The death of the analog "scan"...

Cameron · Post by **Cameron** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 8:09 pm

I was driving home via the ATL this weekend and, as I usually do in a large market, I decided to scan through the FMs.
IBUZZ has been implemented on so many stations in Atlanta that "scanning" the FM dial consists of:
1) Start on a frequency in the non-comms.
2) Hit scan once and the radio locks up on adjacent-channel IBUZZ.
3) Hit scan again and you land on the analog station.
4) Hit scan again and you land on the adjacent-channel IBUZZ on the other side of the analog channel.
5) Hit scan again and you land on the next station's adjacent-channel IBUZZ.
6) Rinse and repeat.

Damn annoying. You just have to set whatever presets you radio allows and abandon the "scan" habit. IBUZZ will facilitate world peace, though, so I guess it's worth it.

Hoosier Daddy · Post by **Hoosier Daddy** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 8:14 pm

Thank you, NAB. May I have another?

sportsvoice · Post by **sportsvoice** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 8:22 pm

That happens in my car when I'm closer in to the transmitters. However, I have Sirius on about 96% of the time I'm in the car, so most of the time I've got the head unit set to line-in.

engineer · Post by **engineer** » Sat Dec 09, 2006 10:51 am

DC 101 is promoting the HD channel as the "Station between the stations."

Hoosier Daddy · Post by **Hoosier Daddy** » Sat Dec 09, 2006 11:31 am

engineer wrote:DC 101 is promoting the HD channel as the "Station between the stations."

That catch phrase, and something like "listen between the frequencies" has been used in a number of markets to promote their IBOC offerings ...