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Smooth Jazz on HD radio

No. Because nobody has an HD radio. Nor will anyone ever buy an HD radio. You see anyone with reasonable sense would invest in one of dozens of portable internet protocol phones or devices to receive a world of channels. No, correct that, a universe of channels, including, you know who. And everyone else without reasonable sense does not know and will never care what HD radio is or means. And that statement is more representative of a fact than opinion.
 
I do have to tip my hat off to WJJZ, though. Unlike most of the other smooth jazz stations that posted "Dear John" letters on their websites after dropping the format, they did NOT tell you to listen to smooth jazz on HD radio!
 
Tell me I can get a device for my car for under $200 that can RELIABLY stream internet radio stations to at least 90% of the U.S., costs no more than $20/month, and doesn't require me to sign up for a 3-year no-cancelling-unless-the-world-ends contract at $100/month + hidden fees + overage charges; and, tell me that it's reliable enough that hundreds of thousands of people in a given market can listen without overburdening and shutting down the local wireless network... And I'll rip my HD radio (and satellite radios) out of my car tomorrow, and put the new device in.
 
"CD-quality sound" and "no more interference" claims won't get people buying HD Radios. HD Radio will only work for stations who have a reason to need the multi-cast capability and interference-free signal. for most stations it's a waste.

I think the only station having any success with HD is WRTI. finally you can listen to their classical music in the car without losing half the music to poor signal/noise performance and other interference. and with their HD2 they're finally providing their audience 24 hours of classical and 24 hours of classic jazz. I'm told that their while their HD2 is all automated/satellite programming, they get a ton of phone calls from people when there's a major problem (as happened labor day evening when the automation crapped out and left the satellite jazz service on all night instead of switching to classical. apparently, murphy works holidays.).

I do like WYSP's HD2 simulcast of KYW. where I live in south jersey, KYW's AM signal is not very good. in the car it's almost abysmal. and although KYW-AM is itself HD, it's not reliable enough because, again, the signal isn't good. but 'YSP's HD2 is pretty solid so I can listen in the car again.

that being said, I agree with sam that there really isn't much of a future for HD. not from any of the other secondary programming choices I've seen. the only thing that will drive HD to any point of real success is different, unique, entertaining, engaging programming. but by then we'll have ubiquitous wi-fi (92?) or wi-max internet access and the jig will be up. give the BBC's Radio 2 a listen (www.bbc.co.uk/radio2) especially weeknights between 7pm and 6am ET. it's the UK's number 1 radio station. it'll sound strange to the ears and sensibilities of American broadcasters, but THAT'S the kind of unique programming we need. nobody's got the balls to try that here I'll bet...
 
Sam Lit said:
Here's a choice of seven. www.palm.com/us/products/smartphones/. I can name at least five more manufactures with portable internet protocol audio delivery, and then there's always the I-Phone.
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Today I went to my local Verizon store, followed by my local AT&T store, and told them I wanted to listen to streaming internet radio stations on a portable device in my car. I was greeted with shaking heads, shrugging shoulders, and outstretched arms with upturned palms.

I even attempted to use simpler words like, "So, if I want to listen to stations like Q102 or Radio 104-5 from Philly on some sort of phone or PDA-type thing, I can't?" "That's correct."

I felt like an anti-HD radio person in BB/CC/RS shopping for an HD radio.
 
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