Taking the next step in its ongoing efforts to revitalize the AM broadcast service, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) has authorized AM radio stations to convert to all-digital broadcasting. Making such a switch is expected both to improve the quality of the signal received by listeners and to expand the area in which the audience can receive a listenable signal. Another advantage is that such broadcasts can include metadata, such as song and artist identification, station identification, and the like, plus there is the future possibility of a separate multicast AM channel. The primary downside is that current analog receivers will be unable to pick up the all-digital broadcasts, which means that listeners that currently do not have a digital AM receiver will need to obtain one.
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