Kevin, IBOC does not have static. True. However, there often is no signal either. If analog goes away, then AM radio goes away. There is no coverage with IBOC. You drive under powerlines, the digital goes away. It just is not there. In the future, I am not sure if radio will have many people listening anyway. Especially AM, when there are so many choices. With me, as a DXer, when driving my 1997 Dodge Carivan, I generally listen to cassette. In the 89 Dodge I use for work, I only have AM & FM, so I listen to the radio there. Like last night, I bought "Vivo", the 2000 Concert of Luiz Migel in Monterrey, Mexico. A great concert. I liked it so much, I recorded the audio soundtrack off the DVD to play in the van on cassette. My relatives listen to either CD or XM Radio in their cars. With so many choices, radio is not a high priority for most people. As my old friend Chuck Boehnke used to say. "Radio isn't broke, so don't fix it". A truer statement could not have been made.
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