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Zero progress in listeners' understanding of HD Radio, says researcher Kassof
From today's TRI Newsletter: Mark Kassof says there is “a continued knowledge gap” out in the listening public, and an awareness gap. In 2008, 67% of 18-64s had “heard of” HD Radio, at a time when HD Radio Alliance members were pounding their promotional spots. Read More
Intriguing Stations Of 2011 – Part II: New Platforms
In the last weeks of 2011, the question, “What is radio?” became only slightly less contentious, or less confounding, than, “Is there a loving, caring God?”For much of 2011, it looked like the pureplays and AM/FM broadcasters were finally, cheerfully obscuring the line between “my preprogrammed radio station” and “your self-contained music collecti…
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2012 CES opens in Las Vegas, with some news about radio
HD Radio developer iBiquity will be at its Central Hall booth, displaying more than 60 new receiver models from makers such as Alpine, Acoustic Research, Audiovox, Clarion, Denon, JVC, Kentwood, Insignia, Marantz and Pioneer. iBiquity expects smartphones on the market this year will have built-in HD Radio technology, and it has models of cellular h…
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HD Radio can help with bad traffic, thanks to NAVTEQ's deal with Garmin
Garmin's nuvi 3490 LMT model - the "T" stands for traffic - will be fed constant traffic updates from NAVTEQ, with the cooperation of participating HD Radio operators. As Chicago-based NAVTEQ explains it:"NAVTEQ can now deliver Traffic updates approximately every 30 seconds over 270,000 miles of the HD Radio(TM) broadcasting system across the Unite…
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HD Radios will be found in Ford hybrid cars in 2012
Auto maker Ford has announced they will offer HD Radio in two hybrid cars scheduled to debut in 2012. For, will be launching the C-MAX hybrid car next year, which they tout as the first dedicated hybrid vehicle and the first "multi-activity vehicle" in North America.
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Emmis reports August radio revs "up a whopping 10%" from last year
Jeff Smulyan tells Emmis staffers "the news is encouraging", though his early-morning conference call with analysts cautioned that the rest of the year may not be like August, when the Beverage category zoomed 45%. Quarterly revenues at the two Chicago stations ("Loop" WLUP/97.9 and alternative "Q101" WKQX) and New York's rock WRXP (101.9) were hur…
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Ford sings the praises of HD Radio
In an open letter to broadcasters, Ford Motors Director of Global Electrical and Electronics Systems Engineering Jim Buczkowski says competition is driving radio to go digital, making HD Radio the next logical step for automakers to embrace. Buczkowski writes, "virtually all car makers have embraced the integrated digital media platform.
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The 2012 Kia Soul will have HD Radio
Kia Motors will extend their reach using HD Radio to their fourth car model, offering HD Radio in their 2012 Kia Soul model. Currently, Kia offers HD Radio in their Optima, Sorento, and Sportage models.
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HD Radio to be available in Toyota's best-selling Camry
Technology developer iBiquity has been trying to widen its reach among Japanese carmakers, and at the January CES in Las Vegas it announced that HD Radio technology was part of the new Toyota Entune system. That infotainment system keys on a driver's smartphone or media player.
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Radio’s Best & Worst: August 18, 2011
Highlights from the author’s week of (always decidedly random) listening and the week’s radio headlines, ending August 18, 2011. Stations I’ve worked with recently in my Edison Research (or any other) capacity are asterisked.*Ratings StoryKLBJ Austin, Texas – It’s the highest-ever PPM share (6.5–6.9, tied for third, and with another two-tenth…
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DAB Radio listening grows "Down Under"
The number of people listening to digital radio in Australia is growing, and about to surpass one million. Commercial Radio Australia released figures that show over 500,000 DAB Radios have been sold, this as the radio industry in Australia is nearing the second anniversary of full power digital radio service.
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The BBC will launch a special radio station for 2012 London Olympics coverage
The BBC will be providing special 2012 Olympics coverage with the games set for next summer in London. To accomplish their goal of providing continuous coverage of the Olympic Games, the BBC will launch a temporary digital station to be called Five Live Olympics Extra, which will include broadcasts in the evening only, to highlight events of that d…
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"The News Is Mostly Good" for radio, from Alan Burns' study of women & radio
Burns' updated study of 2,000 women who are AC or CHR listeners finds that “Women’s attitudes toward radio are positive, and there are no signs that music streaming services like Pandora are eroding radio usage.” However: “There’s less love for radio among younger listeners, and while wireless broadband in cars isn’t going to kill radio, it will lo…
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It's a new crew for Eastern North Carolina's rock WRMR-FM (98.7)
Jacksonville's modern rock WRMR-FM (98.7) has made a number of changes, including middays, afternoons, evenings, and even a new website. "Coastal Carolina's Modern Rock," near Camp Lejeune and Wilmington, North Carolina, is bringing in Bill Fitzpatrick from New York City.
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HD Radio will be a standard feature in Toyota's Scion xB
The 2012 edition of Toyota's popular urban utility Scion xB will come complete with built-in Bluetooth hands-free, and also with HD Radio as a part of the standard package. According to Autoguide.com, next year's Scion xB will feature a 160-watt Pioneer in-dash audio system which will have HD Radio reception, as well as wireless stream audio from a…
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First Listen: Journey 97.9
In Cincinnati, Cumulus competes with Hubbard’s ’80s-gold-based WREW (Rewind 94.9). In Atlanta, it’s just rolled out an '80s-based station of its own.
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Readers Pile On The HD Radio Bashing Wagon
In last Thursday’s issue, we raised the question “HD Radio: What Went Wrong?” after radio panelists at a recent convention debated that very topic and concluded that HD Radio is in intensive care at best, or on life support at worst. The story generated a lot of reader mail.
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Mexico's government approves the use of HD Radio
Mexico’s spectrum regulating agency has selected HD Radio Technology as a digital radio standard for the AM and FM bands in Mexico. The decision will make the In Band On Channel (IBOC) system official on June 16.
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4 CEO's to highlight the NAB/RAB Radio Show Leadership Breakfast
The Radio Advertising Bureau (RAB) and the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) will debut a new event for the 2011 Show in Chicago, a leadership breakfast with panelists that will include four CEO's of major radio companies. The breakfast, sponsored by Dickstein Shapiro and co-sponsored by Media Services Group, will feature Lew Dickey, CEO o…
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INTERNET RADIO: It's the world's first radio station run solely by psychiatric hospital patients. "La Colifata" is an internet radio station located at the Jose Tiburcio Borda Hospital in Buenos Aires, Argentina and will broadcast 24-hours daily at www.lacolifata.org ...
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