[BC] Radio delivery delays

[Bernie Courtney]

its too bad they didnt stop development at this stage and force broadcasters
into just delivering one decent quality digital stream rather then crunching
the hell out of the audio to squeeze an extra channel in the mix.

bern

On 9/30/05, Mike McCarthy <Towers at mre.com> wrote:
>
> From who I've been talking with, the multi-casting aspect wasn't even on
> the radar when they finalized developed of the current chipset
> design---two
> years ago. The demodulating chip was a universal design which did
> everything for everyone...including AM stereo. The worldwide use
> application of the design. The decoding chip and associated control
> programming is the stage in need of modification.
>
> What I would find infinitely amusing is a return to AM stereo over IBOC.
>
> MM
>
> At 10:07 AM 9/30/2005 -0600, Sid Schweiger wrote
> > >>I mention BMW because they're going to offer it in their 2006 models
> >in the $73,000 - $130,000 range. Strangely, there will be no
> >secondary channel capability in that modest price range. It's display
> >and controls will be part of the car's dashboard display.<<
> >
> >You don't even have to go into that price range to see the radios as
> >just another "black box," integrated into the dashboard screen. The
> >Honda Accord, about as mainstream a car as one can get, combines AM, FM,
> >XM, navigation and climate controls into one screen.
> >
> >The lack of HDx channels in the BMW is probably due to the lead time
> >necessary to produce a car. Even though lead times in the auto industry
> >have dropped steeply over the past few decades, I believe it still takes
> >two or three years to design a new model from the ground up, and that's
> >at least one generation of obsolescence in the world of electronics
> >these days. By the time the HD radio was designed for that model, it
> >was already obsolete.
> >
> >
> >
> >Sid Schweiger
> >IT Manager, Entercom Boston LLC
> >WAAF - WEEI AM/FM - WMKK - WRKO - WVEI
> >20 Guest St / 3d Floor
> >Boston MA 02135-2040
> >Phone: 617-779-5369
> >Fax: 617-779-5379
> >E-Mail: sid at wrko.com
> >
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