[BC] RE: HD Radio multicasting bandwidth

[Neil Glassman]

My crystal ball is not clear enough to determine whether some of these
"extra bits" will be available for audio or not.

It is my rather biased opinion that as additional revenue-generating
opportunities become available using data tunneling via HD Radio, stations
will be making thoughtful decisions to balance audio and data content.

With reference to the receivers, I understand that the current crop of
multicast receivers support "flexible" bandwidth allocation.

Neil


> On 10/18/05 9:59 AM, "Mike McCarthy" <Towers at mre.com> wrote:

> That may be true, but what about the other 20+Kbps which Ibiquity is
> holding back for data transmission.  At this point, I'd rather have that
> added data capacity to put into the audio side. That 20+Kbps is tightly
> regulated by Ibiquity.  So, the bottom line is simply, the licensee pays
> pay for 100% of the equipment and licenses, but only gets 75-80% of the
> capacity. That's just not right.
> 
> We should have full access to every bit possible to make the product sound
> as good as possible.  HDTV doesn't have this restriction.  Virtually every
> bit is available for one true HD stream or multiple NTSC streams.  Their
> non-broadcast data streams are very limited.  That's not to say they won't
> use part of that data capacity for store and forward/later playback.  BUT,
> they have that choice and several mega-bits of data to play with.  We have
> less than 150Kbps.
> 
> Also, your point about making changes being available in the spring, what
> about receivers which can also decode the same thing?  With a change like
> this, that puts RX's another 2 years out before that feature set will be
> available to the public at large.
> 
> MM

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