USA Digital Radio Conducts First On-Air Digital Broadcast in New York City with Infinity's WNEW-FM.NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 26, 1999-- -- Live Digital Audio Broadcast Heard at Museum of Television and Radio's 5th Annual Radio Festival Opening Reception -- USA Digital Radio, Inc., a privately-held technology company owned by the nation's largest radio broadcasters, broadcast a live on-air demonstration of its In-Band On-Channel Digital Audio Broadcast (IBOC DAB) system at The Museum of Television & Radio in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. last night. WNEW-FM, a CBS/Infinity Broadcasting station in New York, transmitted the historic broadcast from their tower atop the Empire State Building into the museum during the opening reception of the 5th Annual Radio Festival. Reporters and guests at the reception heard the CD-like sound quality of digital radio as syndicated talk show host Tom Leykis described the coming age of digital radio and then played a song clip from Eric Clapton's Change the World. New York is one of five major radio markets across the country where USA Digital Radio is conducting its final phase of digital radio testing under experimental licenses issued by 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). USA Digital Radio's IBOC DAB technology is designed to give consumers a clearer, CD-like sound quality while listening to their favorite local radio stations, as well as provide new data services displayed on a radio screen, such as song and artist identification, stock and news information, local traffic, weather, e-mail and Internet access, and more. In addition to New York City, USA Digital Radio is conducting tests in Baltimore, Cincinnati, San Francisco, and Washington, DC. "We are delighted we were able to have this first-ever New York digital audio broadcast coincide with the Museum of Television and Radio's opening reception," said Robert J. Struble, president and chief executive officer of USA Digital Radio, Inc. "This event marks the coming age of AM and FM radio in a digital world. The successful performance of our IBOC DAB system in a city as interference intensive as New York is a strong indication of the robustness of our technology and its commercial viability." "We are excited that our New York station, WNEW-FM, was selected to be part of the first live on-air digital audio broadcast in New York for such a prestigious event," said Dan Mason, President, Infinity Broadcasting. "Infinity continues to be a strong supporter of USA Digital Radio's IBOC DAB technology as a way to enhance our listeners experience with radio while providing for a smooth transition from analog to digital." Digital Audio Broadcasting Digital radio. It is the digital successor to analog AM and FM radio. See HD Radio and DAB. (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. About USA Digital Radio, Inc. USA Digital Radio is developing and marketing In-Band On-Channel Digital Audio Broadcasting (IBOC DAB) technology for AM and FM radio. On October 7, 1998, the company filed a Petition for Rulemaking with the Federal Communications Commission for implementing Digital Audio Broadcasting in the United States using USA Digital Radio's IBOC technology. 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. 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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
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