John,

From what I've heard, neither company has ever turned a profit.  What do you 
mean by "doing well?"

Steve

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, August 26, 2007 20:28
Subject: Re: FCC aproves HD A M broadcasting 24 hours a day


> That's true, but last I checked, they were doing pretty well as of about a
> year ago or so, 18 months ago, when ever I checked last.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Steve Dresser" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Sunday, August 26, 2007 7:55 PM
> Subject: Re: FCC aproves HD A M broadcasting 24 hours a day
>
>
>> John,
>>
>> It depends on how much it costs them to do the programming, and that's 
>> the
>> missing part of the equation.  For example, if you had 10000 subscribers
>> and
>> you increased it to 20000, you'd still lose money if you needed 30000
>> subscribers to meet your costs.
>>
>> Steve
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Sunday, August 26, 2007 18:50
>> Subject: Re: FCC aproves HD A M broadcasting 24 hours a day
>>
>>
>>> How are they losing money when they're subscriber numbers are doubling 
>>> at
>>> least every year and upgrading equipment all the time? That was true
>>> once,b
>>> ut I'd very seriously doubt it is with in the last 18 months to 2 years.
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "Bob Tinney" <[log in to unmask]>
>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>> Sent: Sunday, August 26, 2007 6:37 PM
>>> Subject: FCC aproves HD A M broadcasting 24 hours a day
>>>
>>>
>>>> Hi,
>>>> Here in Kalamazoo, Michigan, our top 5000 watt A M station was owned
>>>> locally.  It was sold recently to a group based in Wisconsin, and one 
>>>> of
>>>> the
>>>> conditions of sale is that a majority of programming remain local and
>>>> this
>>>> new group is supposed to be committed to local radio.
>>>> I have talked to the station manager and he is biting at the chance to
>>>> go
>>>> digital if the bucks become available.  He would like to run a classic
>>>> rock
>>>> channel, or an info channel and who knows what else.  He has been
>>>> waiting
>>>> for the FCC to give the go ahead for 24 hour transmission and for more
>>>> HD
>>>> receivers to be in use by consumers.
>>>> Like I said before, I hope that HD radio leads to better programming
>>>> that
>>>> is
>>>> free as I'm not sure that the satellite companies are going to be 
>>>> around
>>>> much longer if they keep losing money like they are doing!
>>>> 73
>>>> Bob, [log in to unmask], K8LR
>>>> Skype Name: bobtinn
>>>> Life is full of challenges, that's what makes it interesting!
>>>>
>>>> ---
>>>
>>>
>>>
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