3-21-13
Earlier this week, the Pew Center for Excellence in Journalism released its annual report called The State of The News Media 2013." In the audio portion of that report, Pew was very critical of HD Radio, calling it a beleaguered attempt to draw people back to radio. We reached out to Pew's Acting Director Amy Mitchell (pictured) to find out if, perhaps, the Center had some bad information. According to iBuiquity, the number of stations turning on HD is up and integration into vehicles is strong. In our interview HERE, Mitchell said from all the data we look at, it cannot be disputed, more stations are dropping HD than are adopting it and there aren't a lot of positive signs for HD.
(3/23/2013 10:52:55 AM)
Speaking as a listener living in a multipath-plagued apartment on a low floor at the north end of Manhattan, HD is a wonderful signal-cleaner. The secondary channels are also nice, but not a must-have.
(3/22/2013 10:56:44 PM)
Please tell me she did not say "eck-cetera". And that you did not use the moldy cliche "reached out".
(3/22/2013 5:36:52 PM)
So who are all these broadcasters dropping HD? I've built two out and could use more gear to build out a few more. I mean, if they're not using it anymore they might as well sell the expensive hardware for pennies on the dollar or give it up to a good home anyway. Tom Hodgins - Broadcast development specialist.
(3/22/2013 1:56:13 PM)
HD Radio sounds great! However, unless you're a stockholder in iBiquity, adding IBOC to your station is a losing proposition. Who--other than a major radio group stockholder--would agree to pay a portion of their gross revenue forever? Not THIS broadcaster...not EVER! And one more thing: we HAD an AM Stereo system that worked--IBOC AM still doesn't and probably never will. So, who's willing to pay forever for something that'll probably never work? Time for something else!
(3/22/2013 12:43:28 PM)
The truth shall set us free from iBiquity's stranglehold! Take back our free airwaves from these airwaves thieves!
iBiquity fraudsters and scammeers!
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