The buzz about HD Radio.QA I've been hearing a lot lately about HD radio. What is it? Is it the same technology used in HDTV (High Definition TV) A set of digital television (DTV) standards that offer the highest resolution and sharpest picture. Although some HDTV sets are available in standard (rather square) screen sizes, the overwhelming majority of sets are wide screen, which eliminates ? --T. Feliciano Flushing, NY Many people assume that HD Radio is like HDTV, but for radio. HD Radio, a digital broadcasting Digital broadcasting is the practice of using digital data rather than analogue waveforms to carry broadcasts over television channels or assigned radio frequency bands. It is becoming increasingly popular for television usage (especially satellite television) but is having a system that s developed and licensed by iBiquity Digital Corp. (www.ibiquity.com), is a very different technology. HD Radio broadcasting The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. promises to send CD quality sound and extra information to more radio station channels with the same amount of bandwidth. The technology allows up to eight separate stations to be squeezed into the same spectrum currently allotted al·lot tr.v. al·lot·ted, al·lot·ting, al·lots 1. To parcel out; distribute or apportion: allotting land to homesteaders; allot blame. 2. for a single station. With hundreds of radio stations currently using digital HD Radio broadcasters can offer mutt pie channels of related programming. A jazz station, for example, could dedicate channels to contemporary jazz or big band jazz, while streaming along textual data such as artist and song information. HD Radio will not replace traditional radio broadcasting--it will be offered alongside it. The digital broadcasts promise to be static free and reduce hiss and fades. To find out more, visit www.hdradio.com. HD Radio broadcasts are free, with no subscription fee. However, listeners have to buy an HD Radio receiver to enjoy the new technology. To upgrade your car radio, look for HD Radio products from Eclipse. JVC JVC Victor Company of Japan (or Japan's Victor Company) JVC Jewelers Vigilance Committee JVC Jesuit Volunteer Corps JVC Jet Vane Control (directs VLS-launched missiles) JVC Jonker-Volgenant-Castanon . Kenwood. Panasonic, and Sanyo. Yamaha and Boston Acoustics offer home radios. Mail your technology questions to Cyberwise, BLACK ENTERPRISE 130 Fifth Ave., 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 , NY 10011 or send an e-mail to johnsonj@blackenterprise.com. |
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