[BC] A bit disappointed.

[Kent Winrich, K9EZ]

Well the problem is that the general public is UNAWARE of HD Radio YET.  
Not that there is a lack of interest.

WFIFeng at aol.com wrote:

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>I continue to watch this story with amazement. *Everything* I have seen 
>posted by the experts in this Forum has indicated an almost total lack of interest 
>by the General Public... yet stations continue to throw money away on this 
>boondoggle. It really boggles the mind!
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>I expect that in just a couple years, we will be seeing all kinds of IBUZ 
>equipment being sold for pennies on the dollar as surplus and scrap. Watch for it.
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>When AM stereo came out, the Public reacted with an audible yawn despite the 
>fact that the receivers were only nominally more expensive. With IBUZ, we're 
>talking 10x to 4x the price. The people aren't just yawning, they're snoring! 
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>Let's face it... the consumers are *not* buying it. Sirius and XM are 
>obviously much higher on the Public's priority list.
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>We've already suggested the right way to go- dump TV channels 5 & 6, and 
>either make a new FM band for IBUZ, or let the mom & pop AM's (and daytimers) buy 
>the new channels. I think the FCC could make plenty of money auctioning off 
>those channels.
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>Willie...
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