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USA Digital Radio Announces Major Test Markets For AM/FM Digital Radio: New York, Washington DC, San Francisco, Baltimore, & Cincinnati
COLUMBIA, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--August 5, 1999--
WCBS-AM, WNEW-FM In New York And WTOP-AM, WJFK-FM, And Public
Radio Station WETA-FM In Washington, Among Selected Test
Platforms For IBOC Digital Radio Technology
USA Digital Radio, Inc., a leader in the research, development and testing of In-Band On-Channel Digital Audio Broadcast (IBOC DAB) technology, today announced a historic and aggressive field test campaign at major radio stations across the country.
USADR selected twelve test stations in major radio markets for its final phase of digital radio testing:
New York: WCBS-AM (880), WNEW-FM (102.7)
Washington, DC: WETA-FM (90.9), WHFS-FM (99.1), WJFK-FM (106.7),
WTOP-AM (1500)
San Francisco: KLLC-FM (97.3), KYCY-AM (1550)
Baltimore: WPOC-FM (93.1)
Cincinnati: WNOP-AM (740), Experimental test station 1660-AM
Columbia, Md.: Experimental test station 93.5-FM
USA Digital Radio will be conducting the digital tests under experimental licenses issued by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). With most equipment already installed, test efforts are underway at several stations.
USA Digital Radio's IBOC DAB technology is designed to give consumers clearer, CD-like sound quality while listening to their favorite local radio stations, as well as to provide new data services displayed on a radio screen, such as song and artist identification, local traffic, weather, news, and more.
"USA Digital Radio pioneered the development of IBOC DAB, and conducted the first ever broadcast at WILL-FM, Urbana, IL in 1992. As part of our development efforts, USA Digital Radio has logged over 10,000 hours of IBOC DAB live broadcasts," said Robert J. Struble, president and chief executive officer of USA Digital Radio, Inc. "Now, our leadership continues as we finalize our commercialization efforts by concluding our IBOC DAB test program at these major market stations. This broad testing platform will provide regulatory bodies with the information they need to finalize plans for IBOC DAB implementation."
Bruce T. Reese, president and chief executive officer, Bonneville International Corporation stated, "We are very pleased that USA Digital Radio has selected WTOP-AM as one of its IBOC DAB test sites. By actively participating in these historic tests with USA Digital Radio, Bonneville will be poised to play an active role in the industry's transition to a digital world."
"It is important to choose multiple test markets that provide representative environments faced by radio stations around the country," said Glynn Walden, vice president of broadcast engineering for USA Digital Radio. "We carefully selected these stations based on the guidelines established by the National Radio Systems Committee (NRSC) which require challenging tests in conditions of multipath, noise and interference. Successful performance in these rigorous test environments will prove our system's superiority as we continue to push forward with plans to bring IBOC to market."
Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB) is a digital method of transmitting virtual CD quality audio signals to radio receivers. IBOC DAB is a broadcasting technology that uses the current radio spectrum to transmit existing AM and FM analog simultaneously with new high-quality digital signals.
This technology provides a unique opportunity for broadcasters and listeners to convert from analog to digital radio without service disruption while maintaining current dial positions of existing stations.
Listeners who purchase digital radios would receive their favorite radio stations with superior sound quality free from static, hiss and noise, and with reduced interference. Additionally, listeners would have the capability to receive expanded auxiliary data services, such as station and program content, stock and news information, local traffic and weather, email and internet access, and more.
What. if any, role sspi is playing here is speculation. I posted this for informational purposes on the burgeoning commercial applications of digital radio/soft radio.
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