"CLEAR CHANNEL PULLS THE PLUG ON SOME HD RADIO STATIONS"

"After conducting a survey of 340 HD2 stations to determine their
programming needs, the folks at Clear Channel have dumped a number of
their HD 'Format Lab' stations due to a lack of demand."

http://talentfilter.blogspot.com/200...n-some-hd.html

Yupper - there she goes!

On Feb 7, 6:38 am, IBOCcrock wrote:
"CLEAR CHANNEL PULLS THE PLUG ON SOME HD RADIO STATIONS"

"After conducting a survey of 340 HD2 stations to determine their
programming needs, the folks at Clear Channel have dumped a number of
their HD 'Format Lab' stations due to a lack of demand."

http://talentfilter.blogspot.com/200...pulls-plug-on-...

Yupper - there she goes!


- You can still buy one here. . .

http://shop.npr.org/category/show/32...spot&mpe_id=c1

On Feb 7, 6:52 am, wrote:
On Feb 7, 6:38 am, IBOCcrock wrote:

"CLEAR CHANNEL PULLS THE PLUG ON SOME HD RADIO STATIONS"

"After conducting a survey of 340 HD2 stations to determine their
programming needs, the folks at Clear Channel have dumped a number of
their HD 'Format Lab' stations due to a lack of demand."

http://talentfilter.blogspot.com/200...pulls-plug-on-...

Yupper - there she goes!

- You can still buy one here. . .

http://shop.npr.org/category/show/32...spot&mpe_id=c1

"DEAD AIR: Radio's great leap forward stalling in the Valley"

"KMBH, the National Public Radio affiliate based in Harlingen,
switched to HD this year, but the change did not boost its
inconsistent analog signal in the upper Valley. Monsignor Pedro
Briseño, the manager of the station and its television affiliate, did
not return multiple calls and an e-mail requesting comment on the
station's shift. A fundraising campaign on the station asked local
listeners to contribute to the upgrade earlier this year, touting the
change as a service to listeners that would improve their experience.
The station's business manager said she could not reveal the cost of
the upgrade, saying all media requests have to be routed to Briseño. A
public information request faxed to the station Monday evening has not
yet received a response. Organizations that receive government funding
are subject to state and federal open records laws, but have seven
business days to respond to information requests."

http://www.themonitor.com/news/radio...gital_new.html

"HD Radio: Will More Awareness Translate To Sales?"

"Unfortunately, Ibiquity does not: Yes, they have gotten many radio
stations to make the $100,000 or so investment required to add HD
Radio broadcasting, but what the leave out of their PR spin is that
MANY of these stations were Public Radio/NPR stations that had their
equipment paid for by special funding from Congress. So tell me,
senior executives from, say, Sony, Mitsubishi, Best Buy, etc.: How do
you feel about Ibiquity''s lobbyists getting US taxpayers to pick up
the tab for many of their transmitter sales? Wouldn''t it be great if
your lobbyists could get Congress to mandate that US taxpayers be
required to buy your products, too? Do you even slightly care?
Ibiquity will take their money and run, and HD Radio will join a long
list of failed formats, like Dolby FM radio, Elcassete, mini disk (in
the US), etc."

http://tinyurl.com/37pe7t

"HD Radio: Fun with Math"

"I think it is fair to say that the audiophile community, those people
who take their FM seriously, is dead set AGAINST HDRadio. Not only do
most people never intend to buy a radio, unless as a plaything for
early adopters and collectors, but are aghast at the FCC for even
allowing IBOC to thrash up the FM bandwidth. Plus, people with enough
technical savvy to read the specs are insulted by the false claims of
'CD sound quality' or even 'near-CD sound quality'. These are
transparent marketing hype, beyond mean puffery. Sorry, but HDRadio
has sworn enemies. This goes beyond just business but has political
reprecussions for FCC and for Congress. This has the whiff of
political scandal - and I'm a rock-ribbed Republican! The Corporation
for Public Broadcasting is especially vulnerable. My advice for any
businessman is to avoid any association with HDRadio."

http://www.hear2.com/2006/06/hd_radio_fun_wi.html

"IBOCcrock" wrote in message
...
"CLEAR CHANNEL PULLS THE PLUG ON SOME HD RADIO STATIONS"

"After conducting a survey of 340 HD2 stations to determine their
programming needs, the folks at Clear Channel have dumped a number of
their HD 'Format Lab' stations due to a lack of demand."

http://talentfilter.blogspot.com/200...n-some-hd.html

Yupper - there she goes!

