In many big cities, such as Chicago, the large radio station groups, such as Clear Channel, CBS Radio and bonville have a digital broadcast of their FM transmission and a second station that is only heard on digital radios. Many of these stations stream on the internet so check out your favorite local stations and see what they are doing digitally.
Kelly ----- Original Message ----- From: "albert griffith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'PC Audio Discussion List'" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> Sent: Sunday, April 06, 2008 9:43 PM Subject: RE: Fwd: Accessible Devices Opportunity To Have InputOnTheDesignofNewRadio > Are there any stations broadcasting both their regular streams and their > second channel which you could receive with a radio designed to pick it > up? > thanks > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of Kelly Pierce > Sent: Sunday, April 06, 2008 10:39 PM > To: PC Audio Discussion List > Subject: Re: Fwd: Accessible Devices Opportunity To Have Input > OnTheDesignofNewRadio > > enabling or disabling the audio cues is how the built-in accessibility on > the talking cell phones work. > > personally, I would like access to the meta information on HD radios, > such > as song title and artist. A few HD stations in Chicago have just added > deejays that now recap the songs they have just played. However, many > still > don't because of the expectation of access to the metadata. > > Kelly > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Gary G Schindler" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> > Sent: Friday, April 04, 2008 3:04 PM > Subject: Re: Fwd: Accessible Devices Opportunity To Have Input On > TheDesignofNewRadio > > >>I agree this would be a good idea, for you don't want sighted people >>thinking this is a radio for mostly blind people . if that happens, it >>doesn't sell and the merchandise disappears from store shelves pretty >>quickly. >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Gary Wood" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> >> Sent: Friday, April 04, 2008 1:02 PM >> Subject: Re: Fwd: Accessible Devices Opportunity To Have Input On >> TheDesign ofNewRadio >> >> >>> That sounds like that would be a great idea! >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Chris Skarstad" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> >>> Sent: Friday, April 04, 2008 4:32 AM >>> Subject: Re: Fwd: Accessible Devices Opportunity To Have Input On >>> TheDesign of NewRadio >>> >>> >>>> Hi. I think what would be really cool is to have them build a >>>> radio, but instead of it being a specialized radio designed >>>> specifically for the blind, which is how this sounds, what they >>>> might be able to do is build it exactly like a regular radio ,but >>>> find some kind of a way to enable the accessibility features. These >>>> could be enabled and disabled at will, most likely through a button >>>> that is clearly marked on the radio itself or the remote, if it has >>>> one. This way, we wouldn't have to have sighted help, just to get >>>> to the features we need. >>>> so a blind person could use the unit just as readily as a sighted >>>> person could. If menus are involved, I would hope that some kind of >>>> audible clicks, or beeps, or even better, some kind of audible voice >>>> prompts could be used, making it easier to set the time on the >>>> clock, set up presets, tell what preset we're on, etc. I know a lot >>>> of radios and CD players are menu based nowadays. So if the >>>> accessibility features could be enabled and disabled, that would be >>>> a good way to do it. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... >>>> http://www.pc-audio.org >>>> >>>> To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... >>> http://www.pc-audio.org >>> >>> To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> >> >> Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... >> http://www.pc-audio.org >> >> To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... > http://www.pc-audio.org > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... > http://www.pc-audio.org > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
