[Charlug] OT: Digital Radio

[Peter Senft]

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Hi @all,

I know, it's off topic and please understand that I moved to the states
less than one year ago... So please don't be too hard ;)

Here we go: The switch to DTV is done and everybody is (hopefully) happy
with his digital TV. Now what is planned in the US for digital radio? I
am planning to buy a new car stereo and am not willing to buy an analog
FM/AM radio if I know already that next year the service stops. I know
about satellite radio (I hate subscriptions!) and HD Radio. But will
there be a forced switch to digital (HD?) ?

BTW... how do you guys handle traffic information here (I am used to
radio stations providing traffic information every 30 or 15 minutes and
the radio is interrupting CD/MP3 for the broadcast)? Why are the RDS
features not used?!??! Let me rephrase... why are the RDS features not
used in a meaningful way (AF, EON, REG, TA/TP, TMC...)?! Or am I simply
missing something?

Peter

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