Perhaps somebody should pass this information along to the folks at WBT. --Mike Sanburn
> From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2013 10:01:50 -0500 > Subject: Re: [IRCA] WBT's Digital Test - "Is There Hope For A Digital AM > > Re Steve Ponder's post about the Radio Insight article > (http://radioinsight.com/blog/headlines/84743/is-there-hope-for-a-digital-am-band/)... > Has anybody listened to the audio clip of the test? The WBT signal goes to > digital near the end of the clip, starting with the CBS top-of-hour "bong" > and into the newscast. Yes, the sudden drop to near-zero noise is > impressive... but the actual SOUND quality is gawd-awful, like an especially > bad webstream. Sure, it's got more "high end" than the analog signal--but > it's gargly, hashy, artifact-ridden, and nearly unlistenable. The analog, > while bandwidth-limited, is MUCH more pleasant to listen to! "FM-quality" my > foot (and various other extremities)! > > Randy Stewart > Arts Producer > KSMU > 901 S. National > Springfield MO 65897 > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > IRCA mailing list > [email protected] > http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca > > Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original > contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its > editors, publishing staff, or officers > > For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org > > To Post a message: [email protected] > _______________________________________________ IRCA mailing list [email protected] http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: [email protected]
