New Florida & Country Music Stations on HD Radio
How many times have you heard a song on the radio you’d really like to hear again? Wouldn’t it be great if you could tag that song and buy it?
With an Polk Audio I-sonic ES2 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 HD 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. So you can click, download and buy the songs you want directly from the Apple® iTunes Music Store, or find new country music stations and Florida High Definition Radio stations.
With a brand new HD Radio receiver, you will be able to tag songs while you listen to your favorite music in pure crystal-clear digital sound. And if that isn’t enough, many HD Radio stations now are broadcasting additional digital channels called HD2 and HD3, all subscription-free.
Basically, digital radio works the same as conventional radio. There’s a signal on one end and a receiver on the other. But there are a few key differences.
[1] Instead of sending out one analog signal, stations send out a bundled signal – both analog and digital. Because it is digital, textual data such as traffic, stock info and song titles can be sent out, as well.
[2] The digital signal layer is compressed.
[3] The combined analog and digital signals are transmitted.
[4] Inevitably, radio signals bounce off objects, causing what is called multipath distortions. This is what causes the static in conventional radio receivers. HD Digital radio receivers are designed to sort through reflected signals, reducing static, hiss, pops and fades.
[5] Finally, the signals reach their destination. Both broadcasts are free, with no subscription fee. To hear the digital broadcast, all you need is an HD Radio receiver.
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