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FJAggie07 previously said:
This might be completely hijacking this thread but could someone mind explaining to me what an HD tuner is? I am completely in the dark on this, and have seen a couple of references to it but have no clue what it is. I have HDTV and it is amazing the difference in picture, is it that kind of difference for radio? Is the radio CD quality?
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LOL, yeah, stop hijacking, (not like I'm not post wh0ring)
Radio stations can make the switch to HD signal if they want to. TV stations are being mandated to make the switch. HD radio is being touted as the savior for FM (since Sattelite radio has been sucking away listeners to conventional radio) since the sound quality is actually a little better than satellite radio. However, 99% of the stations aren't using the full capabilities of HD right now and are simply re-broadcasting the same thing that they are playing on the regular analog stations with all the commercials that I try to avoid. HD has the ability to play muliple stations all over the same frequency (ex, one talk, one news, one music, etc.. ) HD FM is supposedly CD quality sound, and HD AM is supposedly FM quality sound. It's a digital signal, so it's either there or it isn't, there's no static, but the signal doesn't travel as far as FM or AM either, so if you live in remote locations, you may not get any signal, whereas with regular FM or AM you could at least get a static-laden signal.
Station listings can be found here...
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