NPR Meets With Commissioner Tate’s Legal Advisor
National Public Radio has stepped up their meeting schedule with the FCC, this time meeting with the legal adviser for Commissioner Tate. At this point it appears that NPR, as well as others are discussing conditions that may be adopted should the merger be approved. The rhetoric asking for an outright merger denial has shifted to a strategy of discussing various concessions that have come into play. It would appear at this point that the question is not whether the FCC will approve, but what the conditions of the approval will be.
The NPR stance is that should the merger be approved, that the HD radio signal be incorporated into SDARS receivers. As this publication has expressed in the past, this type of concession might allow HD Radio to circumvent subsidies, and more difficult negotiations with automobile manufacturers.
HD Radio has had a bit of trouble gaining consumer acceptance, and to this point has factory install OEM deals with only Ford and BMW.
NPR’s main audience comes from terrestrial radio despite the fact that their programming is carried on Sirius.
NPR FILING
Position – Long Sirius, Long XM
If the FCC mandates HD reception in SDAR’s receivers perhaps DAR’s reception should be installed in all HD radios at HD expense.
HD radio should pay for the development of the new radio, should pay for subsidies to the chip manufactures, should pay for rev share to car manufacturers, and should pay RIAA payments for everything broadcast over HD just like Sirius/XM currently do.
Then I will agree that this is a fair proposition.
Question for Tyler. I have searched around but your bio really tells us nothing about where you did undergrad/grad work and what your earned degrees in (finance,accg,engineering, MBA, etc).
Also you say nothing about your work experience in any relatred fields (engineering or finance etc.).
Could you tell us a little about your C.V. as it relates to those?
I mean this is all I find which ain’t much on details.
Tyler Savery is a contributing writer for Satellite Standard Group [SSG]. SSG covers the satellite radio industry as well as companies that do business in this sector. Satellite Standard Group launched March 31, 2006 and provides information and opinion to readers with an interest in the sector from an investment as well as consumer perspective.
What blog writer gives you all of that kind of information? When you read the New York Times do you ask for the resumes of all the writers of every article? What you are asking for is plain old ridiculous.
Anyone who opines on the financial condition of companies as he does both here and at seeking alpha should be glad to give it. Cramer does others do. Why are you answering instead of Tyler?
I mean iof info is all we have we should have info on thus giving it. Unless he is embarrased by his CV.