Indeed interesting, and one I also hadn't seen. The results aren't surprising at all. The IBOC hash travels much farther than the actual digital channels in most cases, and the solid readable signals from digital AM simply don't travel very far at night using consumer equipment to receive. The number of stations dropping digital AM altogether is also a result of economics as some stations can't justify the added expense of licensing fees and equipment repairs, because as the one station noted, nobody complained about dropping it, likely because nobody noticed it in the first place due to the scarcity of affordable receivers.
Russ Edmunds 15 mi NNW of Philadelphia Grid FN20id <[email protected]> AM: Modified Sony ICF 2010's barefoot ________________________________ From: Nick Hall-Patch <[email protected]> To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, September 1, 2013 11:36 AM Subject: [IRCA] article on IBOC The latest "Medium Wave News" bulletin from the Medium Wave Circle in Britain, references an article that I hadn't seen before concerning IBOC, and the use of night-time IBOC in particular: http://www.radioworld.com/article/iboc-at-night-five-years-later/218209 best wishes, Nick _______________________________________________ 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]
