UPDATE
FCC COMPLAINT ABOUT HD RADIO & THE
PULIC INTEREST
THE KEY POINT FROM ERNIE SANCHEZ:
I appreciate that you
are trying to stimulate some debate on the broader public interest issues associated
with this apparent debacle. I think your filing could stimulate such a
discussion..
The FCC will say they
approved the technology for optional use but did not force anyone to use it.
I'm sure they will say they cannot be faulted for their role in approving a technology that the marketplace has been unwilling to adopt.
WNCN BECOMES QUAD FM
WQIV
On November 7, 1974 long-time commercial classical station
WNCN in NYC changed owners and format. The
new owners programmed rock n roll. The new WQIV debuted with FM Quad – four
signals for that had a surround sound
effect. It was great when you were in
the middle of the room stoned on a waterbed.
The WNCN Listener’s Guild filed a complaint with the FCC. They asked the FCC to force the station’s new
owners to change the format back to classical.
The FCC declined to get involved.
The FCC has never gotten involved in format flip since then.
I’ve got the whole story in today’s film:
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