Glenn Fleishman Launches High Fidelity Radio Website.Website by Technology Industry Pundit An expert or knowledgeable person. From "pandit" in Hindi. See guru. Covers HD Radio Industry News as the Early Stage Technology Moves Mainstream SEATTLE -- High Fidelity high fidelity n. The electronic reproduction of sound, especially from broadcast or recorded sources, with minimal distortion. high Radio today formally launched its coverage of the digital HD Radio industry at http://digital-am-fm.com. This new website covers breaking news and happenings in the HD Radio industry with expert perspective and reviews from industry pundit Glenn Fleishman Glenn Fleishman is a freelance journalist who edits Wi-Fi Networking News, a widely cited early news blog that covers wireless data networking. Fleishman founded one of the earliest Web development firms, Point of Presence Company, worked at Amazon. . HD Radio is the future of terrestrial AM and FM broadcasting FM broadcasting is a broadcast technology invented by Edwin Howard Armstrong that uses frequency modulation (FM) to provide high-fidelity sound over broadcast radio.
High Fidelity Radio has been quietly covering industry news, including the release of new HD Radio-equipped receivers, for several months. This formal launch coincides with the near-term availability of several home, desktop radio systems from Polk Audio Polk Audio is an electronics company which specializes in audio products such as receivers, amplifiers and speakers. The company is headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland and in 2006, was acquired by Directed Electronics.[1] References 1. , Cambridge SoundWorks, Sangean, Radio Shack, Radiosophy and other home entertainment equipment manufacturers. "HD Radio will actively compete with satellite digital radio broadcasters XM and Sirius by offering a similar digital quality for music and voice, coupled with local programming," says High Fidelity Radio Editor Glenn Fleishman. "AM stations will particularly see a boost from HD Radio, which will provide analog FM-like sound; while FM stations will be able to broadcast several secondary digital channels, expanding their offerings as FM multicasting allows three, and potentially more, simultaneous distinct audio streams." The developer and owner of the HD Radio technology, iBiquity Corp., says over 1,200 stations will feature HD Radio signals by the end of 2006. Commitments for digital conversion from the 12,000 terrestrial AM/FM AM/FM Amplitude Modulation / Frequency Modulation AM/FM Auto-Mapping/Facilities Management stations already exceed 2,000 stations. Receivers will cost $175 with rebates this holiday season, with the expected cost dropping to $100 without rebates by 2007. Portable HD Radio receivers and preinstalled car audio integration are expected in 2007. About Glenn Fleishman In addition to High Fidelity Radio, Glenn Fleishman is editor of the highly regarded Wi-Fi Networking News (www.wifinetnews.com), a set of six wireless data news websites widely considered essential reading for Wi-Fi industry insiders. Fleishman is a regular contributor to The Economist magazine, The New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Times, Popular Science, The Seattle Times, and other publications. Fleishman is frequently quoted by the Associated Press, The Wall Street Journal, and international publications on wireless data. |
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