[BC] AM Stereo

[Miltron]

[Devil's Advocate mode ON]
Could it not be argued equally or better that the FCC was the principal villain for not authorizing AM stereo much sooner, and that the other systems were opportunistic interlopers, as Kahn had had his system on the air elsewhere successfully for a couple of decades ?
Perhaps the fact that Kahn's did not require a special receiver had something to do with it, as no big sales would result in that market.
[D.A. mode off]
Which system did Autralia use and when did they start ?
M

-----Original Message-----
>From: Dana  Puopolo <dpuopolo at usa.net>

>His fight added 5+ years to the adoption of AM stereo, which gave FM time to
>kill popular music on AM. The original system (Magnavox) picked by the FCC
>worked GREAT-and if it had been quickly adopted music AM would have had
>another ten years. Don't believe me? Look at Australia, where AM music
>stations QUICKLY embraced AM stereo-and music was popular on AM until the mid
>1990s.
>