[BC] They can't give 'em away!

[SteveOrdinetz]

  Craig Healy wrote:
> >
>
>Question:  Have any of you broadcast techs received calls complaining about
>the audio quality of your stations?  In the nearly 40 years I've been doing
>this, I've had less than a handful.  In all cases it was a repairable
>problem like a hum or flipped channel phase.  *Never* has someone said the
>sound wasn't good enough.  HD Radio is a solution to a problem that never
>existed.  That's why no average Joe consumer gives a rat's hindquarters
>about it.  The "big challenge" is programming, not audio quality!


Well, my stations never sound bad so of course there have been no 
complaints.  :-)

Most listeners will just tune away if your audio sounds bad.  They 
won't necessarily be able to put their finger on why, but if your 
station is annoying to listen to so they'll go elsewhere.