Reported on 6 July, the companies conducting a field trial of HD Radio in Switzerland are testing a BMW equipped to receive IBOC, DRM and FM analog signals. The HD Radio signals are broadcast from a transmitter in central Switzerland. An HD Radio field trial, underway in Switzerland since 2006, is entering a second phase that will include using an IBOC translator for the Lucerne region.
Reported on 13 Jul, Clear Channel Radio’s Total Traffic Network is now broadcasting via HD Radio.
The company has taken the real-time traffic service it broadcasts via RDS and, in 48 markets, is also broadcasting the data via HD Radio. Proponents like the bigger data delivery pipe that IBOC offers. The announcement marks the first commercially available data service over HD Radio. Clear Channel is working with several manufacturers to make the special receivers available by the end of this year.
(Source: ABU Digital Radio/Aug 07)
