Dumbed down consumer electronics: Adding DTV channels
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From: Jim Thompson on 9 Aug 2010 20:35 On Mon, 09 Aug 2010 17:29:06 -0700, Joerg <invalid(a)invalid.invalid> wrote: >Jim Thompson wrote: >> On Sun, 08 Aug 2010 13:54:51 -0700, Joerg <invalid(a)invalid.invalid> >> wrote: [snip] >>>> >>> On long drives I listen to AM a lot. The reason is quite simple. The US >>> is such a large country and there are long stretches of land with very >>> sparse population. IOW not enough market for FM stations with their low >>> range. You can always find this or that local station but if their >>> programming is boring, well, then you must switch to the AM band. Also, >>> the smaller FM station tend to drift into the noise after only a few >>> country songs while AM stations usually stay around for hundreds of miles. >> >> That's why I like satellite radio. The stretch of I8 from Gila Bend >> to Yuma is devoid of FM and has only Mexican AM... although some of >> their oom-pah-pah bands can be pretty entertaining... and their ads >> are hilarious... all that shrieking, hooting and hollering ;-) >> > >Ahora escuchen YUMAAAAAH! Ven al partido de futiboooooool EL DOMINGOOOOO! OK. You have that down-pat. I'll see if I can get you an announcing job with KPAZ ;-) ...Jim Thompson -- | James E.Thompson, CTO | mens | | Analog Innovations, Inc. | et | | Analog/Mixed-Signal ASIC's and Discrete Systems | manus | | Phoenix, Arizona 85048 Skype: Contacts Only | | | Voice:(480)460-2350 Fax: Available upon request | Brass Rat | | E-mail Icon at http://www.analog-innovations.com | 1962 | Spice is like a sports car... Performance only as good as the person behind the wheel.
From: Joerg on 9 Aug 2010 21:07 Jim Thompson wrote: > On Mon, 09 Aug 2010 17:29:06 -0700, Joerg <invalid(a)invalid.invalid> > wrote: > >> Jim Thompson wrote: >>> On Sun, 08 Aug 2010 13:54:51 -0700, Joerg <invalid(a)invalid.invalid> >>> wrote: > [snip] >>>> On long drives I listen to AM a lot. The reason is quite simple. The US >>>> is such a large country and there are long stretches of land with very >>>> sparse population. IOW not enough market for FM stations with their low >>>> range. You can always find this or that local station but if their >>>> programming is boring, well, then you must switch to the AM band. Also, >>>> the smaller FM station tend to drift into the noise after only a few >>>> country songs while AM stations usually stay around for hundreds of miles. >>> That's why I like satellite radio. The stretch of I8 from Gila Bend >>> to Yuma is devoid of FM and has only Mexican AM... although some of >>> their oom-pah-pah bands can be pretty entertaining... and their ads >>> are hilarious... all that shrieking, hooting and hollering ;-) >>> >> Ahora escuchen YUMAAAAAH! Ven al partido de futiboooooool EL DOMINGOOOOO! > > OK. You have that down-pat. I'll see if I can get you an announcing > job with KPAZ ;-) > Isn't KPAZ a religious station? Can't recall any Espanol on there but it's been a while. -- Regards, Joerg http://www.analogconsultants.com/ "gmail" domain blocked because of excessive spam. Use another domain or send PM.
From: Jim Thompson on 9 Aug 2010 21:29 On Mon, 09 Aug 2010 18:07:50 -0700, Joerg <invalid(a)invalid.invalid> wrote: >Jim Thompson wrote: >> On Mon, 09 Aug 2010 17:29:06 -0700, Joerg <invalid(a)invalid.invalid> >> wrote: >> >>> Jim Thompson wrote: >>>> On Sun, 08 Aug 2010 13:54:51 -0700, Joerg <invalid(a)invalid.invalid> >>>> wrote: >> [snip] >>>>> On long drives I listen to AM a lot. The reason is quite simple. The US >>>>> is such a large country and there are long stretches of land with very >>>>> sparse population. IOW not enough market for FM stations with their low >>>>> range. You can always find this or that local station but if their >>>>> programming is boring, well, then you must switch to the AM band. Also, >>>>> the smaller FM station tend to drift into the noise after only a few >>>>> country songs while AM stations usually stay around for hundreds of miles. >>>> That's why I like satellite radio. The stretch of I8 from Gila Bend >>>> to Yuma is devoid of FM and has only Mexican AM... although some of >>>> their oom-pah-pah bands can be pretty entertaining... and their ads >>>> are hilarious... all that shrieking, hooting and hollering ;-) >>>> >>> Ahora escuchen YUMAAAAAH! Ven al partido de futiboooooool EL DOMINGOOOOO! >> >> OK. You have that down-pat. I'll see if I can get you an announcing >> job with KPAZ ;-) >> > >Isn't KPAZ a religious station? Can't recall any Espanol on there but >it's been a while. KPAZ is _the_ major Hispanic station in Phoenix. ...Jim Thompson -- | James E.Thompson, CTO | mens | | Analog Innovations, Inc. | et | | Analog/Mixed-Signal ASIC's and Discrete Systems | manus | | Phoenix, Arizona 85048 Skype: Contacts Only | | | Voice:(480)460-2350 Fax: Available upon request | Brass Rat | | E-mail Icon at http://www.analog-innovations.com | 1962 | Spice is like a sports car... Performance only as good as the person behind the wheel.
From: Michael A. Terrell on 10 Aug 2010 05:25 Joerg wrote: > > Michael A. Terrell wrote: > ? > ? Do you watch any TV on http://www.hulu.com > > Not yet. Since the switch to DTV our TV consumption has gone down > significantly. And maybe that's a good thing :-) That's your option. I can watch some programs that aren't even broadcast in my area, but they are delayed a few weeks or months. Like the new 'Stargate Universe'.
From: Michael A. Terrell on 10 Aug 2010 05:27
Joerg wrote: > > Michael A. Terrell wrote: > ? Joerg wrote: > ?? Out here the news is actualy not all that negative. But sometimes > ?? boring. For example, I really don't need to know where Chelsey Clinton > ?? got married. > ? > ? How about this news? A well known AM radio station lost all three > ? towers a few days ago. It was a well know country music station, with > ? its Wheeling Jamboree. > ? > ? ?http://www.wtrf.com/story.cfm?func=viewstory?storyid=83934? > ? > ? ?http://www.bing.com/search?q=%2bWWVA+tower+collapse?FORM=RCRE? > > Very sad to look at those pictures. This could be the financial end of > WWVA :-( They should have insurance to pay for the replacements. After all, their last tower claim was in 1936. :) |