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HD Radio now offers location point advertising and news
Receive real time news, such as traffic, and relevant ads. More.

Current HD Radio stats
Find the latest on HD Radio acceptance and units sold. Read more.

HD Radio Installed in 5% of Automobiles
Per a recent study from JD Power Associates. Continue.

More HD Portable Radios Due in 2009
Additional devices to be released. More.

Kia will offer HD Radios.
HD Digital Radios will be offered in 2010 models. Continue

HD Radio technology now provides real time traffic updates.
Dual is the first radio with this technology. More.

Oversees growth planned for HD Radio.
It has expanded to Europe and Latin America. More.

HD Radio continues to grow and expand
HD Digital Radio technology will continue its slow, methodical expansion. More.

HD Radio the top advertiser in 2008. Continue

Many industry companies urge FCC to boost power for HD Radio
The NAB and Automakers, among others, urge the FCC To Approve HD Power Boost. More.

Verizon Partners With HD Radio.
Verizon will be providing content for multi-casting stations. More.

Radio revenue continues to decrease. More.

HD Radio comes in first place in iLounge's Next Generation Poll. Continue

Young adults and teens are listening to more radio, including HD Radio. More.

Can HD Radio Continue To Find Listeners? Continue.

A New HD Radio Ad Campaign Will Be Launched. More.

Audi announces that HD Radios will be available in their car line.
HD Car Radio units will be a standard feature on many Audi vehicles for the 2011 model year. Continue.

Bill to legislate HD Radios introduced. More.

Review the latest HD Radio survey of user awareness. More.

Radio Buyers Need To Make Decisions As Digital Radio Choices Expand. More

More radio manufacturers are offering HD Radio products.
At the CEDIA Expo, over 20 new HD digital radio products were on display.

After further review, the FCC may required satellite radios to be manufactured with HD Radio chips. More.

iBiquity announced increasing momentum for HD Radio installations across a wide range of automakers, and growth is accelerating. Continue with news.

Mercedes-Benz Will Offer Factory Installed HD Car Radios in additional models. More on HD Car stereos in Mercedes.

Is it economical to tune out satellite radio and its cost? Replace your satellite with HD Radio. Read more on the savings.

ICE Buying Group To Help Promote HD Radio. Continued.

HD Radio Review From Consumer Reports
Consumer Reports has recently reviewed HD Radio. Some of their comments. HD Radio is a relatively new system that allows conventional (or terrestrial) AM and FM stations to broadcast their content over digital signals. Read more.

Numerous HD Radios now under $100
The latest prices are equivalent to a 30 percent reduction when compared to a year ago. Also, existing HD Radio receivers have added a variety of new and exclusive features. Read about and review under $100 HD Radios.

3Cinteractive Driving HD Digital Radio Growth
Mobile marketing company 3Cinteractive announced it has been selected to power a consumer awareness campaign for the HD Digital Radio Alliance. The ads are expected to accelerate consumer awareness and adoption of HD Radio. Read more in awareness.

Broadcasters Ask For Digital Power Upgrade
Eighteen broadcasters and the four largest manufacturers of radio transmission equipment have filed a joint request with the FCC, asking the commission to revise the 5-year-old technical specifications for FM digital broadcasting to allow HD Radio digital broadcasting at 10 percent of analog power, up from 1 percent. Continued

ESPN is launching an HD Radio Network. Read more.

Most major Retailers Forecast a gain in 2008 HD Radio sales and rollout.
National electronics chains and stores as well as mobile communication store specialists have said HD Radio has not been a big hit to date, but many of these retailers contend sales and requests for a radio review have been quickly picking up. They also predict HD will get an additional boost this year from the rapidly growing selection of affordable HD Radio products as well as the launch of iTunes Tagging.

Also, the HD digital-AM/FM technology could even more of an additional boost if more retailers focus on HD Radio unique ability to deliver multicast stations. Retailers have also said that since HD Radio is now being included on more receivers and tuners that are in the affordable and popular price points, there should be an accelerating a pick up in interest.

Radio Rolls Out Nationwide HD2 whuich is The Next Generation of HD Radio More.

HD Radio Upgrade Is Featured at NAB HD Radio Booth to Showcase 70+ HD Radio Receivers; Now Available at 13,000+ Retail Outlets.  It Is Cutting-Edge Technology and to to be Featured By NAB and Radio Industry Leaders to include iTunes Tagging with HD Radio Technology, Next Generation Embedded Exporter, Conditional Radio Access, MSN Direct HD!

iTunes Tagging with HD Radio,  Apple, iTunes and major radio broadcasting groups have joined forces and have launched at least one new service.
It is called iTunes Tagging with HD Radio technology. As the most compelling music discovery feature from local broadcasters and being exclusive to HD Radio technology, iTunes Tagging easily enables customers to “tag” music and songs they hear on HD Radio broadcasts, then preview, purchase and download those songs from the Apple iTunes Store. Broadcasters such as Cumullus, Cox, CBS Radio, Clear Channel, Entercom and Greater Media announced that they will implement iTunes Tagging in their HD Radio broadcasts. reviews of all systems have been very favorable.

Harris, along with the National Association of Broadcasters and iBiquity Digital Radio, won a cool award for a new Harris FlexStar HDE-200 exporter. More.

American Public Media Rolls in with the Harris HD Radio Systems
Harris delivered 15 HD broadcast transmitters to American Public Media for the public radio producer’s HD Radio broadcast initiative, targeted for completion in December.

The rollout also includes three HD Radio upgrades to existing Harris Z-Series analog transmitters and Harris FlexStar HD Radio broadcast products at each station for multicasting initiatives.

American Public Media produces many programs including, but notl limited to, “A Prairie Home Companion,” “Marketplace” and “Saint Paul Sunday.”

The first ITunes-Tagging HD Radios Has Hit Retail Shelves across the country. A review will be forthcoming.

In total, more than 1600 AM and FM stations, available to approximately 80 percent of the U.S. population, are using HD Digital Radio technology to transmit digital audio and data to their listeners.

HD CAR RADIO NEWS

• Ford is making HD Digital Radio car stereos and car radios available Across Nearly All Product Lines
  Ford Motor Company became the first automaker to offer HD Digital Radio across multiple product lines. The dealer-installed high-definition radio option is now available nationwide on nearly all 2008 model year Ford, Lincoln and Mercury vehicles. 
• Hyundai will also be offering HD Radio receiver on future premium sports sedans as well as other cars and SUVs
  Hyundai will continue to stay on the leading edge of automotive technology by offering HD Radio on its rear-wheel drive premium sports sedan scheduled for introduction in 2008.
• Mercedes is Adopting HD Radio As an Option. HD Radio is now expanding to many automobiles.
  Mercedes-Benz will now offer HD Radio in the fall when three new SUVs offer the technology as an option. The SUVs are the R320, ML320 and the GL320. Some also Sirius Satellite Radio as an option. Pricing is not available. Among the luxury automakers offering HD Radio, Mercedes will join BMW, which offers HD Digital Radio as an option across it’s line. Jaguar is another which offers it in its redesigned 2008 luxury XJ sedan, the HD Alliance said.

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