On 13 Jan 2004 19:58:35 GMT, "R J Carpenter"
wrote:

I don't have sympathy for the rim-shots which never had any intention of
serving the town they used to justify "first local service" in order to get
their license.

I have less concern for the "rimshots" than I do for the 50KW
blowtorches that actually derive ratings from beyond their protected
contours.

KGO has been #1 in San Francisco since dirt was invented. What I'm
watching is what effect wiping out such stations' profitable fringes
will have on their numbers. WOR actually gets some numbers in
Philadelphia. What happens if another IBOC station wipes out WOR in
Philly? Will it be enough to drop their overall share from 1.8 to 1.6?
It'll take a number of years before we'll know how many stations will
be wiped out, and where.

It strikes me that IBOC is mutually assured destruction.

Rich