[BC] IBOC "secrets" and my opinions.

padrino padrino
Sun Mar 25 17:52:11 CDT 2007


Broadcasters' Mailing List <broadcast at radiolists.net> writes:
>Frank Foti wrote:
>> So, are your shady claims any different then those you claim were made
>> against AM Stereo?
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>Yes, because the same "marketplace wars" that "killed" AM Stereo also made
>it stronger.  In the five years after FCC approval in 1982, there were
>significant improvements made to all four of the AM Stereo systems.  But
>now, what significant improvements have been made to HD Radio in the five
>years since its preliminary approval in 2002?  I can't think of any. 
>(Also, whatever happened to the 5.1 Surround Sound IBOC that you were so
>excited about a year or two ago?)

If you were *really* interested in this industry, as you claim, you'd know
what's happening with the system. We're in the process of lighting up
WZLX-FM, Boston in discrete 5.1 surround. Progress has been, and
continues, even as I write this.

-Frank Foti
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