"The first part of your reply is written like a very ignorant small market wanna be."
You're completely wrong about me. Could it be possible that you are wrong about HD Radio as well? I'm in Los Angeles and first came to work at a major radio station here 30 years ago after a number of years in smaller markets.
"Wi-Fi access will be treated like a utility."
Correct. Wimax will likely be the backhaul and mobile method of delivery.
"I have nearly 30 years at the network level (which is locate in NYC)."
So we're based on opposite coasts. Be very carefull about telling ANYONE to abandon traditional radio. That is arrogance that will come back to bite all of us!
On the topic of AM HD Radio interference, here are a couple of examples of daytime HD trainwrecks happening as I write this. XTRA is a 75kw blowtorch on 690 out of Baja California that has always pulled ratings in the Los Angeles Metro with a loud and clear signal. XPRS is a similar 50kw blowtorch on 1090 that has always had a clear and powerful signal over Los Angeles. As a teenager, I first listened to Wolfman Jack on this station on a cheap transistor radio. Both stations are now completely UNLISTENABLE all day long across almost the entire metro thanks to HD interference from KSPN 710, KNX 1070 and KDIS at 1110.
Stations licensed to Beverly Hills at 1260 (KKGO), Long Beach at 1280 (KFRN) and Pasadena at 1300 (KAZN) are but a few miles away from each other. If they ever lite up HD, the interference with each other would be absolutely horrendous.
You're completely wrong about me. Could it be possible that you are wrong about HD Radio as well? I'm in Los Angeles and first came to work at a major radio station here 30 years ago after a number of years in smaller markets.
"Wi-Fi access will be treated like a utility."
Correct. Wimax will likely be the backhaul and mobile method of delivery.
"I have nearly 30 years at the network level (which is locate in NYC)."
So we're based on opposite coasts. Be very carefull about telling ANYONE to abandon traditional radio. That is arrogance that will come back to bite all of us!
On the topic of AM HD Radio interference, here are a couple of examples of daytime HD trainwrecks happening as I write this. XTRA is a 75kw blowtorch on 690 out of Baja California that has always pulled ratings in the Los Angeles Metro with a loud and clear signal. XPRS is a similar 50kw blowtorch on 1090 that has always had a clear and powerful signal over Los Angeles. As a teenager, I first listened to Wolfman Jack on this station on a cheap transistor radio. Both stations are now completely UNLISTENABLE all day long across almost the entire metro thanks to HD interference from KSPN 710, KNX 1070 and KDIS at 1110.
Stations licensed to Beverly Hills at 1260 (KKGO), Long Beach at 1280 (KFRN) and Pasadena at 1300 (KAZN) are but a few miles away from each other. If they ever lite up HD, the interference with each other would be absolutely horrendous.