Thursday, October 10, 2002
FCC approves digital radio
Finally, getting a digital signal for FREE! Just like how radio should be upgraded to...and w/o a monthly service. Man, I would HATE to be XM or Sirius radio right now. The only drawback: you have to buy a cd player that has a digital receiver built in...it will cost you around $100 more right now...as for technology, wait after version 1...prices get lower and quality gets better. Now, if I could only say the same thing about the opposite sex :)
Here's a snipit:
The iBiquity technology allows broadcasters to use their existing airwaves to simultaneously send digital and analog signals. Listeners won’t have to buy a new radio to continue listening to their favorite stations, but can if they want better sound and other options.
Supporters say the new technology will bring CD-quality sound to FM broadcasts, an end to static for AM and new data features.
Radio One Inc., which owns and operates 65 stations and primarily targets black listeners, already has ordered digital transmitters, said John Mathews, the company’s director of engineering. He said the Lanham, Md.-based company plans to start digital broadcasts within three months in Atlanta, Boston, Dallas, Detroit and Los Angeles.
Finally, getting a digital signal for FREE! Just like how radio should be upgraded to...and w/o a monthly service. Man, I would HATE to be XM or Sirius radio right now. The only drawback: you have to buy a cd player that has a digital receiver built in...it will cost you around $100 more right now...as for technology, wait after version 1...prices get lower and quality gets better. Now, if I could only say the same thing about the opposite sex :)
Here's a snipit:
The iBiquity technology allows broadcasters to use their existing airwaves to simultaneously send digital and analog signals. Listeners won’t have to buy a new radio to continue listening to their favorite stations, but can if they want better sound and other options.
Supporters say the new technology will bring CD-quality sound to FM broadcasts, an end to static for AM and new data features.
Radio One Inc., which owns and operates 65 stations and primarily targets black listeners, already has ordered digital transmitters, said John Mathews, the company’s director of engineering. He said the Lanham, Md.-based company plans to start digital broadcasts within three months in Atlanta, Boston, Dallas, Detroit and Los Angeles.
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