Author: Dan_packard Tuesday, April 21, 2009 - 5:43 pm |
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I'm listening to the AM band to get info about the terrible traffic this afternoon and notice KEX isn't coming thru in crystal clear HD (HD radio needed). Does anybody know if and when they dropped HD? Or, maybe i'm enveloped in a weird magnetic field. |
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Author: Jr_tech Tuesday, April 21, 2009 - 5:54 pm |
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Just locked in fine in Hillsboro! |
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Author: Dan_packard Tuesday, April 21, 2009 - 6:01 pm |
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Just went back and checked and HD is locked in too now. Don't know what it was. Can't be the signal, as it's 11 on a scale of 10. |
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Author: 62kgw Thursday, April 23, 2009 - 1:10 pm |
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KEX 1190 really really needs to drop the1180/1200 HD for good!!! way too much noise on legacy radios!!!turn it off now, send the HD hardware to the scrap heap for recycling!!!!! stop trying to re-invent the wheel!! |
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Author: Alfredo_t Thursday, April 23, 2009 - 2:34 pm |
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Burn your copy of The Cluetrain Manifesto!! Or, better yet, shove the book in one of David Wineberger's bodily orifices. The idea put forth in that book that business would change radically because the Internet would allow company insiders to communicate directly with consumers was just a pipe-dream put forth by a bunch of naiive, idealistic guys who were all excited about their new computers. In other words, it doesn't matter how many times you come on this forum to tell Clear Channel to shut off the HD exciters. Your posts are not going to motivate them to do it. |
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Author: 62kgw Thursday, April 23, 2009 - 4:59 pm |
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Think Positive!!!!!we might be lucky someday, they might come to their senses ??or George Noory might arrange Alien Attack?? |
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Author: Alfredo_t Thursday, April 23, 2009 - 8:23 pm |
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They'll file for Chapter 11 before they "come to their senses." The egos of the Clear Channel top brass are too big to allow for any other outcome!! |
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Author: Semoochie Friday, April 24, 2009 - 1:03 am |
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AM's biggest problem is no longer interference from HD Radio on standard receivers or any other kind of interference but rather the fact that the ability to receive it in any way that fits in with people's lifestyles is rapidly going away! They've managed to incorporate FM on I-Phones and other new media but not AM! Wait ten years and see what happens. They might just stop making AM radios altogether! |
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Author: 62kgw Friday, April 24, 2009 - 8:24 am |
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IF ONE OF THE EXECS DOES NOT GET BIG QUARTerLY BONUS,HE/SHE MIGHT BLAME IT ON THE hd not providing quintupling of audience,ratings and revenue,as promised?!! |
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Author: Jr_tech Friday, April 24, 2009 - 10:01 am |
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"hd not providing quintupling of audience,ratings and revenue,as promised?!!" |
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Author: Alfredo_t Friday, April 24, 2009 - 11:18 am |
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> ...the ability to receive it [AM radio] in any way that fits in with people's lifestyles is |
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Author: 62kgw Saturday, April 25, 2009 - 12:32 pm |
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just speculation on my part Alfredot.them sales/marketing types love to make overthetop promises without first checking with engineering!! !perhaps same thing: (vast promises for much bigger audiencewith ipodrecieversand/or Cellphone HD radio recievers for listening toHD radio?? |
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Author: Trixter Saturday, April 25, 2009 - 12:36 pm |
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62!!!! |
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Author: Alfredo_t Sunday, April 26, 2009 - 2:30 am |
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With improved proofreading, I think that '62's last post could actually make sense. One of the main concepts that he's touching on is something called "vaporware." That term means that the marketing guys go around making really nice sounding promises to deliver stuff that hasn't been developed yet. Then, the engineers are told, "go build this stuff that we've already sold." Practices like this were what motivated me to quit my last job. Similar things are going on with the Chevy Volt car, where the company is promising certain levels of battery performance when they release the car in 2011, but those batteries don't yet exist. |
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Author: Jimbo Sunday, April 26, 2009 - 3:36 am |
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"That term means that the marketing guys go around making really nice sounding promises to deliver stuff that hasn't been developed yet. Then, the engineers are told, "go build this stuff that we've already sold."" |
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Author: 62kgw Sunday, April 26, 2009 - 8:56 am |