Actually, no stations ceased HD broadcasting; a few have had different
formats put on the HD2 channels based on listener response.

There are no "Format Lab" stations.

The "Format Lab" is a development center in San Antonio where different
concepts are streamed and the ones with the most hits and longest listening
spans get put on actual radio stations. The ones that don't attract interest
are nuked and other ideas tried; it's an ongoing process. The idea is to
create new content for HD that has not been found on radio up till now.

On Feb 7, 3:52 am, wrote:
On Feb 7, 6:38 am, IBOCcrock wrote:

"CLEAR CHANNEL PULLS THE PLUG ON SOME HD RADIO STATIONS"

"After conducting a survey of 340 HD2 stations to determine their
programming needs, the folks at Clear Channel have dumped a number of
their HD 'Format Lab' stations due to a lack of demand."

http://talentfilter.blogspot.com/200...pulls-plug-on-...

Yupper - there she goes!
-
- You can still buy one here. . .
-
- http://shop.npr.org/category/show/32...spot&mpe_id=c1

McD6 - Yes "HD" Radio are still available and just may be
around for many many years to come . . .

National Public Radio (NPR) -presents- HD Radio(tm)
http://groups.google.com/group/hd-ra...2c7167d0f49751

The National {Nation-Wide} Public Radio (NPR) Store :
[ NPR Every-Where ]
HD Digital Radio features more Programming Choices and
Dramatically Better Digital Sound Quality, and It's FREE !
If your Local NPR FM Radio Station is broadcasting in
"HD" Digital, all you need is an HD Radio receiver.

HD Radio(tm) - What Is It ?
http://www.npr.org/everywhere/digital/description.html
Learn How HD Radio Broadcasting is Writing 'The Future'
of Digital Radio Technology.

HD Radio(tm) - How To Listen
http://www.npr.org/everywhere/digital/howto.html
NPR Multi-Casting with the New HD Radio Technology
doesn't have to be hard - let us Walk-You-Through your
own Digital Radio Transition

HD Radio(tm) - Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
http://www.npr.org/everywhere/digital/faq.html
HD Radio Questions ? - We've Got The HD Radio Answers !

HD Radio(tm) - Try the NPR HD Radio Simulation
http://www.npr.org/everywhere/digita...reloader1.html
How Does HD Radio Technology Sound ?
Experience the Quality Difference HD Radio Technology Offers !
[ WETA FM "HD" Radio Station Promo ]

CopyRight (c) 2008 - National Public Radio (NPR)
NPR - http://www.npr.org/ - All Rights Reserved.

HD Radio(tm) is a [TradeMark] of iBiquity Digital Corporation
iBiquity - http://www.ibiquity.com/
Copyright (c) 2008 - iBiquity Digital Corporation


hy dee ray dee oh ~ RHF
Hello and Welcome to the "HD Radio" NewsGroup
HD RADIO = http://groups.google.com/group/hd-radio/

On Feb 7, 10:39 am, "David Eduardo" wrote:
"IBOCcrock" wrote in message

...

"CLEAR CHANNEL PULLS THE PLUG ON SOME HD RADIO STATIONS"

"After conducting a survey of 340 HD2 stations to determine their
programming needs, the folks at Clear Channel have dumped a number of
their HD 'Format Lab' stations due to a lack of demand."

http://talentfilter.blogspot.com/200...pulls-plug-on-...

Yupper - there she goes!

Actually, no stations ceased HD broadcasting; a few have had different
formats put on the HD2 channels based on listener response.

There are no "Format Lab" stations.

The "Format Lab" is a development center in San Antonio where different
concepts are streamed and the ones with the most hits and longest listening
spans get put on actual radio stations. The ones that don't attract interest
are nuked and other ideas tried; it's an ongoing process. The idea is to
create new content for HD that has not been found on radio up till now.

Eddie - If no one is listening how do they get a listener response?
jw

"Rfburns" wrote in message
...
On Feb 7, 10:39 am, "David Eduardo" wrote:
"IBOCcrock" wrote in message

...

"CLEAR CHANNEL PULLS THE PLUG ON SOME HD RADIO STATIONS"

"After conducting a survey of 340 HD2 stations to determine their
programming needs, the folks at Clear Channel have dumped a number of
their HD 'Format Lab' stations due to a lack of demand."

http://talentfilter.blogspot.com/200...pulls-plug-on-...

