Ha! He should learn from Michael Powell. Suck up to the telecom people. That's where the cushy jobs are. Board positions at radio companies don't pay.
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The Nail in HD Radio’s Coffin – And What It Means For You: Mark Ramsey
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Ha! He should learn from Michael Powell. Suck up to the telecom people. That's where the cushy jobs are. Board positions at radio companies don't pay.
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diymedia
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Tell that to Mark Fowler!
I still can believe that we have an FCC Chairman who made a living off-of being a lobbyist for cable and cellphone companies! How can he possibly remain neutral, or in favor of the consumer on selling off our Free OTA DTV channels when he's driving a fancy SUV and living in a mansion courtesy of Verizon, AT&T, Comcast and Time-Warner.
Let's put a mouse in charge of security at the Kraft Cheese Factory!
Let's put a mouse in charge of security at the Kraft Cheese Factory!
I don't think that any Sports talk FM stations need to be in HD, but a local station is, KRLD 105.3 The Fan, in Dallas. While other HD stations in Dallas can get their timing transfer from analog to digital correct, KRLD just doesn't give a rip, and so, when I tune to them in the car, the HD signal ALWAYS repeats a few seconds of what I just heard on the analog signal.
My JVC KD-HDR1 receiver tunes to the analog signal, and then switches to the HD signal. Smart broadcasters fine tune their HD signals delay, so that there is no "repeat" of what you would have just heard on analog. KRLD is one of the few broadcasters that insist on broadcasting in HD for their AM 1080 signal. That AM HD signal's quality is grating, and I cannot listen to it in HD.
The main format that I truly appreciate an HD signal for is Classical music. For those really quiet soft parts of symphonies, that is the place where the HD signal shines. But the local city-owned station, that used to broadcast in HD, no longer does. I contacted them about using other HD sub-channels to broadcast film and soundtrack music, other than the "Greatest Hits" of film, which they regurgitate regularly. But, my request fall on deaf City of Dallas ears. Only playing the greatest hits keeps the "Dallas is Superficial" moniker alive and well.
The biggest use I have of HD in the car is to listen to AM signals on FM HD sub-stations, as the AM channels have their own dedicated band of presets, and so it's easier to stay one FM band of presets, and listen to both AM and FM signals.
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When I buy a new car, HD --WILL NOT-- be a requirement, but Bluetooth will.
My JVC KD-HDR1 receiver tunes to the analog signal, and then switches to the HD signal. Smart broadcasters fine tune their HD signals delay, so that there is no "repeat" of what you would have just heard on analog. KRLD is one of the few broadcasters that insist on broadcasting in HD for their AM 1080 signal. That AM HD signal's quality is grating, and I cannot listen to it in HD.
The main format that I truly appreciate an HD signal for is Classical music. For those really quiet soft parts of symphonies, that is the place where the HD signal shines. But the local city-owned station, that used to broadcast in HD, no longer does. I contacted them about using other HD sub-channels to broadcast film and soundtrack music, other than the "Greatest Hits" of film, which they regurgitate regularly. But, my request fall on deaf City of Dallas ears. Only playing the greatest hits keeps the "Dallas is Superficial" moniker alive and well.
The biggest use I have of HD in the car is to listen to AM signals on FM HD sub-stations, as the AM channels have their own dedicated band of presets, and so it's easier to stay one FM band of presets, and listen to both AM and FM signals.
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When I buy a new car, HD --WILL NOT-- be a requirement, but Bluetooth will.
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rbrucecarter5
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That explains why WRR started absolutely dominating in Austin even over KONO - they dropped HD! Good move on their part, coverage over the DFW area must be absolutely fantastic again! This is the second FM I know of that seemingly dropped HD to get their former coverage area back.
In Houston, our classical station is on HD-2 and over the air - I listen over the air because HD-2's drop out to dead silence for 5 to 10 seconds, which is really a distraction while driving.
I agree with Bluetooth - much safer to take calls over Bluetooth than dink with the phone. And I can stream from my phone through the car radio, although the control is not complete.
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