MRFLASHPORT
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« Reply #10 on: June 17, 2012, 03:26:10 PM » |
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hey BarryATL, did you call into the WYAY traffic center today around 3:00PM? Thanks for the heads up about I-285SB and the 4 car MVA if that was you...
The audio is horrible. Sounds like a cheap overmodulated CB radio. I turned it off after about 10 minutes, it's like a loud Siamese cat meowing incessantly.
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BarryATL
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« Reply #11 on: June 17, 2012, 04:20:26 PM » |
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That was me that called.  I am glad others hear the problems with the audio. I was starting to think I was having radio problems. |
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« Reply #12 on: June 17, 2012, 06:06:34 PM » |
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ive been getting strong signals of dead air on 101.3 and 101.7 on a regular analog radio
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BarryATL
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« Reply #13 on: June 20, 2012, 10:31:28 PM » |
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I just read on another board that some of the other all news stations have turned off their HD signals. In particular all of the Merlin stations (NYC, Philly, and Chicago). I wonder if someone higher up at Cumulus is talking to the Merlin folks.
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« Reply #14 on: June 21, 2012, 08:34:15 AM » |
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So let's keep the stereo pilot on with horrible audio, but turn off HD and delete a great HD-2 channel? Makes sense...oh right, this is corporate radio we're talking about.
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« Reply #15 on: June 21, 2012, 08:42:00 AM » |
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WYAY is running pilot---Sometimes. It appears the key the pilot on and off depending on what content they have on air. Spots=Pilot On. Mikes=pilot off.
Sometimes the pilot is on with non spot material, such as weather and traffic.
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« Reply #16 on: June 21, 2012, 08:58:56 AM » |
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WYAY is running pilot---Sometimes. It appears the key the pilot on and off depending on what content they have on air. Spots=Pilot On. Mikes=pilot off.
Sometimes the pilot is on with non spot material, such as weather and traffic.
So they're toggling the stereo pilot based on the content? Interesting--never heard that done before. Not sure what that gets them--is the content stereo? But that would explain why the stereo indicator on my radio keeps going on and off. |
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"When broadcasting over the radio, there are certain words we must omit.
Like 'BEEP' and 'BUZZ' and 'GOBBLE-GOBBLE', by gosh we can't even say shhhhhaving cream!"
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« Reply #17 on: June 21, 2012, 09:32:33 AM » |
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Certainly when they turn the 19kHz pilot off, the amount of "crud" in the received signal goes away. Probably on bare nekkid voice the amount of pops sqeaks and gurgles goes down tremendously.
If it was me, I would be inclined to "pick one".
But thats just me.
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« Reply #18 on: June 21, 2012, 10:55:26 AM » |
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After the "start up fees" for HD are there any on going fees? If there are, I can understand why a non music station would drop HD.
I believe there's a yearly fee to license the technology plus a small percentage paid based out on how well the stations do in terms of sales. I don't know exactly what the cost of running HD Radio is, but I've been told it's far less than the cost of streaming. |
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BarryATL
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« Reply #19 on: June 21, 2012, 10:57:23 AM » |
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I am assuming this is a signal issue tryi g to get as much analog coverage as possible. Some of the other new all news stations have done the same thing.
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