[cma-l] Internet radio

[Ian Hickling]

Sorry Tony - I very strongly disagree.

Digital propagation in some form will certainly take over for the major national and regional services - eventually - with FM remaining available with almost blanket coverage within the required areas for any kind of receiving device - portable radio, vehicle radio - iPod or phone.

 





 


 
> Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2010 12:57:04 +0100
> From: studio at ravensoundradio.co.uk
> To: transplanfm at hotmail.com
> CC: al at southleedscommunityradio.org.uk; cma-l at commedia.org.uk
> Subject: Re: Internet radios - are they any good?
> 
> You are quite right to point out Ian that the general perception of 
> broadcast radio was and still is FM (it was medium and long wave before 
> that). Unfortunately the expansion of air space has not kept up with 
> demand for broadcast services so "totally reliable proper radio" will 
> increasingly become a minority platform.
> 
> Tony Bailey
> 
> 
> Ian Hickling wrote:
> > 
> > 
> > Being very much a "radio" man - and it has to be said of course that
> > internet on its own is not "radio" - any reception of an internet
> > source will require some sort of RF linkage if your equipment is not
> > physically connected to a landline.
> > 
> > Wifi is perfectly acceptable - but its range is very limited.
> > 
> > Unreliable if you're walking any distance and useless in a vehicle.
> > 
> > GSM (mobile phone networks) is again fine as long as you "have a
> > signal" and you can accept the radiation hazards - I don't.
> > 
> > Proper radio is best and almost totally reliable.
> > 
> > Very very few ordinary consumers want to listen to world-wide or even
> > nation-wide radio when they're on the move.
> > 
> > The ones that do will certainly be a niche market for suitable
> > equipment.
> > 
> > Why spend a lot of time trying to fix what ain't broke?
> > 
> > 
> > 
> 
> 
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