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programming on which the Alliance was founded have now been achieved,” and “all restrictions on how member broadcasters can program and generate revenue from their HD2 broadcasts have been completely lifted.” Outgoing Alliance President and 
to do, this has been an unprecedented effort with unparalleled success within the radio industry.” “The response to our consumer marketing has significantly exceeded our expectations,” Warren remarked. They predicted, “We will hit 1 million units sold sometime this year.” AllAccess reports that “there are now more than 1,750 HD Radio stations on the air, with more than 800 offering HD2 and/or HD3 multicasts… Receivers… are available at more than 12,000 retail outlets… with 
multiple receivers now available for less than $100.” 
compensates artists and labels for their creativity and investment but still allows the pure play webcasting community to continue to grow.” Straying from the SoundExchange line that “there’s no evidence that webcast play encourages sales and helps develop artists’ careers,” Bengloff said, “These webcasters need to be supported, as they give independently produced music the opportunity to be heard and discovered.” He added, “The current 
capabilities, according to 
What is it about “Mission Accomplished” that makes people want to say it when it clearly ain’t so?
Good thing there wasn’t an aircraft carrier available.
— Bob Bellin · Sep 4, 12:52 PM · #
“HD Radio spinners claim a breakthrough year: Pulling a fast one”
“According to a press release from the Alliance 330,000 HD receivers were sold last year. This is a 725 per cent increase from the 40,000 sets purchased a year earlier and therefore 2007 was a ‘breakthrough year’ for the technology. In 2008 they will sell a million of the things.”
http://tinyurl.com/4zgkaw
“Radio: The U.K.‘s Digital death notice”
“Ferrara came out of hiding this week to fallaciously proclaim that HD radio-only stations – those that you can hear only on an HD Radio receiver – are writing business and making money… Reality check: HD Radio isn’t going to bill anything – period.”
http://tinyurl.com/33mtuo
Bang-up job, Peter! What a farce.
— PocketRadio · Sep 4, 01:17 PM · #
“HD Slowly Passes Into The Night”
“Radio Shack has given up on HD Radio. Their stores have two radios in stock and both are on clearance. One radio that sold for $249 is now on closeout at $82. The other was $149 and now sells for $99. If that isn’t ‘get this out of here’ pricing what is? It appears no new models are coming to replace them. No surprise really.”
http://tinyurl.com/5s8zfk
“More HD Fun”
“It was mentioned that retail stores such as Radio Shack are not placing these radios on the shelf. Also, distributor such as Crutchfield are liquidating stock, though I see a pretty decent selection there. How does a radio manufacturer keep up with the changes that Ibiquity keep making? It hurts. And though it is published that consumers are more aware of HD radio, are they buying into it? No.”
http://www.eisenhamerengineering.com/wordpress/?p=70
“American DX Report”
“North American shortwave broadcasters have decided to conduct research into current shortwave listening patterns in North America, digital HD radio receivers are being removed from radio shop inventories in the United States, and some American AM mediumwave stations with IBOC capability are choosing to switch off due to interference problems and the lack of listeners with IBOC receivers.”
http://mt-shortwave.blogspot.com/2008/09/american-dx-report.html
Meanwhile, HD radios are being pulled from store shelves and inventory.
— PocketRadio · Sep 4, 01:20 PM · #
Mission accomplished?
BigRadio’s value reduced to penny stocks. AM jamming extends coast to coast, thousands of miles beyond at night. FM stations ‘NRSC masked’ ‘neath gauzy HD buzzing. Listeners alienated. Broadcasters coerced. Talent dismissed. BigRadio CEOs flying G-5s, pockets lined albeit never to their satisfaction.
Mission accomplished? What’s next? Peddle AM&FM off to some 90s ‘partner in prosperity’ for exclusive use by their military? Pardon my cynicism. Just not ready for ‘our inevitable digital future. Paul Vincent Zecchino Manasota Key, Florida 04 September, 2008— paul vincent zecchino · Sep 4, 02:01 PM · #
I get NOTHING BUT NOISE on the AM band from end-to-end in the San Fernando Valley area of Los Angeles. Is that part of the mission accomplished? That I will hear no news weather and traffic in the car anymore?
Fascists!
— David Kaczmarek · Sep 8, 04:44 PM · #