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![]() "Frank Dresser" wrote in message ... "David Eduardo" wrote in message . .. [snip] And which of these generations are ready for subscription radio? None. I have never heard subscription radio talked about, in fact. Most subscription based services are using other technologies. Ibiquity has been talking about it. "Finally, regarding product availability, Ibiquity reports that software is complete and new HD Radio chips that include RadioGuard will be ready for implementation in receivers by later this year. Some first-generation devices will require an add-on chip to provide the radio's ID number, but it is expected that by mid-2008, most if not all HD Radio chips will simply include RadioGuard as standard - just as multicast was incorporated into all HD Radio receivers from the second generation onward. " http://www.rwonline.com/pages/s.0054/t.8141.html My comment is that no broadcaster is interested in paid audio programming services, as there is no useful economic model to be found. Since SCAs and FMeXtra cover much better than an HD data service, it is unlikely that anyone will want to rent an HD data channel for this purpose, either, as there are better options. iBiquity may be enabling the chips, but at this moment there is no broadcaster interest in using them for audio or data. And that is what the people I have talked to are bringing back from Las Vegas. |
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