[BC] AM and FM IBOC Quality...

[Rich Wood]

------ At 11:13 AM 3/23/2007, Burt I. Weiner wrote: -------

>Listening to the classical on AM using a G.E. Super Radio, it's not 
>bad at all.  Actually, the AM is audibly easier to listen to than 
>the FM HD2.  That's the opinion of a listener - me.  With present 
>technology the HD2 will never be "CD or FM main channel quality just 
>because of what's allotted to it in bandwidth.

I can't imagine why you'd say that. Don't you read the press 
releases? Why there was one just recently declaring that nighttime 
IBUZ will only accelerate the dramatic IBUZ rollout already in 
progress with CD quality on FM and FM quality on AM. Why would you 
doubt a press release, especially one written by one of the formerly 
great advertising/PR agencies in the industry with the financial 
clout of the largest players in our business? Are you suggesting they 
might be foolin' us? That's a terribly unfair suggestion considering 
how selfless the organization is when it comes to making the small 
broadcaster as robust as the monster dudes are.

Despite what "trust me" normally means, I have full confidence that 
we'll soon wipe out satellite and the iPod just as the press releases 
imply. Why do we need 150+ channels at a financially crippling $12.95 
when we can have 2 channels, maybe 3, absolutely free and 
outstandingly unique. Trust me. They're unique. Who would have 
thought someone would be bold enough to add Rap to an AC format?

I have to stop now. I have to restrain my excitement. Strangely, I 
was at Circuit City yesterday and had a long chat with a 22 year old 
salesperson. Hard as I tried I couldn't get him to share my 
excitement. Even stranger is the fact that he's a member of a very 
good regional band that stands to gain enormously by exposure on the 
nation's HD-2 channels.

I spent quite a bit of time explaining what HD Radio is. He had no 
idea. The revolution is being fought in another city.

Rich