
Tom Wells said:
I have produced a nice bumpersticker.

"ibiquity digital Breaking YOUR radios, a little more, every day...."

Time for the creative to get busy, perhaps now that the indulgence of RF tresspass is fully authorized, those weren't invited to
the party need to form an association to protect their listeners' rights.
Endangered stations could spend their own free airtime running anti-IBOC info.
I think there's ample situational absurdity here to support some good promos..

The announcer "walking off mike" while looking for the hissing in the studio, saying,(echo) " IT'S OVER HERE ON THE 1030 SIDE!"
The old lady " Mercy me, this radio has GOT to be broken, it's all muzzy."


For kids of all ages, there's the ever poplular "who farted" concept for a PSA.
(urgent whisper) "who farted? who farted? and then a big gassy hiss rising into the arrival of ibquity man.
(shouting over sound of burst high pressure methane line) "Hi everyone, I'm Mr Ibiquity, here to save the future of radio!"
(little girl) "what's that smell?"

There's the obvious "keeps switching to analog" promo.

As ibiquity institutionally is steeped in disrespect of public property rights, I declare them to be fully criminal from this point.
I hope their name ends up on the trash heap and becomes a well known pejorative.

i bi qui ty n A technological swindle, accomplished by misinformation and governmental complicity.


I am inspired to begin selling model T spark coils, interruptor disks, and quenched-spark rigs, just for experimental purposes of course.
How about some nice solid core spark plug wires?

Here's a nice Jacob's ladder, comes with a pi-output tank good to 108 mhz, and 300 feet of 300 ohm ladder line free!

Let's all make as much RF noise as we can now....it's the salvation of radio!
Click to expand...

I just can't see such a campaign doing much good.

Most of the stations in markets of any size are owned by companies that broadcast HD Radio on at least one station. Maybe not in that market, but they own one somewhere.

Mom and Pop stations in very small towns wouldn't deliver many ears, and the people who would hear it would either be confused by such ads and just not care.
 
EasyPeazy said:
Tom Wells said:
I have produced a nice bumpersticker.

"ibiquity digital Breaking YOUR radios, a little more, every day...."

Time for the creative to get busy, perhaps now that the indulgence of RF tresspass is fully authorized, those weren't invited to
the party need to form an association to protect their listeners' rights.
Endangered stations could spend their own free airtime running anti-IBOC info.
I think there's ample situational absurdity here to support some good promos..

The announcer "walking off mike" while looking for the hissing in the studio, saying,(echo) " IT'S OVER HERE ON THE 1030 SIDE!"
The old lady " Mercy me, this radio has GOT to be broken, it's all muzzy."


For kids of all ages, there's the ever poplular "who farted" concept for a PSA.
(urgent whisper) "who farted? who farted? and then a big gassy hiss rising into the arrival of ibquity man.
(shouting over sound of burst high pressure methane line) "Hi everyone, I'm Mr Ibiquity, here to save the future of radio!"
(little girl) "what's that smell?"

There's the obvious "keeps switching to analog" promo.

As ibiquity institutionally is steeped in disrespect of public property rights, I declare them to be fully criminal from this point.
I hope their name ends up on the trash heap and becomes a well known pejorative.

i bi qui ty n A technological swindle, accomplished by misinformation and governmental complicity.


I am inspired to begin selling model T spark coils, interruptor disks, and quenched-spark rigs, just for experimental purposes of course.
How about some nice solid core spark plug wires?

Here's a nice Jacob's ladder, comes with a pi-output tank good to 108 mhz, and 300 feet of 300 ohm ladder line free!

Let's all make as much RF noise as we can now....it's the salvation of radio!
Click to expand...

I just can't see such a campaign doing much good.

Most of the stations in markets of any size are owned by companies that broadcast HD Radio on at least one station. Maybe not in that market, but they own one somewhere.

Mom and Pop stations in very small towns wouldn't deliver many ears, and the people who would hear it would either be confused by such ads and just not care.
Click to expand...

And who's attention will you get, the DXer? That's maybe 10 people in a medium sized city. Don't dilute yourself. Most people would applaud an improvement to AM radio sound and could care les about distant radio stations. As for color TV, NTSC is a far inferior system to the CBS color wheel, but RCA's system was electronic not mechanical. Considering that the CBS system wasn't black and white compatible makes it a non starter for me, even if it was superior. What the FCC did today was not make the mistake it made with their let the marketplace decide tact. It only caused confusion.
 
"Re: Newtons 1st law demands Anti-IBOC campaign"

That is exactly, what I have been doing:

1) Google "HD Radio Tribune", "HD Radio Gazette", "HD Radio Times", "HD Radio Post", "HD Radio Courant", "HD Radio Globe", "HD Radio USAToday", etc. and emailed every reporter/editor that has written articles on HD Radio (e.g., Kara, [email protected]), with the following articles/links (also, entered these as comments, at the end of each HD Radio article):

"HD Radio on the Offense"

"But after an investigation of HD Radio units, the stations playing HD, and the company that owns the technology; and some interviews with the wonks in DC, it looks like HD Radio is a high-level corporate scam, a huge carny shill."

http://www.eastbayexpress.com/2007-03-07/music/hd-radio-on-the-offense

"RW Opinion: Rethinking AM’s future"

"Making AM-HD work well as a long-term investment is seen as an expensive and risky challenge for most stations and their owners. With the bulk of successful AMs airing news, talk and sports, the improved fidelity advantage of HD and stereo seem only marginally attractive. There is the significant downside of potential new interference to some of their own AM analog listeners as well as listeners of adjacent-channel stations. And of course we still have no nighttime authority for AM-HD."

http://www.rwonline.com/pages/s.0044/t.557.html

I have heard back, from the Chicago Tribune, NYT, and David Downs, author of the East Bay article.

2) Search Blogger, for every blog related to, "HD Radio", and entered the above articles/links:

http://search.blogger.com/

3) Posted the above links/articles with all of the FCC Commissioners:

http://www.fcc.gov/

4) Emailed RWOnline, with the East Bay Express article/link, which recently got published:

http://rwonline.com/pages/s.0105/t.3149.html

5) Emailed Jerry Del Colliano, with the East Bay link/article, which is now posted under his "News" section:

http://insidemusicmedia.blogspot.com/index.html

6) Emailed Mark Ramsey, with the East Bay link/article, which recently got posted:

http://www.hear2.com/2007/03/some_reporters_.html#comments

7) Joined an on-line group of HD/IBOC opponents, who are actively doing the same.

8) Email clear channel stations, and post comments on their HD Radio links, with the above links/articles:

http://www.ksl.com/index.php?nid=148&sid=987872&comments=true
 
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