[GreenKeys] OT - FM radio going away in Norway.

[Chris Elmquist]

On Tuesday (04/21/2015 at 10:41AM -0500), Jeffrey D Angus wrote:
> Remember when FM was first introduced? "Quality audio without the
> noise"
> 
> And especially with the advent of FM2 band (88-108) the BIG selling
> point was "Hi-fi." Then of course stereo for an even better "listening
> experience."
> 
> Now the corporate raiders have figured out that the bandwidth is
> better suited to multiple income streams. They same way they've
> been pushing for IBOC on the AM bands.
> 
> And it's going to be just like cable TV. 600 channels of crap.
> 
> /end rant

/rant on

Around here they have the IBOC digital "HD Radio" stuff on many of the
FM carriers.  Except, I think they put all the newbie IT people in charge
of operating it because 90% of the time, you tune to one of these channels
and there is just dead air.  I've experienced this for days at a time,
no audio at all.   A few times I've called the station or emailed and they
always reply "oh ya, we had to reboot it. Thanks for letting us know".

So, they can't be too serious about the income stream from it if they
don't care that it goes dead for days at a time and some random Joe
(or Chris) ham radio guy has to remind them to fix it.

This is the Minneapolis / St. Paul market too so we like to think we're
not just nobodies :-)

/rant off

Chris N0JCF

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Chris Elmquist