I think that it will be a very long time before everything goes digital on
AM and FM exclusively, because again pepole will have to spend the money
and right now wiht it all being expensive now, that is still a ways out.





On Sun, 30 Oct 2005, Steve Dresser wrote:

> Bob,
>
> Most broadcast stations are still in the testing phases with the new
> digital mode, so they're not advertising yet.  They have to find out
> such things as how impervious this broadcast mode is to selective
> fading, etc.  I believe that the plan is to eventually go all digital
> and eliminate the analog modes on both AM and FM, but I'm not
> absolutely sure of that.  If that's what finally happens, they'll
> probably use the same band plan as now, but cram a whole lot more
> signals in since there won't be any analog modulation to take up space.
>
> Steve
>
> On Sunday 10/30/05 15:21 Bob Martin wrote:
> >So that's what I may have been hearing on WTOP, 1500 in Washington DC.  It's
> >sort of a rushing noise, a bit like older TV sets used to put out on the AM
> >bands.  If that is the source, I have never heard WTOP advertise that they
> >are broadcasting digital and there wouldn't seem to be an advantage since
> >they ar 24 hours news unless AM stabelizes reception for a given distance.
> >
> >Is there a listing of U.S. stations broadcasting digital?
> >
> >73
> >Bob Martin
> >KC3FI
> >
> >PS Hope this letter doesn't bounce due to format.  Changed mail program and
> >settings.
>