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CBS Radio signs off after nearly 100 years of broadcasting

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Re: CBS Radio signs off after nearly 100 years of broadcasting

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Post by jimt1234 »

ramesh31 wrote: post #4
nh23423fefe wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

why is the medium relevant at all? what does radio do that a podcast cant

>why is the medium relevant at all? what does radio do that a podcast cant Deliver the news to you anywhere and everywhere with a receiver that can be built from scavenged garbage. Terrestrial absolutely still has a place, and will most likely outlive the internet.

Also, radio broadcasts a signal and is completely agnostic to who picks up the signal and listens. IOW, you can listen to radio without anyone/anything tracking what you. Not being tracked and data-collected for everything is still important to some of us.

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Post by teruakohatu »

866-RON-0-FEZ wrote: post #2

With everyone hating on AM radio (HN included) and thinking the EV automakers were right for eliminating it from cars, this was the inevitable result.

I googled your interesting HN username and best as I could tell it refers to what was a satellite radio show.

Satellite radio probably contributed to the demise of AM radio in countries where its available. It offers the benefits of AM (range) without the major downside (quality) with both being infrastructure heavy.

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Post by xnyan »

kube-system wrote: post #14
nh23423fefe wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

why is the medium relevant at all? what does radio do that a podcast cant

A podcast requires thousands of pieces of fragile infrastructure between the sender and receiver. Radio can send signals between continents with zero infrastructure between the sender and receiver.

You're making an apples to oranges comparison. If you can send a signal via a radio between continents, one can send a podcast using that signal with zero infrastructure between the sender and the receiver.

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Post by LunaSea »

xnyan wrote: post #23
kube-system wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

A podcast requires thousands of pieces of fragile infrastructure between the sender and receiver. Radio can send signals between continents with zero infrastructure between the sender and receiver.

You're making an apples to oranges comparison. If you can send a signal via a radio between continents, one can send a podcast using that signal with zero infrastructure between the sender and the receiver.

The throughput and bandwidth necessary for "podcasting" is many times greater than simple radio

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Post by asdefghyk »

kube-system wrote: post #14
nh23423fefe wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

why is the medium relevant at all? what does radio do that a podcast cant

A podcast requires thousands of pieces of fragile infrastructure between the sender and receiver. Radio can send signals between continents with zero infrastructure between the sender and receiver.

AM RAdio also has the advantage of numerous AM recievers widely available. Good for mass communication over high population areas - particully in times of emergency. AM uses less complex systems to transmitt and recieve compared to other modulation methods, example FM. Transmission via internet tends to be much more fragile and breakable. I could easily build a simple (limited) radio, Crystal set in about a hour that would work in strong AM signal areas like in most cities or up to 50 milies away. AM radio also has range measure in hundreds of miles, much greater at night... Removing AM radios from Cars is alll about savig a few $ , probably like $20 for can makers.

Re: CBS Radio signs off after nearly 100 years of broadcasting

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Post by ryukoposting »

866-RON-0-FEZ wrote: post #2

With everyone hating on AM radio (HN included) and thinking the EV automakers were right for eliminating it from cars, this was the inevitable result.

People hate on AM radio? I love it. Nothing like listening to baseball over AM.

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Post by pstuart »

"It, for many, many years, was a part, and I would argue not a small part, of what held the country together."

Indeed! A shared news source with known, manageable bias (don't rock the boat, bite the hands, and ostensibly just deliver events of the times as they happen).

A common, shared reality is a good thing for unity.

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Post by squarefoot »

nh23423fefe wrote: post #3
866-RON-0-FEZ wrote: post #2

With everyone hating on AM radio (HN included) and thinking the EV automakers were right for eliminating it from cars, this was the inevitable result.

why is the medium relevant at all? what does radio do that a podcast cant

AM radio, like other frequencies in the low HF spectrum, travel using ground waves then ionospheric refraction during night which can let the receiver pick stations several thousands of Km away. FM and generally VHF frequencies require mostly the transmitter to be in line of sight. When a disaster occur, you can pick AM radio emergency transmission from behind a mountain or from much far away than a FM station. This allows the elimination of any dependency on repeaters which are a weak link, especially in less than free countries that censor radio transmissions, whose listener couldn't pick a station from another country if it needed a repeater in theirs. AM is for freedom, not for music.

In an emergency situation, you can build a CW transmitter off parts reclaimed from a broken PC power supply, connect a diy antenna made with a simple wire and be picked up from another country; a walkie talkie will stop at the 1st hill.

Re: CBS Radio signs off after nearly 100 years of broadcasting

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Post by kube-system »

xnyan wrote: post #23
kube-system wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

A podcast requires thousands of pieces of fragile infrastructure between the sender and receiver. Radio can send signals between continents with zero infrastructure between the sender and receiver.

You're making an apples to oranges comparison. If you can send a signal via a radio between continents, one can send a podcast using that signal with zero infrastructure between the sender and the receiver.

A podcast is an audio program delivered over the internet, which requires quite a bit of intermediary infrastructure regardless of the layer 1 medium.

When you deliver the raw audio over RF, it is called a radio program, which is what CBS has stopped broadcasting.

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