NPR "Side Channels"

[Joseph Pappalardo]

From: "Larry Weil"

>
> It might be helpful if you can provide a link back to where you read this.
>

I'm not exactly sure what this is all about....and how it will manifest
itself in a local affilliate...and, specifically, WGBH and WBUR in Boston.

But here's the link where I first read about it

http://www.kurthanson.com/archive/news/042105/index.asp

(About 1/3 of the way down the page.)

JP

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Larry Weil" <kc1ih@mac.com>
To: <boston-radio-interest@rolinin.BostonRadio.org>
Sent: Saturday, April 23, 2005 5:39 PM
Subject: Re: NPR "Side Channels"


> At 04:23 PM 4/23/2005, Joseph Pappalardo wrote:
>
> >I read recently that NPR will begin offerring "side channels" to their
> >affiliates.
>
> Can you explain this, what is meant by a "side channel"?  Is this
something
> that would be broadcast on a subcarrier, or perhaps something that is a
> second channel in a digital mode such as IBOC?
>
> It might be helpful if you can provide a link back to where you read this.
>
>
> Larry Weil
> Lake Wobegone, NH
>