High Definition Radio

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Does anyone know the definition of high definition radio? I heard that
a few radio stations were switching to HD radio, but I have no idea
what HD radio is?

K. Lauren
KaZaZZ! Search Engine
www.kazazz.com

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kimberly@kazazz.com wrote in news:1106610565.985420.157740
@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com:

> Does anyone know the definition of high definition radio? I heard that
> a few radio stations were switching to HD radio, but I have no idea
> what HD radio is?
>
> K. Lauren
> KaZaZZ! Search Engine
> www.kazazz.com
>

HD radio is from Ibiquity.

www.ibiquity.com

r


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Kevin McMurtrie <mcmurtri@dslextreme.com> wrote in
news:mcmurtri-D02CD6.21460424012005@corp-radius.supernews.com:

> In article <Xns95E8C7D454578mc2500183316chgoill@10.232.1.1>,
> R <spmaway@ylhoo.com> wrote:
>
>> kimberly@kazazz.com wrote in news:1106610565.985420.157740
>> @z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com:
>>
>> > Does anyone know the definition of high definition radio? I heard
>> > that a few radio stations were switching to HD radio, but I have no
>> > idea what HD radio is?
>> >
>> > K. Lauren
>> > KaZaZZ! Search Engine
>> > www.kazazz.com
>> >
>>
>> HD radio is from Ibiquity.
>>
>> www.ibiquity.com
>>
>> r
>
> And what a scam it is. The bandwidth is so low and crammed into such a
> weak signal that it can never outperform a good radio. Right when
> reception weakens enough for analog to degrade, the digital signal is
> gone and the radio falls back to analog. Many also complain that the
> digital sidebands harm reception on adjacent stations, causing national
> radio stations to drown out smaller independent radio stations.
>
> I'm all for digital radio but not this way. It should be have its own
> high-bandwidth channels.
>

Your definition of scam certainly is different. My dictionary says scam
is synonymous with fraud. The HD Radio system is not a scam or
fraudulent, it works. If some of the drawbacks are significant enough to
cause an station to not adopt it is a matter that station management will
have to decide.

No one said it was perfect but in most cases it is an improvement and a
rather significant one. If interference is experienced it would likely be
on AM and not FM. The debate around AM HDR is ongoing and has not been
settled. It may be that nighttime operation of the HDR system on AM will
not be permitted. If so, then you can still listen to WLS or WBAP while
in Topeka.

A google search of 'hd radio interference' will shed a bit of light on the
subject.

r





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Nothing beats the bandwidth of a station wagon filled with DLT tapes.