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HD Radio is a digital technology that offers new listening options and upgraded audio quality. If you're in the New York City area, you can hear WFUV in HD radio at 90.7 FM. With an HD tuner, WFUV becomes 2 stations in one. (And in Fall 2008, we'll even begin offering a third station!)

How do you get an HD Radio broadcast? You'll need a new radio. Receivers are available in tabletop, component and car versions. Find one in the 'WFUV Recommends' Store.

Benefits of HD Radio:

• New channels you can't find on a standard radio - including FUV 24/7, WFUV's weekday music mix, even on the weekends!
• FM broadcasts have CD-quality sound.
• Static-free without pops, hiss and fades.
• New data services, such as text with song titles, artist names, traffic updates, weather forecasts, sports scores and more. (Available in the future from 'FUV)
• Opportunity for more services, such as surround sound, store-and-replay, expanded traffic details, etc.
• Easy transition: You can continue listening to your local AM/FM stations on your existing analog radios as well as on your new HD Radio receivers.
• No subscription necessary! Like today's analog AM and FM radio (and unlike satellite radio), HD Radio does not require a special subscription.

Reception Tips for HD Radio

To receive HD Radio programming, you will need to purchase a receiver or radio capable of receiving HD Radio. HD Radio radios are available for both your home and your car. The list of manufacturers includes: Boston Acoustics, Accurian by RadioShack, Cambridge Soundworks, Polk Audio, Sangean and more. [Check the 'WFUV Recommends' Store]

To receive the new digital HD Radio signal you MUST have good, solid reception of the analog FM signal. Once you have that, then you should be able to receive the HD Radio signal. Purchasing an HD Radio will not improve your reception of the analog FM.

While our general reception tips apply to receiving HD Radio, it is not affected by multi-path. Multi-path is the FM signal arriving at your radio via different paths, usually a direct path (line-of-sight from the broadcast antenna) and an indirect path (bouncing off a building, trees, mountains, etc.). Multi-path is heard on your analog FM radio as varying degrees of noise, static or distortion. The strength of the FM signal does not matter; it can be strong or weak.

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Thanks to iBiquity Digital Corporation, the sole developer of HD Radio technology. For more info, see www.ibiquity.com.

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