[BC] A bit disappointed.

[Craig Bowman]

The people who stand to make the most money from this is Ibiquity.  
Between the fees for the decoding technology (from the receiver 
manufacturers) and the usage fees (from  broadcasters) and the fees for 
revenue from secondary channels (from broadcasters) they are the only 
group (to date) that has seen one freaking penny of revenue from this 
albatross (uh I mean system) and the outlook for anyone else to generate 
any revenue from it is year on the horizon; making money is at least a 
decade away.  Why should broadcasters spend valuable time and (even more 
valuable) credibility paying lip service to (what is easy for a listener 
to conclude) vaporware.  How many failed trips to the store to purchase 
an HD radio will it take for the consumer to realize it is bullshit; 
nothing more than Color Radio or any other clever slogan promising more 
than it can deliver!  This is the true death of radio!

Craig Bowman
Bowman Engineering
Durand, MI

Jeff Johnson wrote:

> At 03:41 PM 1/14/2006, Ernie B. wrote:
>
>> And that is why HD will not be the success that it could be.
>
>
> Strikes me that HD Radio should be promoted by broadcasters.WGUC in 
> Cincinnati is doing it. The likes of Clear Channel and the other 
> conglomerates together could do a dandy job of it. "Got HD Radio??" 
> Retailers will only promote what sells.
>
> Jeff.Johnson at goodnews.net
>
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