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WHO WILL GO ALL-CHRISTMAS FIRST? WODS OR WROR?
- Thread starter blackgold
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Who knows if and when that will happen. Will say this: I was listening to a bit of the Steve Leveille
broadcast with Scott Fybush on my mp3 player. There's the theme--and it's in stereo!--and the talk sounded pretty nifty. How was that? Then I recalled: Instead of recording WBZ from my receiver
which feeds into my computer, I recorded the show off WBZ's internet stream.
WBZ in stereo (or at least it seemed that way), which might sound like that if they were to someday
simulcast 1030 on FM (but on what freq? Doesn't WODS bill well? ZLX?) Does CBS bother to do a simulcast since the AM signal is pretty good, but more people are sticking to FM...CBS would have the same
dilemma Entercom had: They wanted to put WEEI on FM so that had to sacrifice one of their revenue
producing music stations on FM. CBS would have to do the same thing: lose a music signal on FM that
might be making at least some money...
I know we talk about AM signal limitations, interference, sunset pattern switches, etc. WBZ 1030
however does pretty well...
broadcast with Scott Fybush on my mp3 player. There's the theme--and it's in stereo!--and the talk sounded pretty nifty. How was that? Then I recalled: Instead of recording WBZ from my receiver
which feeds into my computer, I recorded the show off WBZ's internet stream.
WBZ in stereo (or at least it seemed that way), which might sound like that if they were to someday
simulcast 1030 on FM (but on what freq? Doesn't WODS bill well? ZLX?) Does CBS bother to do a simulcast since the AM signal is pretty good, but more people are sticking to FM...CBS would have the same
dilemma Entercom had: They wanted to put WEEI on FM so that had to sacrifice one of their revenue
producing music stations on FM. CBS would have to do the same thing: lose a music signal on FM that
might be making at least some money...
I know we talk about AM signal limitations, interference, sunset pattern switches, etc. WBZ 1030
however does pretty well...
Which, again, is great news for the dozens of people (like me) who have HD Radio 
I like having
variety but most people prob. couldn't be troubled to buy one, even at a low price.
Which of the following would people most likely buy:
--mp3/Ipod
--mp3/Ipod with FM radio included
--AM/FM walkman
--FM/HD radio
My guess is probably the first two, most of all
I like havingvariety but most people prob. couldn't be troubled to buy one, even at a low price.
Which of the following would people most likely buy:
--mp3/Ipod
--mp3/Ipod with FM radio included
--AM/FM walkman
--FM/HD radio
My guess is probably the first two, most of all
12 In a Row said:
Just because you two clowns don't agree, doesn't mean you need to spew your negativity on others. Personally I think this topic signals a change of seasons and what's to come (although a post Turkey Day start would be fine with me).
Maybe I'll follow all your posts and regardless of the topic I'll just write "who on this board REALLY CARES" and "get a live, WHO CARES!"
Grow up.....
One wonders how long you will be able to get an AM Radio? How long will they be in cars? Included with mp3/ Ipods? AM is fading away...
Because of fewer new devices which can receive AM, many of the big AM stations will migrate to FM and smaller ones to translators if the y can get them , or to FM HD subcahannels.
Agree with Raccoon , BZ will be on a mian FM by 2103.
Because of fewer new devices which can receive AM, many of the big AM stations will migrate to FM and smaller ones to translators if the y can get them , or to FM HD subcahannels.
Agree with Raccoon , BZ will be on a mian FM by 2103.
Am sure you did a typo and mean 2013
Though again just about every radio wouldn't be able to receive those frequencies (now at least). Even if the FCC granted
licenses for sub-88 mHz today, stations start up in next year or so, and manufacturers started to make the radios in the next year or so, MOST radios would be unable to pick up the frequencies. It would be about as popular as HD radios.
"Hey I got one of the new Walkman radios that has FM below 88...all those extra stations!"
Meanwhile most people would have radios (home receiver, car stereo, clock radio, Walkman,
mp3 player -that-can-pick-up FM, etc.) that would not pick up the stations. Most people. So if
someone decides to start up "All Blues Radio WABB-FM 86.7", how long would it take people to get
radios that can pick it up?
licenses for sub-88 mHz today, stations start up in next year or so, and manufacturers started to make the radios in the next year or so, MOST radios would be unable to pick up the frequencies. It would be about as popular as HD radios.
"Hey I got one of the new Walkman radios that has FM below 88...all those extra stations!"
Meanwhile most people would have radios (home receiver, car stereo, clock radio, Walkman,
mp3 player -that-can-pick-up FM, etc.) that would not pick up the stations. Most people. So if
someone decides to start up "All Blues Radio WABB-FM 86.7", how long would it take people to get
radios that can pick it up?
Face the facts, folks! AM Radio is dying! It will be gone before 2013 or sooner. They will have to expand the FM Band to 76 to 120 mHz. in order to fit radio stations. No more skywave, no more AMDXing, no more clear channel stations. Everything will be on FM, HD Radio, internet and iphone.
And satellite radio will fall out of the skies after that happens. I don't want to pay for music I can listen to live on the radio and my mp3s. And ever since the Sirius-XM merger, the playlists have been tightened up!
And satellite radio will fall out of the skies after that happens. I don't want to pay for music I can listen to live on the radio and my mp3s. And ever since the Sirius-XM merger, the playlists have been tightened up!
True...btw as for expanding above 108, there are aircraft frequencies to deal with. As it is sometimes when I'm at work in N. Reading I notice a cut-in to a broadcast station (spur) from an aircraft radio...
blackgold said:
If they want 76 to 120 millihertz (mHz), good luck in getting enough metal to build a tower that tall! As for A.M. going away, it's survived in some form or another & its death knell has been predicted for 30 years. The Class A A.M.s will be the last to go so A.M. DXing will be easier. While I don't agree with the idea, if enough stations go dark naturally then the frequencies will clear up. Meanwhile, F.M. will get more & more congested (get rid of the x-lators already!) & HD Radio? Seriously? That's not even a fad! Some programming may go there but the audience sure as hell isn't!
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