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[Mark Schubin <tvmark@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

FYI, the Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network began 15 kHz 
stereo distribution to 14 cities via AT&T in 1973 using Siemens 
equipment that substituted one stereo pair for a telco "group" (12 phone 
calls).
TTFN,
Mark


John Shutt wrote:
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Manfredi, Albert E" 
> <albert.e.manfredi@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > While local TV had decent sound even back in the 1960s, basically the
> > same as FM radio but much less dynamic range (due to the 50 KHz
> > bandwidth of TV audio), Network TV shows sounded no better than AM
> > radio. Then suddenly, around 1976 or 1977, I noticed almost overnight
> > that all network TV shows sounded identical to the local transmissions.
> > Audio bandwidth out to around 15 KHz or so.
> Goodbye AT&T land lines for network distribution, hello to satellite 
> delivered programming.
>
>
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