Comments for Keeping the Public in Public Radio

Comment on by admin

admin — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 10:46:01 +0000

I would look first on the website NPR Check (link on right). Also check with LUV Newsletter…

Comment on by john Bartley

john Bartley — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 07:57:10 +0000

I too am irritated by Simon’s role as pro-war propagandist. I wanted to write and article about this. Do you know where I can find Simon quotes from that period leading up to Shock and Awe?

Comment on Hip Deep in the Big Muddy of HD Radio by HD Radio…Is It The platform Or The Presentation? « The College Radio Zone

Fri, 09 Dec 2011 22:00:53 +0000

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Comment on Hip Deep in the Big Muddy of HD Radio by Greg

Greg — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 21:44:27 +0000

“HD Radio’s Dirty Little Secret”

“We were told back in the beginning that the HD coverage would be equal to the analog signal. Unfortunately, the industry is now finding out this is not the case, that the HD coverage is considerably less, something like 60% of the analog coverage. We’ve also found that even in a strong HD signal area, a dipole antenna is required. We were also told that the HD would lessen interference with adjacent channel signals. That also appears not to be the case.”

http://www.orbitcast.com/archives/hd-radios-dirty-little-secret.html

Perhaps, Dr. Conrad was at the BIG announcement! Calling all disgruntled HD Radio broadcasters – Keefe Bartels wants to hear from you! LMFAO!

Comment on Hip Deep in the Big Muddy of HD Radio by Greg

Greg — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 15:24:02 +0000

“IBOC Digital AM and FM Technology Launch”

2002 – “In terms of coverage, the answer is it replicates the existing analog coverage, and that is all it can do. Not technically, but because of a regulatory reason. We could easily boost the IBOC power, but guess what, then that steps on the station next door… What the NRSC did say though, and we think this was a great vote of confidence, is, rather than bog down the process and wait for those nighttime results, we know we love it in the daytime, we know it represents, I think their words, a revitalization of the AM band… Bob Struble.”

http://web.archive.org/web/20030405102702/ibiquity.com/press/pr/040802.htm

This is an article from iBiquity archives on the Wayback Machine from 2002. These are direct quotes from Struble at the NAB news conference, announcing HD Radio/IBOC. Obviously, Struble knew back then the problems with HD Radio, but the FM-HD power increase up to -10db was approved, anyway by the FCC. Struble lied about the coverage of IBOC, too. Notice how Struble blows off nightime AM-HD testing.

Comment on NPR Plays Lapdog During Occupy Protests by revjim01

revjim01 — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 17:30:59 +0000

The threat of defunding also helps to control the message while still claiming NPR is a “liberal mouthpiece.” Games within games…..

Comment on NPR Plays Lapdog During Occupy Protests by lacithedog

lacithedog — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 22:58:13 +0000

One of the main reasons the right wants to defund NPR is to make it yet another tame news source. There can’t be any dissent.

Comment on National Propaganda Radio by lacithedog

lacithedog — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 22:57:09 +0000

Yes, interviewing the Klan about Civil rights sounds like the next logical progression in Public Radio’s transition to a “citizen sponsored” version of Fox News.

I e-mailed my local station a complaint regarding this non-sense and they acted dumb.

At least I am giving them the benefit of the doubt that they are acting dumb.

Comment on HD scam by Gordon Cooper

Gordon Cooper — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 06:12:01 +0000

I bought an HD radio three years ago after hearing the benefits of HD promoted on KIXI AM 880 in Seattle. The HD 100 is deaf on AM. HD reception in East Bremerton is marginal (i.e. not there most of the time) with an external antenna. The AC adapter is hot to the touch.

HD almost seems like a ploy to eliminate radio stations. 1250 Disney, theoretically an HD AM station, can’t be received on the HD100.

Dropping HD from AM and FM and getting community radio stations onto unused SCA channels as a less than desirable but better than nothing strategy might be the best route for folks looking to establish community stations. SCA adapters are cheap, there are some commercial radios out there, and it is a LOT cheaper than an HD radio.

My 02 cents worth.

Gordon
Bremerton WA

Comment on Public Radio Capital: Money From The Sky by revjim01

revjim01 — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 00:10:46 +0000

Well radio guy, I pretty much agree with you as far as it being the universities themselves that are the main villains in the loss of college radio. In fact, if you read my reply on 10/14 you will see that I stated that then. The point of this article was to point out the business practices that PRC uses once the stations are on the market, and I stand by what I wrote. But there’s no getting around that the universities are wrong to sell off valuable teaching tools just to cure financial woes. But I don’t particularly buy into the idea that having Radio Jesus is worse that having Radio Brahms, neither one is college radio being programmed by and for students. I do appreciate your comments tho.