[BC] HD Radio -- Folks we have to get it right!

[Cornelius Gould]

I agree with Cowboy here.

Sure, IBOC may not be the perfect solution.  I don't think anyone claims 
it is...but it *is* what we have, and we must make sure it works 
according to specs.  That's our job as engineers!

I've seen many posts here talking about how DAB would be so much better 
if we would just use (insert DAB idea here).  That's fine.  In the event 
that someone DOES come up with something better in the future, what 
makes you think the consumer electronic manufacturers will even trust us 
at all with such a new system if we as broadcasters botch the existing 
one so bad that they end up losing money replacing most of the radios 
they manufacture with older tech?

The OEM's who have committed to HD Radio are really sticking their necks 
out this time around considering how badly they got burned with AM 
Stereo (Yes, totally different situation, but for the OEM's it meant a 
bad investment in R&D and money).

Let's make sure that this (particular) transition to digital
works smoothly for all parties involved.

We as an industry have no right to argue about how slowly the HD Radios 
are rolling out when there are so many broadcast stations not 
implementing the service correctly!

-Cornelius

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- Cornelius Gould
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