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HD
Radio is a new technology that enables AM and FM radio
stations to broadcast their programs digitally, a tremendous
technological leap from today's familiar analog broadcasts.
These digital broadcasts provide listeners with radically
improved audio quality and reception and new data services.
Signal fading, static, hisses and pops are a thing of the
past. Data services such as displayed song and artist
information, weather and traffic alerts and much more will
revolutionize the way you experience AM and FM radio. And
it's all FREE for consumers, just like today's analog AM and
FM radio.
What are the benefits of HD Radio?
FM
broadcasts have CD-quality sound.
AM
broadcasts will sound as good as today's analog FM stereo.
Static-free
without pops, hiss and fades.
New
data services, such as scrolling text displayed on a radio
screen with song titles, artist names, traffic updates,
weather forecasts, sports scores and more.
Opportunity
for more advanced data and audio services, such as surround
sound, multiple audio sources at the same dial position,
on-demand audio services, store-and-replay (so you can store
a radio program that airs when you are at work and replay it
on your commute home), overlaying real-time traffic
information on a navigational map to help you find the
shortest route, a 'buy' button for music, sports and concert
tickets etc., along with a host of other services.
No
subscription fees. Its FREE for consumers, just like today's
analog AM and FM radio.
Easy
transition for broadcasters and consumers by using the
existing infrastructure and spectrum and at the same time
preserving the existing analog service for as long as
needed.
This
means you can continue listening to your local AM/FM
stations on your existing analog radios as well as on your
new HD Radio receivers, with all the added services and
benefits that HD Radio offers.
How can you get HD Radio?
To
hear an HD radio broadcast, you will need a new HD Radio
receiver that is tuned to Pulse 96.7 WPTR which is now
sending an HD Radio broadcast.
To
find out what types of HD Radio receivers are available, go
to
iBiquity Digital
Corporation website under the
HD Radio Products. To find out where to buy an HD Radio,
go to
Where to Buy.
Who developed HD Radio technology?
iBiquity
Digital Corporation is the sole developer of HD Radio
technology. With input from radio broadcasters, consumer
electronics and broadcast equipment manufacturers,
automakers, retailers, and consumers, the company has
brought to market an idea that was conceived over a decade
ago by scientists and engineers at Westinghouse, CBS, Gannet
and Lucent/Bell Labs.
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approved HD
Radio technology in 2002, and the commercial rollout of the
technology began in 2003 when AM and FM stations around the
country began digital broadcasts and continued with the
launch of HD Radio receivers at the Consumer Electronics
Show in January 2004. For more information on iBiquity
Digital, go
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