HD Radio Will Continue Growth in 2009

At last year's CES show, at least nine brands have launched their first HD Radio radio products, autosound suppliers have spread HD Radio throughout their lines from the low to high ends, and home audio suppliers bulked up the selection of highly reviewed tabletop HD Radios, and two low-price $100 add-on tuners appeared for use with existing stereo systems. Later in 2008, HD Radio turned up in more AV receivers, with prices starting at a suggested $999 compared to the previous year's opening price of $2,099.

By the end of 2008, a total of 78 HD Radio SKUs were available to consumers, 53 of them were for home use, including digital tuners for custom-installed multiroom-audio systems. That's up from more than 60 SKUs in January 2008, more than 40 in 2007, and 25 in 2006, iBiquity said. And the radios receive better reviews than analog radios.

Since the launch of the first HD Radios in 2004, the total installed base of radios has hit 600,000 at the end of the third quarter of 2008, up from 340,000 at the end of 2007, iBiquity also said. The statistics include OEM and after market car audio and home audio. More.

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