i looked up iboc for springfield missouri. it said it was on the web. yes
the audio quality isn't as good as it is without the digital signal. we have
no am digital yet. i'm not sure how to tell you what the sound is like.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeff Kenyon" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, October 31, 2005 8:23 AM
Subject: Re: Digital AM
> Really? The stations that say they are broadcasting in "HD radio" I can't
> tell the difference. Is that what your station is doing, and what are you
> hearing?
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> On Mon, 31 Oct 2005, Matthew Elliff wrote:
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>> hi. we have one fm station here in springfield missouri that's testing
>> digital. it's ktxr, and man it sounds awful on an analog reciever! it
>> shuts
>> off at sunset.
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Jeff Kenyon" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Monday, October 31, 2005 7:38 AM
>> Subject: Re: Digital AM
>>
>>
>> >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.
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>> >
>> > 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.
>> >>
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