[opendtv] Re: FCC on revitalizing the AM band

  • From: "Manfredi, Albert E" <albert.e.manfredi@xxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: "opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 28 Oct 2015 00:46:46 +0000

Craig Birkmaier wrote:

On one hand, Bert is promoting HD broadcasting in the AM band,
while for TV he suggests simply moving on and relying on the
Internet instead of broadcasting.

Hey Craig, do you really think I hadn't thought of that?

The deal is simple. Yes, in theory, now that 4G is becoming almost ubiquitous,
we could say that all car radios should simply migrate to Internet radio. After
all, at home, that's what I've done too. The problem is that wireless Internet
is still metered, is not truly everywhere yet, so that car radios which operate
in the AM/FM bands are still useful. But sure, continue to add value to
Internet radio, and not to OTA radio, and you'll see the erosion of even that
OTA medium.

Bottom line, now many radio stations are simulcasting FOTI.

True enough, and more could do so.

One problem I have run up against is that SOME Internet radio stations don't
support the digital formats used by your typical Internet radio. You can listen
to these on your PC, but not on the stand-alone Internet radios like my Sangean
"tuner."

Bert loves to talk about WWITV and all the International sources
of content they offer. So it is a mystery why he does not suggest
the same for the future of radio.

Hopefully that has been explained. And yes, absolutely, I removed my shortwave
radio from my home setup a long time ago, specifically because I can and do
listen to radio stations from all over the world, way more of them, with
infinitely better sound quality than before. But in my car, I'm stuck with
analog FM/AM only.

Bert



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