But at what point will so-called HD digital capability in radios become standard, such as in new automobiles or part of replacement car stereos? When that happens, they can claim all the car sales for that year as radio growth, not that it matters if the user ever listens to the digital signals or not.
Kevin Anderson --- Rob de Santos <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Under. I saw the Parks Assoc. report and frankly, those > numbers look to be the > "most optimistic" for each segment added all-up. No other > credible report > suggests that satellite radio or HD can generate growth rates > that high. For > satellite that would be growth of 24% per annum, and for HD > 92% per annum. > Further, keep in mind that the combined subscribers of DISH > and DirecTV don't > yet reach the 30 million number. Maybe I am wrong, but I'll > wager a 12 pack of > Vernors Ginger Ale that I'm not. > > -- > -Rob de Santos > Columbus, OH > > -----Original Message----- > From: Richard Cuff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2008 11:35 AM > To: Shortwave programming discussion > Subject: [Swprograms] 70 million US consumers to have a > satellite or digital > radio...by 2012... > > See this item published at the RNW Media Network weblog: > > http://blogs.rnw.nl/medianetwork/almost-70m-us-consumers-will-have-either-an-hd- > or-a-satellite-radio-by-2012 > or http://snipurl.com/1x2zq > > Any takers for the over/under proposition? > > Richard > > -- > Richard Cuff / Allentown, PA USA > > International broadcasting / shortwave blog: > http://www.intlradio.blogspot.com > _______________________________________________ > Swprograms mailing list > [email protected] > http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/swprograms > > To unsubscribe: Send an E-mail to > [EMAIL PROTECTED], or > visit the URL shown > above. > > _______________________________________________ > Swprograms mailing list > [email protected] > http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/swprograms > > To unsubscribe: Send an E-mail to > [EMAIL PROTECTED], or > visit the URL shown above. > > -- ------------------------------------- Kevin Anderson, Dubuque IA USA, K9IUA k9iua (at) yahoo (dot) com http://postoilgeography.blogspot.com/ ------------------------------------- ____________________________________________________________________________________ Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/newsearch/category.php?category=shopping _______________________________________________ Swprograms mailing list [email protected] http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/swprograms To unsubscribe: Send an E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], or visit the URL shown above.
