HD Radio

[errett]

Originally Posted by wingnut2u

Does anyone have any experience with HD radio?

I can upgrade my Alpine head unit for $250 but I was wondering if the difference is worth it in the Dallas/Ft. Worth market. Do you get more channels with HD or just better reception and music data?

I am so confused

The big pushes are the ability to multicast (multiple channels multiplexed into one signal and the decoded in your radio) and the increased quality. I have heard it once and they were broadcasting two different channels of music, it was still in the testing phase and sounded comparable to satellite radio to me.

There are just not that many stations embracing the technology yet. Big expense for few listeners in my opinion. It is like when we brought the digital signals to television. We spent millions as a company so 5 or 6 people could see the programming in HD and there was very little programming in HD back then. Sure, now most have an HD set, but think back to 2002 when we brought our transmitters online and how many people did you know that even knew what digital TV was?