[BC] HDRadio

[Chuck Lakaytis]

This is a BBC experience.

Several decades ago, the BBC went to an increased resolution service.  They
ran two parallel networks.  They then did surveys, and when there was a
small number of old receivers left looking at the old network, they had a
deal where you could bring in a working old receiver and get a credit
towards purchase of the higher resolution receiver. 

After a decent interval, the BBC shut down the old facilities.  They called
this the "widows and pensioners strategy".

I think that there will be  hell raised by citizens when the drop dead
arrives for HDTV.  The HD model is what I call the 1950 family model; the
entire family gathered around the entertainment center to watch a single
set.

Our guy who runs the technical end of our Alaska Rurals Communications
Service is pretty typical.  They have seven tv sets in the house, age
running from three years old to old ones they got for free from someone.

People are going to be highly p****d when they realize the color tv in the
kitchen they got from Cosco won't work anymore.

But my friend says it won't make much difference in his family.  The kids
don't watch network tv anyway.  DVD's, video games, and MP3 players are ALL
they use.

One thing that is killing radio more then anything else is that the world is
becoming a VIDEO culture.  Look at the popular culture live concert scene.
Compare the visuals on stage today with a Beatles concert.

By the way, I was talking with a senior FCC engineer several years ago in
Anchorage.  He noted that between the origin of color tv transmission by
CBS, it was 25 years before the majority of television sets were color.


Chuck Lakaytis
Director of Engineering
Alaska Public Broadcasting, Inc.
Anchorage, Alaska
907 277 6300
907 301 4339 (cell)


-----Original Message-----
From: broadcast-bounces at radiolists.net
[mailto:broadcast-bounces at radiolists.net] On Behalf Of Kent Winrich
Sent: Wednesday, August 02, 2006 4:26 PM
To: Broadcasters' Mailing List
Subject: Re: [BC] HDRadio

I was talking about how the HDTV people were able to run mutliple
transmitters...most on totally different bands, yet still were able to make
money.  Even with multiple channels to boot.  They seem to have been able to
make it work.

I still dont understand why the government has to get involved (paying for)
with making sure Larry Lunchbox and Aunt Bee get their TV.


On 8/2/06, DHultsman5 at aol.com <DHultsman5 at aol.com> wrote:
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> In a message dated 8/2/2006 7:05:56 P.M. Central Standard Time,
> kwinrich at gmail.com writes:
>
> Wonder  how the the HDTV people did it then........
>
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> HDTV  has a government mandate for analog sign off.   If you  are in the
> TV
> receiver business you will build sets....and none of us can deny  that
> prices
> have dropped significently.
>
> Also  when it comes shut down times,   Aunt Bee and Uncle  Fred  will be
> able
> to buy, with a subsidy from Congress,  the grantor  of all funds,  an HDTV
> tuner or converter box that will output NTSC thru  and channel 3 or 4
> modulator
> ketterboxed on their old General Electric 25 inch  4:3 set.   All taken
> care
> of by the FCC and Congress.
>
> If radio had a 10  to 20 year mandate to get off analog,  I   know that
> the
> receivers would be out there sooner.
>
> Dave
>
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