DIGITAL RADIO UPDATE A Penton Media Publication October 7, 2009 To view this on the Web go to http://enews.penton.com/enews/beradio/v/683 ---------------------------------------- ADVERTISEMENT (http://www.vorsis.com/vp8.html) ---------------------------------------- NEWS --Audio Science HD Radio Multi-tuner gets nod from Ibiquity The PCI adaptor card contains four separately addressable AM/FM HD Radio tuners that can be fed incoming RF jointly or separately. To view the full article go to: http://radiomagonline.com/digital_radio_update/audioscience-multi-tuner-nod-from-ibiquity-1007/ --Unique Sports Content Turns up on HD Radio Multicasts While some HD Radio FMs struggle with the additional cost of programming their multicast channels with music formats, others are coming up with innovative sports radio content at low/no cost. 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To view the full article go to: http://radiomagonline.com/digital_radio_update/hd-receiver-sales-up-1007/ IBOC ACROSS AMERICA --IBOC by State: Oklahoma (October 2009) There are 28 stations in the Sooner State broadcasting 43 HD Radio channels. To view the full article go to: http://radiomagonline.com/digital_radio_update/iboc-by-state-oklahoma-2009-1007/ EYE ON IBOC --NAB says IBOC Booster Project Advancing On-channel digital booster technology would allow localized synchronous retransmission of just the digital components of an IBOC Hybrid FM signal. To view the full article go to: http://radiomagonline.com/digital_radio_update/nab-iboc-booster-project-advancing-1007/ --Dispatches from Philly Naturally all ears at the 2009 NAB Radio Show were on talk of the preliminary results pf NPR's research project on the potential impact of an IBOC digital carrier increase on first adjacent analog reception. 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