Persistent, Niggling Questions

[Nate the Great]

I meant analog TV. I'm not sure that they could just "turn off" analog radio. I mean, even if the major stations go HD, anybody with a moderate amount of money could turn themselves into a radio station, right? Less than public access TV, anyway.

[AKAArzosah]

AM radio has greater range, I've noticed. But FM has better sound quality. That's how it is here anyway, and it's why it's mostly news/sports on AM and music on FM.

Of course that could just be how many towers are available to boost the respective signals, or something. I have no idea HOW it works.

[Nate the Great]

Don't tell me that there's actually LOGIC behind the private sector's actions.

[catalina_marina]

Private sector? What's this?

Actually, I'm not sure you're even allowed to make your own radio station, here. It might jam the other stations to much. You'd probably need a special permit.

[PointyHairedJedi]

Originally Posted by Nate the Great

I meant analog TV.

Ah, well, that makes much more sense.

In the UK it's incredibly hard to set up a new radio station, precisely because there are only a limited number of frequencies available, and the oppertunity to bid for them comes up very very rarely indeed.

[Nate the Great]

Well, I'd imagine that any "real" radio station is able to put out a signal that would drown out any amateur ham operator.

[Chancellor Valium]

Why would radio stations be interested in asphyxiating pig-vets?

[Nate the Great]

Oh, you've unraveled the stitches in my side again. Shame on you.

[Nate the Great]

A few more cathartic questions:

How did it happen (whether God or evolution) that a bee can't sting without dying?

Why do so many people hate dandelions?

Why do people still make lutefisk? The logic for why it was invented no longer applies. For that matter, why do fruitcake lovers persist in believing that fruitcake haters can be converted?

In these days of skin cancer and ozone depletion, what's up with using mirrors to focus MORE sunshine on you?

[PointyHairedJedi]

Originally Posted by Nate the Great

Well, I'd imagine that any "real" radio station is able to put out a signal that would drown out any amateur ham operator.

Close to a transmitter, perhaps, but further away it would cause serious interference problems.

Originally Posted by Nate the Great

In these days of skin cancer and ozone depletion, what's up with using mirrors to focus MORE sunshine on you?

Perhaps they wish to contend for the Darwin Awards? It's a pretty feeble way to go about it though.

[Nate the Great]

Naw, no Darwin contention there. It has to demonstrate an astonishing lack of judgment, remember?