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

[John Burger]

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Mark W Earle 
  To: broadcast at radiolists.net 
  Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2006 6:32 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.