Heard all three in NE Washington at Christmas. (Near Kennedy Stadium).
> The following is what I mean by digital radio, also called HD radio, > from the WAMU website: > > "WAMU 88.5 provides digital channels as options for our listeners. > > "WAMU's Bluegrass Country is available in HD at 88.5-2 - it's a full- > stereo, comprehensive, "real" radio station! You'll hear all your > bluegrass favorites and live-hosted programs featuring Katy Daley, > Ray Davis, and Lee Michael Demsey. This station continues to be heard > online at bluegrasscountry.org, which has served the full-time > bluegrass listener since 2001. WAMU's Bluegrass Country is among the > first in the nation to offer live programming exclusively for HD Radio. > > "Our third channel, WAMU-3, in HD at 88.5-3, serves the dedicated > public radio news listener with programming not available on the > flagship channel, including extended BBC news coverage and NPR's Talk > of the Nation. Our groundbreaking partnership with AAA-public station > WTMD continues on WAMU-3, where we air WTMD's funky, eclectic blend > of rock, country rock, blues, folk, and world music, weekdays from > midnight to 5 a.m., and weekends from 7 p.m.-5 a.m." > > WHAT I DON'T KNOW is whether the signal is actually usable in large > parts of the National Capitol area, which is why I asked this > question. I sort of figured that the signal wasn't very good, or I > would have heard of it; but it would be nice if it did work. > > If the technology is not truly digital, I wouldn't know why the > broadcasters call it digital; but, as you see from the example > above, they do. > > On Feb 6, 2010, at 1:12 PM, Mike Sloane wrote: > > >> I think you are under a misunderstanding. HD radio is NOT >> "digital". It is a proprietary format analog signal with a digital >> adjunct. See: <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HD_Radio> >> >> The only "digital radios" are either satellite (Sirius/XM) which >> requires a paid subscription, special receiver, and an external >> antenna or "internet radios" that access radio stations' audio >> streams by connecting to the internet. In these two cases, the >> quality of the sound is generally mediocre compared to high quality >> analog sources like CD, tape, LP, etc. >> >> Mike >> >> Constance Warner wrote: >>> With all this discussion of digital communication frameworks, real >>> and potential, there's one medium that hasn't yet been mentioned: >>> digital radio. >>> I'd like to know what experience, if any, list members have had >>> with digital radio. I've heard that digital radios have come down >>> in price to something halfway reasonable--possibly as low as $50. >>> The advantage: once you have the set, the signals are free; no >>> subscription charges. Just turn the set on, like those other old- >>> fashioned over-the-air broadcast media. The disadvantage: digital >>> radio broadcasting isn't nearly as common as FM or AM stations. >>> (It would be no fun to take your shiny new digital radio out of >>> the box, turn it on, and get---static.) >>> So does anybody out there have a digital radio--or do your friends >>> have them--and if so, what's your/their experience? >>> I'm especially interested in the presence (or absence) of digital >>> radio broadcasting in the National Capitol Area. >>> --Constance Warner >>> ********************************************************************* >>> **** >>> ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, >>> privacy ** >>> ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http:// >>> www.cguys.org/ ** >>> ********************************************************************* >>> **** >> >> >> ********************************************************************** >> *** >> ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, >> privacy ** >> ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http:// >> www.cguys.org/ ** >> ********************************************************************** >> *** > > > > ************************************************************************* > ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** > ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** > ************************************************************************* > -- "Whenever God closes one door He always opens another, even though sometimes it's hell in the hallway." ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
