[BC] HD Alliance

[Robert Meuser]

Rich:

It is way too early to make those statements. There is something happening here 
and it will become apparent soon (within the next month or so). Also, I don't 
think those second channels will  by themselves make digital radio viable. I 
really don't think you can apply your old traditional programming concepts to 
where digital radio will be going. It will be going in an all new direction.

When I listen to WCBS HD-2 and then XM it is all the same ole same ole so don't 
say satellite has some edge because based on programming. You can't get any 
worse than the crud on XM.  Sirius is a different case. If one could only match 
XM's superior technology, coverage and audio quality with Sirius's superior 
programming one might have a great product.

R



Rich Wood wrote:
  As I said, the HD Dominion
> approach seems to be equivalent to operating at 1Kw and bumping it up to 
> 50Kw when there are enough listeners to justify it. All of this is 
> expensive but the competition did it and people are being drawn to it. 
> Since we don't have hundreds of channels to offer we should be working 
> much harder to make the one or two extra ones absolute must buy 
> products. So far, they appear to be second thoughts.