Well, the open meeting from the FCC is scheduled for July 13 to approve 99-325, the digital radio docket aka IBOC. Do you think AM nite ops will be approved? Does the recent Ibuiquity addendum of a couple days ago going to throw a monkey wrench into things? Or do you think the FCC will issue a further notice of proposed rulemaking because of it? Enquiring minds want to know. Winner gets a free 1972 Ford Maverick car radio.
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Who wants to bet on whether IBOC will get approval on July 13 from the FCC
- Thread starter sbe1
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"Does the recent Ibuiquity addendum of a couple days ago going to throw a monkey wrench into things? Or do you think the FCC will issue a further notice of proposed rulemaking because of it?"
IBiquity's addendum was timed to give the FCC no choice but to issue a further notice of proposed rulemaking. Ibiquity is trying to buy more time in hopes of coming up with a miracle regarding night time interference issues on the AM side. I suppose they could keep pulling this kind of stunt repeatedly. More from: http://wrathofkahn.org
IBiquity's addendum was timed to give the FCC no choice but to issue a further notice of proposed rulemaking. Ibiquity is trying to buy more time in hopes of coming up with a miracle regarding night time interference issues on the AM side. I suppose they could keep pulling this kind of stunt repeatedly. More from: http://wrathofkahn.org
Here's the link to the change in the specs just submitted by Ibuiqity..... http://gullfoss2.fcc.gov/prod/ecfs/retrieve.cgi?native_or_pdf=pdf&id_document=6518391672
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sbe1 said:
I think the AM issue will keep Ibiquity from becoming the digital standard on AM. They might win the FM standard, if for no other reason than the fact that it's the only service that offers multiplexing.
My sincere hope is that Leonard Kahn will hire a good saleman to make his CDAM system a vialble alternative for AM digital broadcasting.
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gosmith
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This is great news for AM Dx'ers ! There is virtually no interest in HD/IBOC, and even satellite radio only has a fraction of the required subscribers:
IBOC Pulled From FCC Agenda
For a while there it looked like we'd get some decisions at last on various important aspects of digital radio in the United States. But the FCC pulled the final authorization for IBOC off its agenda Thursday morning. A spokesman told RW Online, "It isn't done."
Stations will have to wait longer for easier notification procedures when they fire up their digital transmitters or decide to multicast.
There was no indication of when commissioners might finalize the item, which was expected to include a provision for multicasting, so stations would no longer need an STA to split their digital signals, as well as a strategy to handle AM nighttime authorization.
Say No To IBOC !
http://www.wbdhradio.com/html/say_no_to_iboc.html
AND to summerize the article on RWOnline, concerning the lack of HD/IBOC receivers, in retail stores:
1) Until retailers have product in the stores and knowledgeable people to demonstrate them, HD Radio will not be a factor in any market.
2) XM and Sirius have home, car units and now portable units available. They are recognized names to the consumer and have point-of-sale displays in a majority of the stores visited.
3) This problem, along with the popularity of iPods, may prevent HD Radio from reaching the "critical mass" needed to be an accepted form of entertainment.
4) I know that HD Radio and especially HD2 are in their "baby steps" mode. But unless stations improve the programming content, and receiver makers increase the number of available radios and provide them at a reasonable price, and unless retailers increase their sales staffs' awareness and understanding, HD Radio is doomed to fail.
5) HD Radio is already competitively outfoxed, before it even gets out of the gate. The phenomenon of podcasting will allow listeners to get both music and non-music content, while bypassing radio of any kind.
6) A, "digital flag", would actually require existing/new HD/IBOC receivers to install an encryption/decryption module, such as the stream cipher, RC4, in order to protect the digital streams from being illegaly copied - this would have a serious impact on the number of HD/IBOC receivers in the market place. And you can bet, the powerful music/entertainment industry is lobbying Congress to put this through:
http://news.com.com/Tension+grows+between+labels+and+digital +radio/2100-1025_3-6027079.html
IBOC Pulled From FCC Agenda
For a while there it looked like we'd get some decisions at last on various important aspects of digital radio in the United States. But the FCC pulled the final authorization for IBOC off its agenda Thursday morning. A spokesman told RW Online, "It isn't done."
Stations will have to wait longer for easier notification procedures when they fire up their digital transmitters or decide to multicast.
There was no indication of when commissioners might finalize the item, which was expected to include a provision for multicasting, so stations would no longer need an STA to split their digital signals, as well as a strategy to handle AM nighttime authorization.
Say No To IBOC !
http://www.wbdhradio.com/html/say_no_to_iboc.html
AND to summerize the article on RWOnline, concerning the lack of HD/IBOC receivers, in retail stores:
1) Until retailers have product in the stores and knowledgeable people to demonstrate them, HD Radio will not be a factor in any market.
2) XM and Sirius have home, car units and now portable units available. They are recognized names to the consumer and have point-of-sale displays in a majority of the stores visited.
3) This problem, along with the popularity of iPods, may prevent HD Radio from reaching the "critical mass" needed to be an accepted form of entertainment.
4) I know that HD Radio and especially HD2 are in their "baby steps" mode. But unless stations improve the programming content, and receiver makers increase the number of available radios and provide them at a reasonable price, and unless retailers increase their sales staffs' awareness and understanding, HD Radio is doomed to fail.
5) HD Radio is already competitively outfoxed, before it even gets out of the gate. The phenomenon of podcasting will allow listeners to get both music and non-music content, while bypassing radio of any kind.
6) A, "digital flag", would actually require existing/new HD/IBOC receivers to install an encryption/decryption module, such as the stream cipher, RC4, in order to protect the digital streams from being illegaly copied - this would have a serious impact on the number of HD/IBOC receivers in the market place. And you can bet, the powerful music/entertainment industry is lobbying Congress to put this through:
http://news.com.com/Tension+grows+between+labels+and+digital +radio/2100-1025_3-6027079.html
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"This is great news for AM Dx'ers ! There is virtually no interest in HD/IBOC, and even satellite radio only has a fraction of the required subscribers:
IBOC Pulled From FCC Agenda
For a while there it looked like we'd get some decisions at last on various important aspects of digital radio in the United States. But the FCC pulled the final authorization for IBOC off its agenda Thursday morning. A spokesman told RW Online, "It isn't done.""
Well now I know your name on two boards. I guess you didn't like the answers you received on the other board so you decided to come here.
IBOC Pulled From FCC Agenda
For a while there it looked like we'd get some decisions at last on various important aspects of digital radio in the United States. But the FCC pulled the final authorization for IBOC off its agenda Thursday morning. A spokesman told RW Online, "It isn't done.""
Well now I know your name on two boards. I guess you didn't like the answers you received on the other board so you decided to come here.
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gosmith
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Yea, I just cut-and-pasted from the other site. I was just curious, if the same [EDIT] visited this board too - I guess I got my answer !
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