David Eduardo wrote:
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David Eduardo wrote:
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The only car manufacturer I know of that is promoting HD radio is BMW. I
have heard the BMW commercials on AM radio as my source but I don't know
if it is an option or standard or any other details. Could be just
promotional BS. I'm not interested enough to follow up on it. I already
waisted my time on the Samsung site looking for vaporware.

My X5 has HD. Third generation and marvelous. Takes FMs in HD to and
beyond the useful analog contour, and AMs on clean frequencies beyond the
onset of noise on analog. During the storms two weeks ago, I could get
KNX HD for news well into Riverside County, while the analog signal was
unlistenable due to the lightening and atmospherics.

Samsung does not promote the HD chip to consumers. It has certainly spent
a lot of time with iBiquity and its shareholders, though.
That's all well and good, but unless Toyota makes it standard it ain't
gonna fly. And they won't and it won't, unless Ibiquity pays them big
bongos to do it, like the satcasters did.

Less than a third of radio listening is in the car. Less than 20% of all
cars are Toyotas... and the average US car is 8 years old. Automotive is
part of it, but clock radios, office radios, kitchen radios, portables, etc.
are where most listening takes place.



Why would someone listen to hideous over the air commercial radio at
home if they have broadband and access to thousands of few or none
commercials stations?

The reason CC doesn't put their stuff on Shoutcast is that they'd rather
not call attention to the competition.