[BC] HD-2 vs STL

[Ernie Belanger]

Which is exactly why you can't do that.

The only way to do it without having to pay iBiquity more or having to 
license the station separately with its own HD gear is to use a HD & Analog 
translator.

You can't go to base band without breaching the contract with iBiquity.

The HD/Analog translators being developed by Armstrong and others fall into 
an area which is not in violation of iBiquity contracts and do not require a 
special license, royalty or agreement with iBiquity because the incoming 
signal is received off the air and not brought down to base band audio.

As soon as you go to base band audio you now have a licensable audio source 
as far as iBiquity is concerned.

If you want to go down to base band audio they use FMeXtra and digitize your 
analog SCA's. Feed the second station's audio that way, go down to base band 
to add whatever commercial content you want to the second station and you 
are home free.

The cost of an FMeXtra unit is $8900 and it includes a reference receiver.

An Xlink STL analog lists for $5550.

Ernie
>>
>    Dennis, whether it's legal in only part fo the problem. The contract 
> you sign with Ibiquity gives them 3% of gross revenue flowing through 
> anything other than the main HD channel.
>
>    tom bosscher
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