While technically it is possible to do, especially with just a couple of journalists driving around - the mobile phone networks that we have today (3G) really do not have the capacity to be a replacement for regular in car listening. A 5 lane queue into a major city with just a few tuning in via internet would swamp the local cells. If that can be solved (4G NG) then next issue is the amount of bandwidth that the broadcaster will need to buy (since the telco/ISPs do not seem that interested in multicast - at least here in UK).
I think that MP3 player plugged into head unit with the radio able to break in with RDS traffic info turned on (has that arrived in USA yet) is a more likely. Paul Sent while mobile On 10 May 2010, at 20:48, Richard Cuff <[email protected]> wrote: > Interesting article. > > Richard cuff / Allentown, PA > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Curt Phillips W4CP <[email protected]> > Date: Mon, May 10, 2010 at 3:35 PM > Subject: [ODXA] NYT: 'Will The Internet Kill Car Radio?' > To: [email protected] > Cc: Yahoo Group NASWA <[email protected]> > > > > And if it kills car radio, where does that leave AM & FM terrestrial radio? > Home and office users already have lots of options. Lots of 3G dead zones > are an impediment right now. > > > 73, > > Curt W4CP > Raleigh, NC USA > > NYT: 'Will The Internet Kill Car Radio?' > > May 7, 2010: The New York Times' John R. Quain speculates today on whether > the Internet will be the death of radio in the car, saying that "there is a > new movement afoot that could really threaten traditional broadcast radio: > Internet music services like Pandora, Slacker, and Last.fm." (Last.fm is part > of the CBS Interactive Music Group.) > > The "devices responsible for this trend," says Quain, are smartphones and > mobile apps that allow streaming of music services over 3G connections. He > notes that companies are solving the distraction problem involved in > switching channels or song-skipping by "marrying these services to existing > in-car controls, essentially making it no different than switching between > 100 WINS and Q104.3." > > Quain points to an Alpine receiver with "Pandora link" and a Pioneer receiver > with voice control for Pandora. In testing the $1,200 Pioneer AVIC X920BT, > Quain said the voice control worked well, and writes, "The sound quality, > while not equivalent to a CD, was as good as typical radio reception and > better than some satellite radio stations." > > But he did note some limitations, such as dead spots when AT&T's "notoriously > patchy" 3G service in New York lost its signal, and to the distractions > involved in using a Droid phone, with no custom controls, with the Pioneer > device. But he continues, "However, such limitations may soon disappear as > automakers integrate streaming Internet services directly into their cars." > > Quain also notes that "traditional radio broadcasters have heard the drumbeat > of mobile apps," pointing to Clear Channel's popular iheartradio. Clear > Channel EVP Evan Harrison told Quain, "We're not trying to dictate where > people connect to us. We need to be everywhere." > > > Link to RadioInk article can click through to full NYT article: > http://www.radioink.com/Article.asp?id=1798175&spid=30800 > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > __._,_.___ > Reply to sender | Reply to group | Reply via web post | Start a New Topic > Messages in this topic (3) > RECENT ACTIVITY: New Members 1 New Files 1 > Visit Your Group > MARKETPLACE > Stay on top of your group activity without leaving the page you're on - Get > the Yahoo! Toolbar now. > > > Get great advice about dogs and cats. Visit the Dog & Cat Answers Center. > > > Hobbies & Activities Zone: Find others who share your passions! Explore new > interests. > > > Switch to: Text-Only, Daily Digest • Unsubscribe • Terms of Use > . > > __,_._,___ > > > > -- > Richard Cuff / Allentown, PA USA > > International broadcasting / shortwave blog: > http://www.intlradio.blogspot.com > _______________________________________________ > Internetradio mailing list > [email protected] > http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/internetradio > > To unsubscribe: Send an E-mail to > [email protected]?subject=unsubscribe, or visit the URL > shown above. > >
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