While the Federal Communications Commission is sitting on their hands deciding on the Sirius-XM merger, terrestrial radio's counterpart is making progress with our neighbors down south.Official statement (translated):
"Considering the extent of the development and implementation of the IBOC system in
CoFeTel went on to state that stations that want to transmit with in HD Radio must request authorization from CoFeTel and must commit to assisting the commission in studying the technology.
Sirius and XM do not sell satellite radio service to Mexico, officially, but that hasn't stopped Mexico's version of the NAB from making a stink about possible reception. Apparently they don't have the same ill feelings to HD Radio.
The Mexican NAB. Sounds sort of like a copycat gang of thugs. As for satrad in Mexico, let them buy their receivers in the US and install them int heir cars there. XM-Sirius won't have to pay the Mexican governernment a dime in fees, but still gets the subs.
"Telecom & Media Gabriel Sosa Gabriel Sosa" 22 de abril de 2008 April 22, 2008
"Despite the enthusiasm of iBiquity, creator of the standard, the technology does not penetrate as I want and foresight studies (see performed by the firm Bridge Ratings, www.bridgeratings.com) observed a much more favourable scenario for Internet radio that for terrestrial digital radio. In the guidelines were included at the request of COFEM, the pros and cons of the standards of digital radio. The IBOC case highlights the issue of interference, especially in AM. The United States has an enormous inconvenience for that and other aspects related to technology. Several Internet sites dealing with the problem, as IBOC Stop Now (www.stopiboc.com) and HD Radio Is a Farce? (hdradiofarce.blogspot.com). It is useful to consult them, now that Mexico is a decisive step."
http://tinyurl.com/6yrztn
"Mexico Says Hang on a Minute!"
"Mexico wants U.S. radio regulators to re-think their decision to allow AMs to go IBOC at night and FMs to operate on the extended hybrid digital carriers. Our neighbors to the south say they are not happy the FCC authorized its recent “final” IBOC rules governing broadcast transmissions without first coordinating those through international treaties."
http://www.radioworld.com/pages/s.0121/t.7715.html
Mexico definately knows there are problems with this junk technology, so I suspect they are lining their Northern Border, in order to jam our stations back.
Doesn't this raise national security issues? Once the Mexicans hear HD, they will swarm the border like never before....
I tried HD radio, and returned it 1 week later. The concept is cool. The reality is that there is very little to listen to and what is there cannot be heard outside of a certain geogrphic area. Compared to sat radio, HD is a joke. Why are people upset about this?
Yeah - I can't imagine the amount of "i-buzz" which will be caused by the border-blasters when they put IBOC on them. This will do immeasurable damage to AM stations in the US who have these super-power stations as adjacent channels to their own. Junk technology indeed.
Mexico is a nightmare for US broadcasters along the border to deal with, yet like gdiamond says, they're more than willing to irradiate us with their interference from their side.
Struble will single-handedly take down broadcast radio in every country that implemets IBOC. The Mexican AM stations will destroy the adjacent-channel US stations, in return. Listeners are already leaving radio because of the IBOC hash. FM-HD jams also, so just wait if/when the FM-HD 10db power increase is authorized by the FCC, and the few radio chains that will get sucked into another round of replacing transmitter/antenna equipment. This scam is going to be bigger than Enron, as it crosses many international borders. Struble certainly has to be the Anti-Christ.
I like my HD Radio... Increased dynamic range is worth jamming stations.
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Move to the city... not a problem.
The death of AM, The salesman at Circuit City i spoke to did not know what it was.
The world has gone nuts. So few screwing things up for so many.
Go HD Radio! http://www.hdradio.com/ HD Radio will soon be the only radio out there since satrad has done it's best to drive the final nail into its own coffin with this stupid "merge" MONOPOLY. Oh it's true ignorant fanboys it's true.
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Wait until Mexico's version of the NAB gets a whiff of how much HD radio's sideband noise stinks, they may change their mind in a hurry.
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