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Re: CGC #998

Thanks for sharing my column commenting on the HD Radio power hike.  One of your readers replied anonymously stating: "What Mr. McLane and the FCC don't tell us is the Dark Side of HD FM."  Quite to the contrary, Radio World has covered IBOC criticism extensively including the research from NPR Labs that the anonymous reader cites.  See these examples, the second of which is a detailed white paper from NPR itself:

http://www.radioworld.com/article/66268

http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/newbay/rwee_20091209/#/0

While I personally support the FCC's recent action for the reasons stated in my column, I also know that the decision is contentious and that many engineers have concerns about it.  I have always felt, and frequently stated, that IBOC is an imperfect solution to a long-term challenge facing our industry in how to "go digital."  Radio World goes out of its way to make sure that we report both the pros and the cons of this important debate; we've done so for two decades, and we continue to publish more letters and commentary about HD Radio, including extensive criticism of it, than any other media outlet. I'm proud of our efforts to provide fair, balanced coverage.

I invite readers to review the many papers and articles under "Digital Radio" and "Reader's Forum" at our Web site, and to submit letters about the topic to me.  Links of interest:

http://www.rwonline.com/section/digital-radio

http://www.rwonline.com/section/readers-forum


Thanks!

Paul McLane
Editor in Chief/U.S.
Radio World
The News Source for Radio Managers & Engineers
radioworld (at) nbmedia.com

Posted by Steve Blodgett
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