When Will The Wilmington Market start HD Radio

[kg4cyb]

I know Whqr has hd but it is also government funded. When will the media companies in this town get on board?

[tothedj]

I thought by now Cumulus Media would have been on board, and Sunrise Broadcasting would follow suit, but putting a HD signal on the air is expensive, and with the state of shape radio is in, don't look for anyone to do this in Wilmington anytime
soon.

[viper452]

HD radio is a dumb fad just like quadrophonic stereo. Its not worth it.

[tothedj]

You are probably right, but one thing that could help stations in "HD" is putting a existing AM on one of there channels, i can think of two in Wilmington that would fit here, WMFD & WAAV, WMFD could go on 107.5 HD-2, and WAAV at 102.7 HD-2, one
is 75,000 watts and the other 100,000 watts, both have good coverage areas, but because many don't have HD radios, this
might be a waste of time, i know both of them would like to return on FM, but it's something i'm sure would be considered
down the road.