Re: [IRCA] Japan to end AM broadcasting?

2019-04-01 Thread Patrick Martin
To: irca@hard-core-dx.com Cc: Karl Zuk Subject: [IRCA] Japan to end AM broadcasting? ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original

Re: [IRCA] Japan to end AM broadcasting?

2019-03-30 Thread Chris Kadlec
It is easy to have seen this coming after Japan expanded their FM band and all the AM stations started moving to the upper FM band, plus all the special radio sales following that for radios including the expanded band. It seems the push in that direction was similar to that of a DTV switch for

[IRCA] Japan to end AM broadcasting?

2019-03-29 Thread Karl Zuk via IRCA
--- Begin Message --- >From The Japan Times website: Japanese commercial broadcasters on Wednesday proposed a revision to the broadcast law that would allow them to ditch AM radio broadcasting due to issues over cost amid a decline in listenership. The Japan Commercial Broadcasters Association