Getting old...was...Re: [BC] Interest in/Availibility of HD gear

[Paul Smith W4KNX]

I tuned across the AM band one nite a few years ago, and heard Art Bell on
over 22 different frequencies. Many of them on the so called clear channel
frequencies (not CCU).  I found that interesting but a big waste of the
ether.

Paul Smith
Sarasota, FL


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mark W Earle" <wa2mct at juno.com>
To: <broadcast at radiolists.net>
Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2006 9:32 PM
Subject: Re: Getting old...was...Re: [BC] Interest in/Availibility of HD
gear


> > Can anyone explain to me why this scenario is a good thing for radio
> > in
> > general and AM radio in particular??
> >
> > -D
>
> Nope, it.. sucks. Have you made some off air recordings (perhaps noting
> location and sig strength) ? Just curious.
>
> After Rita and particularly, Katrina, having good out of market coverage
> was critical to folks knowing what was up in their former home town. The
> remaining broadcasters banded together got the word and news out. The
> ability to receive 890 hundreds of miles away was important.
>
> I don't think we should throw this feature of AM away.
>
> Of course, in non-emergency times, AM can be a wasteland. I have tuned
> across the band, and gotten 15 or so listenable stations. Of which, 5 had
> the same syndicated show, and some national newscasts top of hour.
> Nothing local or compelling. Just different ads run in the local slots of
> the show. The next 3 or 4 stations had a different show. So of 15
> stations, I had maybe 3-5 different programs to choose from. That's not
> good, either.
>
>
> Mark
> KLTG 96.5  KLHB 98.3  KOUL 103.7  KMJR 105.5
> wa2mct at juno.com
>
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