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As some stations end HD Radio signals, others hold out hope for audience adoption - Current
HD Radio may not have met high expectations in the industry, but some station leaders still see value in its capacity to expand services.
current.org
"Xperi, which now owns the technology, reported in an investor deck last year that 52% of U.S. automobiles have HD radio."
HD Radio Passes 100 Million Car Mark - Radio World
Calling it a major milestone, Xperi says the number of cars incorporating HD Radio has surpassed 100 million.
www.radioworld.com
That article is three years old so don't know how credible it isAs some stations end HD Radio signals, others hold out hope for audience adoption - Current
HD Radio may not have met high expectations in the industry, but some station leaders still see value in its capacity to expand services.
"Xperi, which now owns the technology, reported in an investor deck last year that 52% of U.S. automobiles have HD radio."
Do you think has gotten better penetration since then? I don't. Newer cars are lacking HD across a lot of makes.
When I was searching for a car it seemed that h d radio was included in so called premium audio upgrades not so much with the standard modelsHD Radio Passes 100 Million Car Mark - Radio World
Calling it a major milestone, Xperi says the number of cars incorporating HD Radio has surpassed 100 million.
Yep, Xperi has been bundling it with the DTS Stuff.
Xperia claims 100mil but that is hard to believe. I know only two people who have it.
But I will say this, WDPR Classical in Dayton sounds very good in HD, really is CD quality
They claim "100 Million Car Mark" which means a large segment of those equipped cars over the last 20 years are not on the road.
Quu Releases Inaugural In-Vehicle Visuals Report – RadioInsight
Visual content for radio service provider Quu has released the first In-Vehicle Visuals Report spotlighting radio features in the top 100 best-selling new vehicles in the U.S. The report also includes a database with vehicle data with a rundown of dashboard features such as whether a car has a...
radioinsight.com
"Quu’s report states six key findings from the data:
- AM/FM radio is ubiquitous in new vehicles.
- AM/FM radio no longer has a dashboard monopoly.
- A growing number of vehicles offer built-in streaming apps.
- Two out of three new vehicles have HD Radio installed.
- GM vehicles are an exception to the widespread adoption of HD Radio.
- All new vehicles have in-dash text. Most can display logos and other images."
When I was looking online at new car installed features very few of the dealers mentioned HD. but it's possible that car dealers just aren't bothering to mention HD because they don't think it's that importantQuu Releases Inaugural In-Vehicle Visuals Report – RadioInsight
Visual content for radio service provider Quu has released the first In-Vehicle Visuals Report spotlighting radio features in the top 100 best-selling new vehicles in the U.S. The report also includes a database with vehicle data with a rundown of dashboard features such as whether a car has a...
"Quu’s report states six key findings from the data:
- AM/FM radio is ubiquitous in new vehicles.
- AM/FM radio no longer has a dashboard monopoly.
- A growing number of vehicles offer built-in streaming apps.
- Two out of three new vehicles have HD Radio installed.
- GM vehicles are an exception to the widespread adoption of HD Radio.
- All new vehicles have in-dash text. Most can display logos and other images."
Not only dealers, but on another level; I believe there are people (I know two) that didn’t even know their vehicles had HD radio! (Both had the settings on “off” for the HD feature-I’m guessing that might be the default setting). On Toyotas, from what I’ve seen in renting several, it seems that since around 2018 or 2019; the lowest trim level does not have HD, but all others do. I have a 2021 Hybrid Toyota Avalon and all Avalons(Hybrid and non-Hybrids) from 2018 to 2022 (last year of the Avalon) have HD radio.
I guess you have a problem with your hearing.I'm seventy five and it's plain as day to me.
It's not like going from standard def to HD. Plus if you are farther away from the transmitter it doesn't even work.
How well HD radio reception might vary depending on where you are. In pancake-flat Florida with mostly class C stations sitting nearly 1,600 feet in the air, the reception is fine until you way out in the middle of nowhere.
Connecticut has a lot of hills and the stations aren't as powerful which might limit reception.
Has anyone here driven through Manhattan listening to HD? I used to live in NY and the multi-path in the City on analog FM was pretty bad, HD might be affected even worse.
Connecticut has a lot of hills and the stations aren't as powerful which might limit reception.
Has anyone here driven through Manhattan listening to HD? I used to live in NY and the multi-path in the City on analog FM was pretty bad, HD might be affected even worse.
HD is a great idea that tripped over the dollar signs. Its the best kept secret in the radio business; like a previous poster said, there are many people who have it that don't even know it.
Ibiquity and now Xperia seem only interested in the license fees and equipment royalties. After many years there is no advertising done, nothing that educates Joe and Mary Sixpack what their radio can do, info about sub channel use, nothing.
I know a small market fleet owner that won't consider it....considers it 'big city' stuff. Of course, he thought RDS was too high-fallootin' when it came out.
HD is another good idea like FMX noise reduction that focused too hard on making money for the proponents than getting the product out there.
Ibiquity and now Xperia seem only interested in the license fees and equipment royalties. After many years there is no advertising done, nothing that educates Joe and Mary Sixpack what their radio can do, info about sub channel use, nothing.
I know a small market fleet owner that won't consider it....considers it 'big city' stuff. Of course, he thought RDS was too high-fallootin' when it came out.
HD is another good idea like FMX noise reduction that focused too hard on making money for the proponents than getting the product out there.
Which says a lot more about that owner than it does about HD or Xperi.
AM and FM don’t work too far from the transmitter either.