Comments on: HD Radio stations Nationwide? http://hdradioweb.com/2008/01/26/hd-radio-stations-nationwide/ HD Radio information portal talks about what HD Radio is, current and potential applications and features as well as options for HD Radio receivers. Fri, 18 May 2012 03:19:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: lare http://hdradioweb.com/2008/01/26/hd-radio-stations-nationwide/#comment-137 lare Tue, 29 Jan 2008 19:10:04 +0000 http://hdradioweb.com/2008/01/26/hd-radio-stations-nationwide/#comment-137 The short answer, by law HD radio must replicate the analog program of the radio station on its primary channel. However HD will support one or more additional channels of programming. So HD2 could be part of a national program syndicate, much like NBC or CBS television has a station in every market. This is not prohibited by law and is an area where HD station owners have not explored. Most decisions like this are economic, if the syndicator would pay-for-play, then it could happen. The short answer, by law HD radio must replicate the analog program of the radio station on its primary channel.

However HD will support one or more additional channels of programming. So HD2 could be part of a national program syndicate, much like NBC or CBS television has a station in every market. This is not prohibited by law and is an area where HD station owners have not explored. Most decisions like this are economic, if the syndicator would pay-for-play, then it could happen.

]]> By: TV guy http://hdradioweb.com/2008/01/26/hd-radio-stations-nationwide/#comment-136 TV guy Mon, 28 Jan 2008 11:58:14 +0000 http://hdradioweb.com/2008/01/26/hd-radio-stations-nationwide/#comment-136 HD radio supports only local stations like a regular FM station. HD radio supports only local stations like a regular FM station.

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