[mythtv-users] [OT, again] digital TV antennae (was Re: OT: Digital signal bands - Was: Horrible Audio Problems on Video Glitch)

[Bruce Taber]

Kevin J. Cummings wrote:
> Brian Wood wrote:
>   
>> Brad DerManouelian wrote:
>>     
>>> On Dec 20, 2007, at 5:18 PM, Brian Wood wrote:
>>>
>>>       
>>>> How about "High Definition"? I have heard radio stations purporting to
>>>> broadcast in "Hi Def",
>>>>         
>>> There really are high-def radio stations, just like high-def tv  
>>> stations.
>>>       
>> The allowable bandwidth of an AM or FM broadcast station is fixed and
>> has not changed in many decades. I received the "we are Hi Def"
>> announcements on a standard receiver. How is it that they are in any way
>> "higher def" than any other station?
>>     
>
> There is a new standard of radio broadcasting.  Like HD-TV, HD-Radio
> allows current stations to both broadcast new signals with higher
> quality and have sub-stations within the carrier.  One of my local
> stations in Boston (WROR) is now identifying themselves as WROR-HD-1.
> The programming they broadcast on their old FM station is the same as
> their primary HD-Radio broadcast.  The only difference is that the HD
> broadcast is supposed to be CD quality and digital.  In addition, they
> also have new special interest channels.  Since WROR is a Classic Rock
> (60s, 70s, &80s), some of their sub-channels is "Nothing but the 70s"
> radio.  If you are interested in learning more, you might start by
> visiting:  http://hdradioboston.com
>
> Now you know as much as I do.
>
> (Warning, I don't yet own a new HD-radio receiver, heck, I don't even
> own a radio that has a text display which can print out broadcasted text
> concerning the song currently being played.)
>
>   
>> If they are broadcasting in some other format in addition to standard,
>> then the announcements were deceptive.
>>     
>
> They've been hyping HD-Radio quite heavily in the Boston area.
>
>   
>> I admit, though, that I have not paid attention to radio broadcasting
>> for a long time.
>>     
>
> This is now quite OT from MythTV....
>
>   

Anybody know if we can use the spiffy digital cards to tune down into 
the FM frequencies and pick up Hybrid Digital Radio? Maybe that would 
make this a little less off topic.