Yupper - there she goes!

Actually, no stations ceased HD broadcasting; a few have had different
formats put on the HD2 channels based on listener response.

There are no "Format Lab" stations.

The "Format Lab" is a development center in San Antonio where different
concepts are streamed and the ones with the most hits and longest
listening
spans get put on actual radio stations. The ones that don't attract
interest
are nuked and other ideas tried; it's an ongoing process. The idea is to
create new content for HD that has not been found on radio up till now.


Eddie - If no one is listening how do they get a listener response?


The "Format Lab" streams over 30 different prototype formats at
http://www.clearchannelmusic.com/formatlab/
and they can measure very easily which get more hits and listening time.
These prototypes, if successful, become the basis for terrestrial formats,
both for main channel and HD2 channels. The main idea is to find formats
with good appeal to put on the HD2 channels of Clear's stations to drive
receiver sales.

On Feb 7, 10:39*am, "David Eduardo" wrote:
"IBOCcrock" wrote in message

...

"CLEAR CHANNEL PULLS THE PLUG ON SOME HD RADIO STATIONS"

"After conducting a survey of 340 HD2 stations to determine their
programming needs, the folks at Clear Channel have dumped a number of
their HD 'Format Lab' stations due to a lack of demand."

http://talentfilter.blogspot.com/200...pulls-plug-on-...

Yupper - there she goes!

Actually, no stations ceased HD broadcasting; a few have had different
formats put on the HD2 channels based on listener response.

There are no "Format Lab" stations.

The "Format Lab" is a development center in San Antonio where different
concepts are streamed and the ones with the most hits and longest listening
spans get put on actual radio stations. The ones that don't attract interest
are nuked and other ideas tried; it's an ongoing process. The idea is to
create new content for HD that has not been found on radio up till now.

http://www.clearchannelmusic.com/formatlab/

STUPID ****ER!

"IBOCcrock" wrote in message
...
On Feb 7, 10:39 am, "David Eduardo" wrote:
"IBOCcrock" wrote in message

...

"CLEAR CHANNEL PULLS THE PLUG ON SOME HD RADIO STATIONS"

"After conducting a survey of 340 HD2 stations to determine their
programming needs, the folks at Clear Channel have dumped a number of
their HD 'Format Lab' stations due to a lack of demand."

http://talentfilter.blogspot.com/200...pulls-plug-on-...

Yupper - there she goes!

Actually, no stations ceased HD broadcasting; a few have had different
formats put on the HD2 channels based on listener response.

There are no "Format Lab" stations.

The "Format Lab" is a development center in San Antonio where different
concepts are streamed and the ones with the most hits and longest
listening
spans get put on actual radio stations. The ones that don't attract
interest
are nuked and other ideas tried; it's an ongoing process. The idea is to
create new content for HD that has not been found on radio up till now.

http://www.clearchannelmusic.com/formatlab/

As I said, the format lab tests "what if" formats for possible use on
terrestrial radio. They evaluate the formats by hits and length of each hit
and return hits from the same user. The formats that don't work are
periodically flushed and new ones are developed and tried.

The nature and number of the formats on the Format Lab page has nothing to
do with the operation of the terrestrial stations, analog or otherwise, run
by Clear Channel.

STUPID ****ER!

The truth hurts, huh?

IBOCcrock wrote:
On Feb 7, 10:39 am, "David Eduardo" wrote:
"IBOCcrock" wrote in message

...

"CLEAR CHANNEL PULLS THE PLUG ON SOME HD RADIO STATIONS"
"After conducting a survey of 340 HD2 stations to determine their
programming needs, the folks at Clear Channel have dumped a number of
their HD 'Format Lab' stations due to a lack of demand."
http://talentfilter.blogspot.com/200...pulls-plug-on-...
Yupper - there she goes!
Actually, no stations ceased HD broadcasting; a few have had different
formats put on the HD2 channels based on listener response.

There are no "Format Lab" stations.

The "Format Lab" is a development center in San Antonio where different
concepts are streamed and the ones with the most hits and longest listening
spans get put on actual radio stations. The ones that don't attract interest
are nuked and other ideas tried; it's an ongoing process. The idea is to
create new content for HD that has not been found on radio up till now.

http://www.clearchannelmusic.com/formatlab/

STUPID ****ER!


So, I"m guessing that State Dinner with the Queen was a good time for
you?