Brand Identity Established for USA Digital Radio's IBOC DAB Technology; iDAB Selected As AM, FM Radio's Digital Future Unveiled.Business Editors/Technology, Automotive, & Electronics Writers LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 6, 2000 USA Digital Radio Inc., a privately-held technology company owned by the nation's largest radio broadcasters, announced today at the 2000 International CES show in Las Vegas that it has selected the brand name "iDAB"(TM) for its In-Band On-Channel Digital Audio Broadcast (IBOC DAB) technology. iDAB represents the future of AM and FM as Digital Audio Broadcasting Digital radio. It is the digital successor to analog AM and FM radio. See HD Radio and DAB. transitions radio from the world of analog to the world of digital. iDAB is designed to give consumers superior sound quality and crystal clear reception while listening to their favorite AM and FM stations, and display new data services on a radio screen, such as song and artist identification, local traffic, weather, news, and more. "As we proceed with commercialization of our IBOC DAB technology, we selected a brand name that retains the meaning of Digital Audio Broadcasting while being easy to recall, easy to say and reflective of other acronyms that consumers associate with the electronics world, such as CD, DVD, and HDTV," said Robert J. Struble, president and chief executive officer, USA Digital Radio Inc. "iDAB coupled with our tag line -- The AM & FM Digital Experience -- says it all. Once consumers experience iDAB, they will never want to go back to analog." "It's great when companies like USA Digital Radio choose CES as a forum to launch exciting new brand names for technologies that represent the next wave of consumer electronics," said Gary Shapiro, President of the Consumer Electronics Association. "This year's CES features a special digital radio pavilion at the Sands, with USA Digital Radio conducting the first-ever live digital FM broadcast into their booth from local radio station KWNR-FM 95.5. I hope all of our attendees and exhibitors take the time to stop by the pavilion to check out the exciting new technologies that will change radio as we know it." Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB) is a digital method of transmitting virtual CD quality audio signals to radio receivers. IBOC DAB is a broadcasting technology that uses the current radio spectrum to transmit existing AM and FM analog simultaneously with new high-quality digital signals. This technology provides a unique opportunity for broadcasters and listeners to convert from analog to digital radio without service disruption while maintaining current dial positions of existing stations. Listeners who purchase digital radios would receive their favorite radio stations with superior sound quality free from static, hiss and noise, and with reduced interference. Additionally, listeners would have the capability to receive expanded auxiliary data services, such as station and program content, stock and news information, local traffic and weather, email and Internet access, and more. About USA Digital Radio Inc. USA Digital Radio is developing and marketing In-Band On-Channel Digital Audio Broadcasting (IBOC DAB) technology, iDAB, for AM and FM radio. On December 15, 1999, USA Digital Radio filed a report with the National Radio Systems Committee (NRSC) and the Federal Communications Commission Federal Communications Commission (FCC), independent executive agency of the U.S. government established in 1934 to regulate interstate and foreign communications in the public interest. (FCC) summarizing the results of its laboratory and field tests conducted on its IBOC DAB system. The FCC began the regulatory approval process of IBOC DAB by issuing a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking A notice of proposed rulemaking or NPRM is issued by law when a regulatory agency of the United States Federal Government wishes to add, remove, or change a rule (or regulation) as part of the rulemaking process. Outside the USA. on Nov. 1, 1999. USA Digital Radio led the approval process with its filing of a Petition for Rulemaking with the FCC on October 7, 1998. Owners of USA Digital Radio include: ABC Inc., New York, New York (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :DIS); AMFM Inc., formerly Chancellor Media Corporation, Dallas, Texas (NYSE:AFM); CBS Corporation, New York, New York (NYSE:CBS); Chase Capital Partners, New York, New York, an affiliate of Chase Manhattan Corporation The Chase Manhattan Corporation was a bank holding company formed as parent of the Chase Manhattan Bank. During its time as the parent company, it was led in succession by David Rockefeller, Willard C. Butcher, and Thomas G. Labrecque. (NYSE:CMB); Citadel Communications Corporation, Las Vegas, Nevada (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :CITC); Clear Channel Communications Not to be confused with clear channel radio stations, which are AM radio stations with certain technical parameters. Clear Channel Communications (NYSE: CCU) is a media conglomerate company based in the United States. , San Antonio, Texas “San Antonio” redirects here. For other uses, see San Antonio (disambiguation). San Antonio is the second most populous city in Texas, the third most populous metropolitan area in Texas, and is the seventh most populous city in the United States. As of the 2006 U.S. (NYSE:CCU); Cox Radio Inc., Atlanta, Georgia (NYSE:CXR); Cumulus Media Inc., Milwaukee, Wisconsin (NASDAQ:CMLS); Emmis Communications, Indianapolis, Indiana (NASDAQ:EMMS); Entercom Communications Corporation, Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania Bala Cynwyd is a village in Lower Merion Township which is located in the Main Line in southeastern Pennsylvania, bordering the western edge of Philadelphia. It was originally two separate towns, Bala and Cynwyd, but is commonly treated as a single community. (NYSE:ETM); Gannett Company Inc., Arlington, Virginia (NYSE:GCI); Hispanic Broadcasting Corporation, Dallas, Texas (NASDAQ:HBCCA); Radio One Inc., Lanham, Maryland (NASDAQ:ROIA); and Sinclair Broadcast Group The Sinclair Broadcast Group (SBG) NASDAQ: SBGI is the operator of the largest number of local television stations in the United States with a total of 59 stations across the country in 38 primarily small and medium markets, many of which are located in the South and Inc., Baltimore, Maryland (NASDAQ:SBGI). USA Digital Radio's efforts include development agreements with several outside parties including Xetron Corporation, Cincinnati, Ohio; Fraunhofer Institut fur Integriete Schaltungen (IIS), Erlangen, Germany; BittWare Research Systems, Concord, New Hampshire
Concord is the capital of the state of New Hampshire in the United States. It is also the county seat of Merrimack County. As of the 2000 census, its population was 40,687. ; Nautel Limited, Nova Scotia, Canada; QEI Corporation, Williamstown, New Jersey Williamstown is a census-designated place and unincorporated area located within Monroe Township, in Gloucester County, New Jersey. As of the United States 2000 Census, the CDP population was 11,812. ; Broadcast Electronics, Quincy, Illinois; Kenwood Corporation, Tokyo, Japan; Texas Instruments, Dallas, Texas; Continental Electronics Corporation, Dallas, Texas; Andrew Passive Power Products, Gray, Maine; Energy-Onix, Valatie, New York Valatie (pronounced: vah-LAY-sheh) is a village in Columbia County, New York, United States. The population was 1,712 at the 2000 census. The Village of Valatie is in the center of the Town of Kinderhook on US 9. ; Orban, San Leandro, California; Shively Labs, Bridgton, Maine; Telos Systems/Cutting Edge, Cleveland, Ohio; Digital Radio Express, Milpitas, California; and Analog Devices Inc. (ADI), Norwood, Massachusetts. |
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