In Band On Channel
(IBOC) is the US plan for radio to go digital. Here's the latest on it
from
Radio World:
January 10, 2003
35 Groups, 40 Markets Will Have HD Radio in Coming Weeks
More than 35 radio groups in 40 U.S. markets plan to convert their plants
to in-band terrestrial digital radio this year, most of them by the end
of February. "We exceeded all of our expectations," said Ibiquity's Bob
Struble at the CES show in Las Vegas.
Ibiquity Digital Corp. and the groups reached agreements on which stations
received waivers from the technology licensing fees and also on which specific
stations would convert this year. Struble said Ibiquity was pleasantly
surprised that not only large groups plan to go "HD" this year, but so
do stations in mid-sized and smaller markets.
In a big splash at CES, Ibiquity revealed that broadcast groups and
stations in 40 markets, spanning 26 states and 20 formats, will begin broadcasting
using its HD Radio technology on AM and FM stations in early 2003. Markets
include New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco, Dallas, Philadelphia,
Houston, Boston, Detroit, Atlanta, Miami, Seattle, Baltimore, Tampa-St.
Petersburg, Cleveland, Cincinnati, San Jose, Milwaukee, Middlesex-Somerset-Union,
N.J., New Orleans, Raleigh, West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, Monmouth-Ocean,
N.J., Louisville, Richmond, Birmingham, Greenville-Spartanburg S.C., Syracuse,
Ft. Wayne Ind., Roanoke-Lynchburg, Morristown N.J., Jackson Miss., Charleston
W.Va., Morgantown W.Va., Cedar Rapids and Lafayette, Ind. Four unranked
markets will also have HD Radio services: Forest and Raymond, Va.; Price,
Utah; and White Oak, Ga.
What stations are on the air with IBOC? Check out IBOC On the Air!
For more on
IBOC, check out Radio
World's IBOC page!
Ibiquity is
the developer of IBOC. Check out their
website!
The DAB Subcommittee
of the National Radio Systems Committee recommended that the FCC approve
Ibiquity's system. Check out their full report here.
| Home |  |
Southern FM DX | WTFDA | North American RDS Log |
| Rewind | FM Mexico | Propagation Modes | My Log | What to Expect |
| Links | RadioRaves | The Year in FM DXing-2004 | Lists | What is FM DXing? |
| FM Atlas | Techtalk | Meteor Scatter | World | Whodat |
| LPFM | Radio News | European DX Targets | Connect | Tropo Forecast |