[Electronics-talk] HD Radio

[David Andrews]

Well, HD on AM isn't that great, causes interfeerence, and no extra 
channels.  It is relatively expensive for stations to convert, so 
generally, we see it in larger markets, but not smaller ones.  They 
simply can't afford the equipment as it may mean buying an all-new transmitter.

Dave

At 11:02 AM 12/28/2008, you wrote:
>Hello!
>
>I can agree with you about program content!
>
>My area has two AM HD radio stations which are gospel AM stereo and one FM
>public station with one HD stream.  Radio Shack still isn't selling any HD
>radios here.  I would say more of the problem is nobody is putting HD radio
>stations on the air in this market on FM and the content presently on AM is
>limited!  I can hear the signals on my radio just fine!  I do know that
>there is opposition to this new technology within the industry and they
>certainly don't have their act together with it in many areas!  I've heard
>HD streams on 50 thousand watt stations at night, KSL Salt Lake City, KFAB
>Omaha NE and KOA Denver.  The streams may come in for a few seconds to five
>minutes at times but I can hear those particular streams.
>
>The problem is more to which radios are being used and how well they
>perform!  I do agree that one should have a fairly strong signal coming in
>before the HD streams can be detected.
>
>Jim Aldrich
>
>
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>hd radios where they work have more channels on them than standard radio.
>The problems with hd radio are first the extra channels aren't worth
>listening to because too much corporate interference has had radio formats
>effectively neutered in America since the 1960's and beyond.  A wider
>variety of programming used to be available and the extra stations are
>being filled up with nothing more creative than you can now hear on your
>normal radio.  One of the reasons for this is that existing carriers were
>given their own hd channels and so far as I know new competition hasn't
>yet gotten into that radio spectrum yet.  The signals are digital as
>opposed to analog so are narrower too.  The second problem with hd radio
>is that it does not and never will work in all sections of America.  If
>you want to find out if you live in one of these black holes, visit your
>local radioshack and see if they're selling hd radios yet.  If the answer
>is no, you live in an hd radio black hole and until you move into a
>covered area there's no reason for you to buy one of these sets yet.
>Source for low quality channel content information is the washingtonpost
>newspaper.
>
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