Digital radio? What's that?
Radio has its work cut out for it because HD Radio is the best-kept secret.
One step closer
Let NRSC-5 determine the basic operation of the system, which it has done. The added features and enhancements are needed, but they can wait until the next standards-setting announcement.
Have a little respect
Do you get the respect you deserve? If not, there's only one person to blame.
Three (HD Radio terms) for the show
Three terms can summarize most of the discussion heard at the convention.
Digitized and confused
I steered the sales people at a couple of local electronics dealers to terrestrial, digital receivers without using the terms IBOC, HD Radio or the dreaded high-definition radio and was told the that the receivers did not exist, that stores had head units but not the receiver unit or that the store had no plans to carry these units.
An act of localism
The Norman Lear Center study of media coverage of the last election has prompted Senator John McCain to introduce a localism bill, which is causing waves.
Digital alternatives
While a single digital transmission standard has not yet been adopted by the FCC, the industry has already begun moving to IBOC. Despite this, HD Radio isn't the only game in town.
Connections
The lines between audio and data are blurred further every day. Recent technology and product introductions take this even further.
Lead, follow or get out of the way
You may not like what you see and hear with the current activity in analog and digital radio, but you can follow those who are making a new path, take an active part in clearing a different path or stay where you are and be left behind.
Retake the lead
The biggest competitor seems to be satellite radio, which I admit is not a revelation, but there really isn’t a compelling reason that satellite radio should be viewed as such a threat.
The Ipods are coming
Radio market shares may appear to be stable, but while the percentage of an audience listening to a station remains the same, the size of that audience is shrinking.
Shades of big brother
In late June, the FCC released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that sought to require broadcasters to retain recordings of on-air programs during "safe harbor" hours. What does this mean for radio broadcasters?
10 years of progress
The debate over IBOC is as strong as ever.
When hi-fi meets Wi-Fi
IBOC may or may not be the perfect solution, but with every other form of audio entertainment media moving to enhanced features and capabilities, terrestrial radio runs the risk of being left behind.
What's in a name?
I'm hearing a frequent misuse of the most basic term dealing with IBOC.
One bad apple
The big topic this year will be indecency, thanks to the FCC and the consumer media that keep feeding this monster. It’s amazing how a little skin during a primetime broadcast can become a point of obsession for so many bureaucrats.
The killer app defined
With the NAB2004 convention just days away, broadcast equipment manufacturers ready their wares for the annual showing while the attendees plan their
The digital age has arrived
One day we'll look back and remember when the digital age of radio began.
The data dilemma
IBOC has been officially launched, but what do we do with the data capacity?
Chasing perfection
The quest for the perfect digital radio system continues.
