Infinity Returns Oldies to Chicago on second channel

[petertrip]

http://mediaweek.com/mw/news/radio/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000971917&imw=Y

 

[Nichole]

How many stations can be operated on one frequency? I understand that you have to have hd radio to receive it.

 

[purplejay]

> How many stations can be operated on one frequency? I
> understand that you have to have hd radio to receive it.
>
who is going hear it?
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[radiomojo1]

> how are the djs going to get paid?
>

If you find a magical answer to that one, please let us all know! Oh, you meant for the HD channel. *grin*

 

[Mediafrog]

> How many stations can be operated on one frequency? I
> understand that you have to have hd radio to receive it.

A variation of FM IBOC allows two program streams to be transmitted on the digital signal. Apparently some NPR stations are using this concept to multicast a News/Public Affairs/Talk format along with, say full time Classical or Jazz. Might not be a bad idea for a station such as KUHF, once HD receivers become more commonplace (whenever that is.)

 

[johndavis]

> A variation of FM IBOC allows two program streams to be
> transmitted on the digital signal. Apparently some NPR
> stations are using this concept to multicast a News/Public
> Affairs/Talk format along with, say full time Classical or
> Jazz. Might not be a bad idea for a station such as KUHF,
> once HD receivers become more commonplace (whenever that
> is.)

I'm told that KUHF will do something like this (the project is called "Tomorrow Radio" at NPR) when they go IBOC. NPR is on the bleeding edge of multicasting - other than the two Infinity FM's in Chicago the only ones I know that are doing alternate program streams are all public radio stations.<P ID="signature">______________
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