[BC] FCC Deletes digital report from today s meeting

[Robert Meuser]

well

I dont have a daughter, but a lot of people listen to AM which is why 
certain stations make so much money. Between sports and news I think 
almost everyone around here listens to some AM. So say you are driving 
out of town in rush hour in December. You are probably listening to 1010 
WINS for traffic reports. FM falls apart pretty fast around here 
(especially in Jersey) so by the time you no longer need WINS the FM 
band is a mess. So human nature is to just turn the channel for 
something interesting. It might be a local station or it might be 
skywave.  If you drive a long distance, skywave is the more natural 
choice as it lasts longer. You don't have to be a broadcaster, it is 
just human nature. There are times I turn off XM and Sirius because 
after 8 or 10 hours I am bored to death. There are less than 1/2 dozen 
FM stations in the country I consider as being worth listening so that 
leaves AM.  It is fun to listen to Rush make a fool of himself, better 
than the comedy channel.

R


Bailey, Scott wrote:

>Robert,
>    Does your daughter listen to skywave?  My guess is no.  She's
>probably a FM or Ipod Girl!  I'm not speaking of broadcasters in the
>business!
>
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>It is not whether people listen to skywave it is the fact skywave 
>exists. I for one do believe many people do listen when tuning around 
>the band while driving. It is not that they chose skywave it is just 
>they came across a strong signal with something they want to hear. FM 
>listening is just not suitable for long distance driving. It just does 
>not last long enough. The real value of satellite radio comes through in
>
>that environment.
>
>The problem with skywave and digital is what it does to protected ground
>
>wave coverage. I have heard a local station ripped by screeching noise 
>during critical hours from a station a few hundred miles away. Whether 
>you are dealing with daytime stations or dealing with digital, you can 
>avoid the effect of skywave propagation.
>
>R
>
>
>Bailey, Scott wrote:
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>>The average listener doesn't care about skywave.  In the US, skywave
>>listening on AM is less than 1%. There is a group of people that care
>>about skywave because it is a hobby to them to receive distant signals
>>on the AM band. I monitor their list and they even admit their hobby is
>>dying!
>>
>>If IBOC goes through, which I believe it will, then that's the end of
>>    
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>AM
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>>skywave all together. I know many truck drivers that live in my area,
>>and travel the country picking up and dropping off loads.  They listen
>>to XM or Sirius. They have told me they hate the skywave of AM, don't
>>listen to FM at all, but they enjoy the clear, crisp sound of Satellite
>>Radio, plus they listen to all the overnight programming geared to
>>truckers. Some have told me they have even turned off their CB radios
>>because they find the Satellite Radio more informative than the nasty,
>>offensive, 27 MHz band.
>>
>>Once again, looking outside to the average listening who works outside
>>the broadcast industry or hobbyist, they could care less about
>>AM...PERIOD! I read where WGN claims they have all these listeners at
>>night outside Chicago. That's bull crap! When IBOC really kicks in at
>>night, there won't be a sole to hear it outside Chicago anyway.
>>
>>Local content radio, with the exception of emergency situations, is
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>just
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>>about gone!
>>
>>Scott
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