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then sometimes an executive spends his/her big fat bonus before he/she actually gets it!!on a new car, boat, overseas vacation new condo,R.V. furniture or something!then watch out if you or your project (HD?)might be on the blame list!! |
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Author: Jr_tech Sunday, April 26, 2009 - 11:21 am |
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"Then, the engineers are told, "go build this stuff that we've already sold." " |
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Author: Jimbo Sunday, April 26, 2009 - 5:43 pm |
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When I worked for one high tech company locally, we constantly had sales people selling "blue sky" and then telling Engineering to design it and build it for what it was sold for. Happened quite frequently when I was in engineering support and then in marketing/sales. The difference was that I went into marketing after I had been in Engineering and when I sold something "blue sky", I already had in my mind what it was and how to do it and had an idea of what it would cost and what we would sell it for. I then told engineering what to do. Worked better that way. We had sales people that were "salesmen" not engineers. They could sell anything to anybody and not know anything technically. That was a problem. Take an experienced engineer and turn them into sales people and it was much smoother. |
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Author: Don_from_salem Sunday, April 26, 2009 - 5:50 pm |
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It's not just broadcasting. While working as a computer programmer for a couple of different health insurance companies, I was often caught between a rock and hard place by sales people claiming that our company was doing/could do various ridiculous things. |
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Author: Trixter Sunday, April 26, 2009 - 6:24 pm |
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With improved proofreading, I think that '62's last post could actually make sense. |
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Author: Alfredo_t Sunday, April 26, 2009 - 7:23 pm |
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OK, perhaps maybe I am expecting miracles in terms of improving one's use of the English language. Nonetheless, for now, I intend to hold out my hand and say, "hey, you CAN do it!" |
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Author: Kent_randles Sunday, April 26, 2009 - 10:33 pm |
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640 KFI has turned on HD. |
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Author: 62kgw Wednesday, May 06, 2009 - 10:45 am |
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did 620 totally give up on it,(THE HD)??I heard someone say THHEE OTHER DAY that KGW IS NOW DIGITAL!!?? |
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Author: Semoochie Wednesday, May 06, 2009 - 11:09 am |
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Maybe they meant the TV station, which sometime back, announced being the first one locally to be fully digital(or however they worded it). |
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Author: Alfredo_t Wednesday, May 06, 2009 - 11:39 am |
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> KGW IS NOW DIGITAL |
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Author: Semoochie Wednesday, May 06, 2009 - 11:43 am |
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Among other things, KFI only uses one tower and doesn't have to diplex with another station. |
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Author: Alfredo_t Wednesday, May 06, 2009 - 12:46 pm |
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I figured that KFI being a single tower system might be the most important factor. |
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Author: Jimbo Wednesday, May 06, 2009 - 2:27 pm |
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"KGW IS NOW DIGITAL" |
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Author: Motozak2 Wednesday, May 06, 2009 - 2:49 pm |
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KGW-TV, as far as I am aware, has always been digital, particularly if you have enough fingers to count up to 8. |
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Author: Kent_randles Friday, May 08, 2009 - 5:01 pm |
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Digital video AND 16:9? |
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Author: 62kgw Friday, May 08, 2009 - 7:24 pm |
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I have worked inElectronics,hi-teck,but not in management, sales or marketing, nor customer service.currently semi-retiredI have worked under various sorts ofthose typesjust mentioned,so I know somewhat what they do and why and what their expectations are,and usually what their technical understandings are, if any!!?? |
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Author: Jimbo Friday, May 08, 2009 - 7:49 pm |
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"Digital video AND 16:9?" |
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Author: 62kgw Saturday, May 09, 2009 - 8:47 am |
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first full-time employment was at a Sil.Vallly company that manufactured spectrum analyzers.I was in production test/repair.most recentjob, i was a "sustaining Engineer for telecom equipment company!!! |
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Author: 62kgw Sunday, May 10, 2009 - 9:55 am |
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i as speculating that a CC person may have made up that prediction in order to "justify" something.in the business world, things like that happenif some manager wahts to purchase something of if they are trying to impress a customer,they might make all kinds of promises(realistic or not!!!))) |
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