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The future of terrestrial radio
- Thread starter wadio
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As long as the money goes to the same place, the platform doesn't matter.
Except every single person trying to get people to listen to their podcast.
That's right ... we're only talking about the method of delivery. I'm suggesting that audio delivery is moving away from broadcast and toward IP and as the trend continues the transition will at some point become complete.
Of course by then we may all have chips embedded in our brains so content can be beamed to us a whole different way.
Except that the delivery method won't be TCP/IP due to its # of connection limitations. Some form of IP broadcasting will have to be developed which supports far more than the piddly number of connections we have today. The main problem with TCP/IP is that it is a two-way protocol which is not needed for broadcasting (a one-way protocol). And whatever method is developed it must be made harmless from external interference such as DOS attacks.
I'm not an engineer so I don't know the answer but, if Cable TV can handle the current level of video, isn't there enough capacity already for any or all audio demand out there?
Cable and TCP/IP share the same pipeline, they're both two-way (when you change channels or order a movie on-demand you're sending a signal back to the mother ship,) and from what I understand audio streams are 10 to 20 times smaller than video streams.
I'm not trying to be argumentative ... just curious. I used to hear the case you're making with respect to video, yet video streaming keeps expanding exponentially and you can't listen to a radio or TV show without being urged to go find more streaming content online. If bandwidth were a scarce resource I think we'd be pounded over the head to conserve!
Cable and TCP/IP share the same pipeline, they're both two-way (when you change channels or order a movie on-demand you're sending a signal back to the mother ship,) and from what I understand audio streams are 10 to 20 times smaller than video streams.
I'm not trying to be argumentative ... just curious. I used to hear the case you're making with respect to video, yet video streaming keeps expanding exponentially and you can't listen to a radio or TV show without being urged to go find more streaming content online. If bandwidth were a scarce resource I think we'd be pounded over the head to conserve!
On the other hand, if it was plentiful, it would be getting much cheaper. Is it?
So you can see half of a movie instead of a quarter of it. You went from "nearly nothing" to "next to nothing".
I thought we're talking about IPs here.
According to these Super Session panelists at last month's NAB convention, it is definitely not a question of "if" but "when" -- and "when" is a lot sooner than many people think.
"Television's Transition to an All-IP Future -- Why it's a big deal"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSAlaxt_btg
Radio will likely follow rather than lead but the path will be the same.
"Television's Transition to an All-IP Future -- Why it's a big deal"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSAlaxt_btg
Radio will likely follow rather than lead but the path will be the same.
Maybe, maybe not. But this is not the path chosen by the government of Norway, which was in your OP. They have chosen DAB, which is broadcasting, but on a different part of the traditional spectrum.
As I said in earlier posts, radio companies are already offering their content via IP servers, including IHeartRadio, Radio.com, Rdio.com, and TuneIn.com. The AM stations you listen to are currently available on several of those sites.
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Not completely true. Canada doesn't use it, they've just allowed 2 FM stations to test it. There are no plans to implement the system and no receivers have ever been available.
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