Entertainment: HD Radio Technology Advantages

More than 1200 AM and FM stations are broadcasting with High Definition Radio technology, with more than 550 FM stations offering Multicast channels, thus doubling or tripling the number of programs available to listeners.[3] Most of the stations that have adopted the technology are FMs, while AM stations have been slower to upgrade.[4] As with traditional AM, FM and TV broadcasting, high definition radio programming is free and supported by commercial advertising.

The latest development is High Definition Radio technology, which offers broadcasters and their listeners radically upgraded audio quality, along with an on-demand interactive experience and compelling, new wireless data services. High Definition Radio marks the most significant advancement in radio broadcasting since the introduction of FM stereo more than 50 years ago.

Consumers can continue listening to the same local AM/FM stations they love but with the added services and benefits that High Definition Radio offers, including iTunes Tagging. With an iTunes Tagging enabled HD Radio™ receiver you can. When you hear a song you like on your local FM HD Radio station, you simply hit the “tag” button. The song’s info will be saved from your High Definition Radio receiver to your iPod. The songs will show up in a playlist called "Tagged" in iTunes the next time you sync your iPod to your computer.

Another advantage of High Definition Radio is a new entertainment system from Polk Audio. The Polk i-Sonic ES2 produces big, lifelike sound quality-and is the first to offer HD Radio technology with a DVD player and XM-ready satellite radio technology, making it a total entertainment solution and will change the way you listen to music.