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Who cares about AM, HD AM or anything close to it?

R

radiopilot

Sadly this is a moot point, as most of the people listening to AM currently are in the average age group over 35, probably older... given that statistic the reality of HD AM going anywhere is pointless as the group it needs to attract is the younger age group from 12-35 in order for it to be a success.

The fact that kids today don't even listen to FM unless you happen to drive a car, and most that do already embrace XM or Sirius, then you have to contend with the Ipod generation... Who of this generation is going to start listening to AM?

Ask any teen or young people in their twenties about AM and see what the answer is...

I'm not bashing HD AM or FM, just saying it's going to be a hard sell on FM and a waste of time for AM to the crowd the NAB is going to have to convince in order for HD radio to succeed.

I just bought my daughter a 2006 Mazda last summer and it only came with satelite (Sirius) and the standard FM radio... no AM and definately no offer or option for HD radio, does this tell you the future of where HD is going?
 
radiopilot said:
Sadly this is a moot point, as most of the people listening to AM currently are in the average age group over 35, probably older... given that statistic the reality of HD AM going anywhere is pointless as the group it needs to attract is the younger age group from 12-35 in order for it to be a success.

The fact that kids today don't even listen to FM unless you happen to drive a car, and most that do already embrace XM or Sirius, then you have to contend with the Ipod generation... Who of this generation is going to start listening to AM?

Ask any teen or young people in their twenties about AM and see what the answer is...

I'm not bashing HD AM or FM, just saying it's going to be a hard sell on FM and a waste of time for AM to the crowd the NAB is going to have to convince in order for HD radio to succeed.

I just bought my daughter a 2006 Mazda last summer and it only came with satelite (Sirius) and the standard FM radio... no AM and definately no offer or option for HD radio, does this tell you the future of where HD is going?
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If there were huge numbers of young people listening to either XM or Sirius, those tow companies wouldn't be in such financial trouble. My daughters listen to their I-Pods, their Cd's and FM radio. The issue is that paying those monthly bills isn't all that great when you also have a car payment and insurance and gas and on and on. If you're talking about the free 6 months which came with the car, that's a limited time event and as I said both companies are in bad financial shape. That's why they want to merge. I've had HD since February 2006 and I love it. As for AM IBOC it's being done so that AM broadcasters down the road can make broadcasting on the AM band viable again for those under 50 years of age. Right now the clock is ticking as more older AM listers change ISP's to [email protected].
 
You know what, RF? I'd love nothing more than to believe in AM HD as you do. Perhaps if I'm ever in New York, you can demonstrate to me how well it works. The thing is, I'd have to be in New York to hear it, because unlike your analog signal (on the 50 kilowatters), as they say around here, "it don't travel" ;)
 
Mike Walker said:
You know what, RF? I'd love nothing more than to believe in AM HD as you do. Perhaps if I'm ever in New York, you can demonstrate to me how well it works. The thing is, I'd have to be in New York to hear it, because unlike your analog signal (on the 50 kilowatters), as they say around here, "it don't travel" ;)
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You misunderstand me. I am not a lover of AM IBOC. I don't think the audio is acceptable. Too many artifacts make it annoying over long periods of time. I've liestened to a broadcast from a new facility (WOR) where they had a linear T STL and the feed was from CD's. Still way too many artifacts. However, I don't have the interference problems that the anti group in here complain about. On FM with the multi-casts I really like HD. Until I bought the Sangean I coudn't receive any first adjacents on the commercial FM band and the one station I can receive which is over 150 miles away is weak and only good as a DX catch. I'll have to post some HD demos I've done for you to check out.
 
Do that please, RF (post the demos). I'd love to hear 'em! I'm anxious to hear as much HD from as many markets as possible. Sorry if I misrepresented your position on AM HD.
 
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