"SMS" wrote in message
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John Higdon wrote:
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RHF wrote:

HD-2 FM Radio Channels and a 2nd Income Stream
for FM Radio Stations.

Name a station making a dime off the HD-2 channel. Just name one. HD
Radio has been around for seven years. Seven years! Where's the
revolution?

As I said, the public has spoken.

Not really. Few consumers were willing to pay extra for the HD equipment
but now HD radio is becoming more and more common as a standard feature on
factory audio systems and even on low-end after-market systems. Once the
installed base reaches critical mass then more stations will add HD.

I just got a replacement receiver for my SUV. It has HD built in (as well
as iPod controls and Bluetooth built in) and there was no version without
HD available, and was very inexpensive. There are still many receivers
where HD is "optional" but more and more it's just being thrown in as a
standard feature because the added cost is trivial (and because the
equipment manufacturers are giving up on their original model of requiring
a relatively expensive add-on kit because almost no one bought it because
there was so little content available).


Ford is SUPPOSED to be an iBiquity partner. Our brand new 2009 Ford Flex has
optional Sirius, no HD. And again, this is a brand new car.