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Posts Tagged digital radio receivers
With Digital Audio Broadcasting, UK Digital Radios Provide a New Benchmark for Quality Sound
The United Kingdom has consistently been on the forefront of the digital radio revolution. It all began in 1987 when the European Union decided to work on a project to convert all of their analog radio stations to digital. Thirteen years later in the year 2000, the project came to a close with the creation of Eureka 147, a public domain digital radio format. Eureka 147 received general critical acclaim but never found a major outlet until 2001 when UK digital radios sprung to life. With over fifty privately owned channels and the entire BBC network switching over to Eureka 147 digital broadcasting formats, the United Kingdom became the first recipients of digital audio broadcasting. America was not far behind in setting up it’s two (2) major XM radio broadcasts.
Five years later, UK digital radios are still operating at peak performance, light years ahead of analog radios. To begin with, digital radio receivers are able to display something called radiotext. A station broadcasts the song and the name of the artist and title of the song. When the receiver plays the song in your car or at home, the name of the artist and title of the song are displayed so you never miss the opportunity to know the name of a great tune. UK digital radios also provide listeners with an automatic retuning feature which proves to be especially useful for people on road trips. When you get out of the optimal coverage area for a radio station, the UK digital radios will automatically search for a better frequency, so you can enjoy your broadcast uninterrupted – even if you are traveling long distances from your starting location. To make digital radio even better, all of these benefits can be enjoyed from a standard car radio. In America, you need a special reciever that is usually not inexpensive. I predict that, like most electronic devices, the price will come down as manufacturing processes are improved.
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Digital Radio- The New American Revolution
Americans are nothing if not selectively fickle. It took almost no persuasion for them to abandon their analog landline technology-based telephones, camera, and record players in favor of digitally based alternatives.
But when it comes to their listening pleasure, Americans have been fighting the digital revolution with as much gusto as they fought the American one. They are however, beginning to come around. Having spotty reception, or none, on long commutes or when in the back country on a recreational outing, or simply because they live in a particularly reception-unfriendly area has finally made many Americans start to take notice of their digital radio options.
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