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General Category => General Radio Discussion => Topic started by: ChrisSmolinski on April 11, 2013, 2107 UTC

Title: Death of Analog AM ?
Post by: ChrisSmolinski on April 11, 2013, 2107 UTC

At a panel on "AM Band Revitalization" moderated by Republican FCC Commissioner Ajit Pai – the first Commissioner to moderate a panel at the NAB Show – CBS Radio Senior Vice President of Engineering Glynn Walden told attendees that there was no sustainable future for analog AM broadcasting and that the FCC should set a date for an "for a digital AM sunrise and for an analog AM sunset."

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Title: Re: Death of Analog AM ?
Post by: rdla4 on April 11, 2013, 2112 UTC

Glynn is correct about "no sustainable future". But IBOC is not the answer for AM.  There is a pretty good discussion going on over at Radio Discussions the thread is "what is Glynn Walden Smoking". The general consensus seems to be that everyone wants to be smoking the same thing.

Title: Re: Death of Analog AM ?
Post by: diymedia on April 11, 2013, 2311 UTC

The bottom line is the groundwork is being laid to take this before the FCC, and for it to become the law of the land. If not HD, then what?

Title: Re: Death of Analog AM ?
Post by: Beerus Maximus on April 11, 2013, 2323 UTC

Quote from: rdla4 on April 11, 2013, 2112 UTC

"what is Glynn Walden Smoking"

Hundred dollar bills from his paymasters at iBiquity? The guy was involved in IBOC from the petri dish stage, onwards. Anyone that doesn't think this guy has a vested financial interest in IBOC needs to switch what they're smoking.  

Title: Re: Death of Analog AM ?
Post by: skeezix on April 12, 2013, 0020 UTC

Quote from: diymedia on April 11, 2013, 2311 UTC

If not HD, then what?

C-QUAM!

Yeah, I know, that's been tried before. Maybe it come back.

If not, we always have X-FM.  :)