[SBE] The future of Broadcasting.

[Bob Reite]

Several companies are already selling a "table radio" that has an RJ-45 
jack or WiFi transceiver you connect your network some, such as the 
Sanyo R227 also have an ordinary FM stereo radio.  The devices typically 
sell for about $120.00

Dan Slentz wrote:

> I see this discussion as going off topic (and I'm to blame too), but 

> find it useful, interesting, and probably necessary.  Putting on the 

> "blinders" and saying this doesn't affect me eventually leads to "geez, 

> now it affects me".  Makes me think of the old saying about allowing 

> things to happen and not standing up to say "no", then finding that when 

> it happens to you there's no one left to say "no". 

>  

> Our field is broadcasting.  Our specialty is engineering (though most of 

> us know more than just engineering).  I wonder how we got to this day 

> when it really appears the government potentially could remove OTA TV 

> from existence (if not a big part of OTA)?   And where does it stop?  

> Will Nextel, AT&T, Verizon, or some new unnamed corporation suggest to 

> our government "hey, we'll give you $10B for all that 'wasted FM space', 

> plus 15% gross" and the "powers that be" will then say (and honestly 

> so), we can stream audio to cars over that specturm.. allow users to 

> choose what they want/when they want it.   Honestly, do any of us not 

> see that a radio could (and maybe should) include audio streaming?   And 

> yes, that could easily come from cell spectrum and other places, but 

> certainly there are/were options to taking away TV spectrum on this 

> recent "initiative".

>  

> So, my friends and collegues in broadcasting... where is the line 

> between "this is an engineering topic" and "this is a political 

> topic".   Seems to me that the government has already blurred that line 

> pretty well.

>  

> As always... just an opiniion, for what it's worth.

>  

> 

>  

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> *From:* "chscherer at everestkc.net" <chscherer at everestkc.net>

> *To:* sbe member discussion mail list <sbe at sbe.org>

> *Sent:* Thu, March 18, 2010 11:30:01 AM

> *Subject:* Re: [SBE] The future of Broadcasting.

> 

> Because others have said the same thing. And thank you for not 

> respecting my opinion.

> I'm a member of this list, and I'm entitled to express an opinion. Just 

> as you are.

> 

> Nothing is being censored. The suggestpon was to take it to the 

> appropriate outlet.

> 

> 

> 

> 

>  >From  Lee Howder  <lee_howder at hotmail.com 

> <mailto:lee_howder at hotmail.com>> 

> Subject  Re: [SBE] The future of Broadcasting.

> Thanks chris but you should respect everyones opionion and let the 

> moderator do his job. Why make a comment like this if it is not your 

> business to do so? Why do you feel so entitled? I think that this topic 

> has been the most interesting yet and it shouldn't be sensored. I'm 

> sorry to everyone else for my off topic comment i will not make another.

> 

> 

> 

> -----Original Message-----

> From: chscherer at everestkc.net <mailto:chscherer at everestkc.net>

> Sent: 3/18/2010 2:33:26 PM

> To: sbe member discussion mail list

> Subject: Re: [SBE] The future of Broadcasting.

> 

> 

> Some find this thread useful, some find it annoying. It has moved beyond 

> the established scope of the list. And with the voiced opinions, it is 

> ready to move to the more open forum of sbe-chat.

> 

> I'm not the moderator, but that's my opinion.

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