[BC] I got my HD radio

[Rich Wood]

------ At 02:22 AM 12/9/2005, Robert Orban wrote: -------

>If they are doing this and they have one of the all-in-one 
>processors from Orban or others, they are wasting the capability of 
>the processing. With our FM/HD processors, a given output can be 
>switched from FM analog to HD processing with far less effort than 
>it takes to install a Y connector. It's incomprehensible to me why a 
>broadcaster who had such a box would not take advantage of its full power.
>
>I know for a fact that many west coast stations with 8500s are using 
>them as designed.

As a listener I agree with you and hope, some day, that radio will be 
taken seriously as a critical listening medium. Until then, probably 
when analog goes away, stations aren't going to want dramatic 
differences between modes.

At the moment this is little more than mental gymnastics. In my 
market its only HD radio not owned by a station is about to be sent 
back to its owner. 100% of HD listening in Western MA is about to disappear.

Perhaps the 8500s sent to the East Coast have been delayed by the snow.

Rich


Rich Wood
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