CCrane's new ACOUSTIC ENERGY WI-FI INTERNET RADIO

[IBOCRocks]

My point is this:

What does any of this have to do with HD Radio, and in particular, CCrane's new WiFi radio?

Take it to private email or something.  Sheesh.

[SayNoToIBOC]

Because the Internet, to include Wi-Fi radio, are direct threats, to the well-being, of HD radio.

[autopaint-1]

"Because the Internet, to include Wi-Fi radio, are direct threats, to the well-being, of HD radio"

When is that, 200010 or 2020? Where are the car radios and the infrastucture? Most people leave their homes. What do you expect them to do hum? Only terrestrial radio can presently bring local news, weather and Sports (the sats get their sports programing from terrestrial sattions. Tproduce nothing in the way of sports themselves.) You're talking about the possibility of a technology that as of this time does not exist in the majority of the United States, outside of a few "hot-spots"..

[SayNoToIBOC]

Actually, wireless Internet is presently being put into communities, and automobile maufacturers are excited about putting Internet into their cars. A well-known fact, that the programming on terrestrial radio leaves a lot to be desired - HD Radio does not address that issue; Wi-Fi/Internet and satellite radio offer many times the programming options.

[autopaint-1]

"automobile maufacturers are excited about putting Internet into their cars."


Where'd you come up with this Mr Ford? Wi_Fi in communities means nothing. No radios exist and most car companies don't manufacture their own radios. This is a dream. Get Wi_Fi ionto cities like LA or NY and you might have something but I think you have many years before that happens.


"A well-known fact, that the programming on terrestrial radio leaves a lot to be desired"


By whome? This is like those cable news shows who tout, "we're number one on cable". Well in reality the numbers at the cable level are miniscule compared with traditional broadcasters. With all the talk about the cable hit Sopranos, it's numbers are minimal comored with a successful OTA program, numbers wise. Most americans do not have access to HBO, OTA TV is another matter. The same for cable which for the most part is comprised of old television programs and movies.




 - HD Radio does not address that issue; Wi-Fi/Internet and satellite radio offer many times the programming options.

[vsa]

AUTOPAINT-! WROTE: "Where are the car radios and the (BROADBAND WIRELESS INTERNET) infrastucture?"

Do you know who Craig McCaw is? He's the man who made a fortune popularizing cell phone service. His new venture is called Clearwire. Intel and Motorola just pumped almost a billion dollars into the company. An article from BusinessWeek Online at the link below will answer some questions and open a few eyes on radios real threat.

http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/06_30/b3994051.htm

[DavidEduardo]

Actually, wireless Internet is presently being put into communities, and automobile maufacturers are excited about putting Internet into their cars. A well-known fact, that the programming on terrestrial radio leaves a lot to be desired - HD Radio does not address that issue; Wi-Fi/Internet and satellite radio offer many times the programming options.

Who says "A well-known fact, that the programming on terrestrial radio leaves a lot to be desired"

Certainly not the listeners radio targets. Listening levels in 18-54 are within a few percent of historic levels. Except for teens and 55+, who we do not target (except as a "magnet strategy") the reports of a decline are radically overstated.

Let's look at an average I did of a couple of top 10 markets. In Spring of 1998, the cume rating (which is the percentage of the universe using radio) for 18-54, the audience terrestrial radio serves, was 96.7.

8 years later, after satellite, iPods, phones with new gaming and entertainment options, new portable video gaming devices, HDTV, etc., etc., came on the scene, the cume share is 96.2.

Gee, radio is dead. We lost 0.5%... five-tenths of one percent... in reach in 8 years... 8 years that have seen an exponetial growth of new entertainment delivery methods.

And YOU complain that I do not give links! Your statement is just not true in so many ways.

[DavidEduardo]

AUTOPAINT-! WROTE: "Where are the car radios and the (BROADBAND WIRELESS INTERNET) infrastucture?"

Do you know who Craig McCaw is? He's the man who made a fortune popularizing cell phone service. His new venture is called Clearwire. Intel and Motorola just pumped almost a billion dollars into the company. An article from BusinessWeek Online at the link below will answer some questions and open a few eyes on radios real threat.

It's not a threat. This is because many of the major broadcasters are forming alliances with Motorola for content, especially local content.

For decades, FMs simulcast a sister AM. Now, this technology will simulcast terrestrial radio and provide certain new content.

You didn't think they were just going to plug a bunch of iPods into the thing, did you?

[IBOCRocks]

Because the Internet, to include Wi-Fi radio, are direct threats, to the well-being, of HD radio.

Nice try, but that wasn't my point.

You can certainly talk about your opinion about Wifi killing HD.  My comment was directed at David and the other guy arguing about Arbitron and the bank.  That has nothing to do with HD.

[autopaint-1]

"Do you know who Craig McCaw is?"

I sure do. His father once owned WINS in NYC and sold it for over 10 million dollars to Westinghouse in the 60's. Either he or his father lost most of the family money except for McCaw wireless in Seattle. He worked to develope cell phones. Cell phones are not going to replace radio. have any of you been in a national emergency? I have. I was in NYC on 9-11 at a work and we lost ISDN and cell phone use because that infrastucture was flooded when a hole was clown in the side of the lower Manhattan Verizon building. that technology is nowhere near as robust as terrestrial broadcasting. I was there. I know from first hand information and experience. I saw the buildings go down myself I saw the F 16's flying over head. I was running master control for our network when it occured. I saw how collegues used our log periodic on the roof of our building when they had no other means of contacting our collegues at offices in another city. I saw the major WTC cell site disappear in minutes after the planes hit. Don't tell me that in an emergency you'd be happy counting on the lousy, highly compressed cell phone when you have to reach millions of people. I was there, so don't try to get over on me.