Transmission of feedback to edge transceiver via in-band on-channel (IBOC) mesh network

A communications network comprising:

• an edge transceiver coupled to one or more of a plurality of in-band-on-channel (IBOC) transceivers coupled together in a mesh configuration to form a mesh network, wherein the edge transceiver is configured to:
• transmit first broadcast content to a second IBOC transceiver via a communication path including a first IBOC transceiver;
• and
• receive, from a user transceiver coupled to the communications network, feedback related to the first broadcast content via a communication path that includes the second IBOC transceiver and the first IBOC transceiver.

A method for use in a communications network, the method comprising:

• receiving first broadcast content at an edge transceiver;
• transmitting the first broadcast content to a second in-band-on-channel (IBOC) transceiver included in a mesh network including a plurality of (IBOC) transceivers via a communication path including a first IBOC transceiver;
• and
• receiving at the edge transceiver, from a user transceiver coupled to the communications network, feedback related to the first broadcast content, the feedback received at the edge transceiver via a communication path that includes at least two IBOC transceivers of the plurality of IBOC transceivers.