http://toddmundt.disqus.com/convergence, public media, productivity, social mediaenFri, 23 Mar 2007 15:18:11 -0000http://toddmundt.com/blog/2007/03/22/how-bout-some-radio-on-tv/#comment-1493525People pay for audio stations on their digital cable - genras of music, mostly. My friend used to put a towel over the TV when playing it, though. The blank screen with just plain type on it was annoying to her. <br><br>Perhaps there could be a little mp3-type gadget you could tune in on, instead of thru TV set itself. Portability is a big draw these days!cre8tivefriendsFri, 23 Mar 2007 15:18:11 -0000http://toddmundt.com/blog/2007/03/22/how-bout-some-radio-on-tv/#comment-1493524Thanks for the link to my post. We've talked here (talk is cheap) about using some of our DTV spectrum for a Northwest Public Radio surround sound channel on our two television stations with album covers or a regional Flickr feed as "video." Last I checked over a year ago, there were over 2,000 music DVDs in surround (none of them in our inventory). PSIP will support it and many of the people buying large screen televisions have home theater systems, available for as little as $350 at Costco. However, the crush of other projects and the expanding costs (and this was before the current copyright billing debacle) caused us to put it on the back burner. This seems very doable, so let's see you Iowans get'erdone. But be sure it's just locally recorded music. --DennisDennis HaarsagerThu, 22 Mar 2007 23:30:43 -0000