[BC] Alternative reality

[Dana Puopolo]

Mike,

We need to do what Canada is doing-put them on FM-and also give them a new
band!

-D

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Received: Sat, 06 Oct 2007 07:32:40 AM EDT
From: Mike McCarthy <Towers at mre.com>


HOWEVER, I also believe that something needs to be done to give AM stations
something more.  And IBOC as a technology is showing that AM can have audio
sounding something closer to FM in terms of  perceived "quality" (and I use
that term very loosely.)  The codec in place today is lightyears better
than the codecs previously employed.  So it is possible to have good
sounding AM.  DRM also provides the same experience within the same 10Khz
channel, albeit with the loss of analog reception.  I commend Tom Ray and
others who have specifically worked towards improving the band...even if
the effort in the end may prove fruitless.