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Sorry Tony - I very strongly disagree.<BR>
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.<BR>
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<BR> <BR>> Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2010 12:57:04 +0100<BR>> From: studio@ravensoundradio.co.uk<BR>> To: transplanfm@hotmail.com<BR>> CC: al@southleedscommunityradio.org.uk; cma-l@commedia.org.uk<BR>> Subject: Re: Internet radios - are they any good?<BR>> <BR>> You are quite right to point out Ian that the general perception of <BR>> broadcast radio was and still is FM (it was medium and long wave before <BR>> that). Unfortunately the expansion of air space has not kept up with <BR>> demand for broadcast services so "totally reliable proper radio" will <BR>> increasingly become a minority platform.<BR>> <BR>> Tony Bailey<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> Ian Hickling wrote:<BR>> > <BR>> > <BR>> > Being very much a "radio" man - and it has to be said of course that<BR>> > internet on its own is not "radio" - any reception of an internet<BR>> > source will require some sort of RF linkage if your equipment is not<BR>> > physically connected to a landline.<BR>> > <BR>> > Wifi is perfectly acceptable - but its range is very limited.<BR>> > <BR>> > Unreliable if you're walking any distance and useless in a vehicle.<BR>> > <BR>> > GSM (mobile phone networks) is again fine as long as you "have a<BR>> > signal" and you can accept the radiation hazards - I don't.<BR>> > <BR>> > Proper radio is best and almost totally reliable.<BR>> > <BR>> > Very very few ordinary consumers want to listen to world-wide or even<BR>> > nation-wide radio when they're on the move.<BR>> > <BR>> > The ones that do will certainly be a niche market for suitable<BR>> > equipment.<BR>> > <BR>> > Why spend a lot of time trying to fix what ain't broke?<BR>> > <BR>> > <BR>> > <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> -- <BR>> Raven Sound PO Box 1062 Bromley BR1 9QA UK<BR>> Tel: (020) 8466 8060 Int: + 44 20 84 66 80 60<BR>> Skype: ravensound<BR>> <BR>> Raven Sound is a voluntary sector community media project<BR>> www.ravensoundradio.co.uk<BR> </body>
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