FCC Unanimous In Approval Of HD Radio Rules

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FCC Unanimous In Approval Of HD Radio Rules

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from radioandrecords.com

FCC Unanimous In Approval Of HD Radio Rules
With a 5-0 vote, FCC commissioners approved regulations that allow broadcasters to begin HD multicasting without prior approval from the commission. In addition, AM stations, which are currently limited to daytime-only HD operation, will be allowed to go digital at night. The vote occurred at the commission's regularly scheduled monthly meeting on March 22.
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contracteng wrote:from radioandrecords.com

FCC Unanimous In Approval Of HD Radio Rules
With a 5-0 vote, FCC commissioners approved regulations that allow broadcasters to begin HD multicasting without prior approval from the commission. In addition, AM stations, which are currently limited to daytime-only HD operation, will be allowed to go digital at night. The vote occurred at the commission's regularly scheduled monthly meeting on March 22.
What a shocker.

For their next number, the FCC approves regulations stating any NAB member may change any term or condition of their FCC license with a bottle of white-out and a crayon.

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Time to crank up the hash generators at night and watch the lawsuits fly.
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In addition, AM stations, which are currently limited to daytime-only HD operation, will be allowed to go digital at night.
I don't get it. If an AM station is not allow allowed to run a carrier at night, how can it broadcast anything, digital or not?

Perhaps I don't understand digital broadcasting like I thought I did.
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sportsvoice wrote: hash generators
ummmmmmmm?!?!?!?!?





nahhhhh, can't be.


nevermind.
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Brad Allen wrote:
I don't get it. If an AM station is not allow allowed to run a carrier at night, how can it broadcast anything, digital or not?
I think if they have nighttime authority they wern't allowed to do HD for interference reasons. Now they can. Talk about gettin' a buzz on!


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hash generators


ummmmmmmm?!?!?!?!?
RF noise generators!!! :lol: Used to jam communications. No lighters needed!
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ok... don't remember learning about those in my electronics classes in the Air Force. cool :)
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Ok... So now HD radios are not completely worthless in WV... At least with nighttime AM.

What about increasing the power of the IBOC carrier on FM?
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K-Rock wrote:Ok... So now HD radios are not completely worthless in WV... At least with nighttime AM.

What about increasing the power of the IBOC carrier on FM?
That will be the next priority. NPR, NAB, CC, and CBS are pushing for it right now. Real world coverage is not what was predicted. As for AM, skywave is as good as dead. In some cases you will have low power nigh timers that will be un-listenable even in their city of license. This is a huge blow to the AM band.
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K-Rock, great avatar!
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Post by Cameron »

Alllrigggtthhhtt!!!!!

Guvment-approved interference.
Fire up the buzz-saws, boys.
It's time to kill the AM band!
WOOOOOOO!!!

You know what else this marks the re-birth of?????

C-Quam AM Stereo. That's right, kids. C-Quam AM Stereo is what the IBOC AM radios blend-down to on the fringe of the IBOC digital signal.
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Just think, more AM stations will want FM Translators now!
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fanofbigmedia wrote:K-Rock, great avatar!
Thank you, kind sir.

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