EV>05-09-14 12:18 Roy Witt wrote to Ed Vance about AM Revitalization

EV> RW> {at}MSGID: 
EV> RW> Greetings Ed!
EV>Howdy! Roy,

EV> RW> Clipped from the ARNewsline (found in the HAM echo);

EV> RW> RADIO RULES:  FCC COMMISSIONER PAI WANTS AM REVITALIZATION
EV> RW> SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY END OF OCTOBER
EV>-snip-
EV> RW> During his talk, Pai said that time isn't on the side of the
EV> RW> grand old AM band, so he wants to  commit to getting the FCC's
EV> RW> work done by Haloween.

EV> RW> Pai noted that the FCC proposals will not be a panacea for the
EV> RW> real problems confronting AM broadcasters, that they will help.
EV> RW>  He added that he plans to hold a series of meetings with
EV> RW> stakeholders to discuss these proposals.  (B&C)

EV>Thanks, I read ARN and wondered what the FCC was thinking.

EV>After reading Your message it made me think about all of the Automobile
EV>Radios that receive the AM Broadcast Band.

EV>I put a FM Broadcast Band Convertor in a car back in the early 1970's
EV>so I could listen to FM Stations as well as AM Stations.

EV>I can't remember what car I had that first had a Built-In AM/FM Radio
EV>in it.   Best I can recall is a car I drove in the 1990's.

EV>My first car, a 1965 Ford didn't have any Radio in the dashboard.

EV>To me it doesn't sound Wise to make Analog AM Broadcast Stations cease
EV>operating.

EV>Is that what the FCC is proposing?

YES but there is some opposition gaining momentum.
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