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RADIO magazine's Digital Radio Update: Insight to IBOC - from The Radio Technology Leader
March 18, 2009 A Penton Media Publication
CONTENTS
of this issue
Mendenhall to Present High Power IBOC Paper at NAB Show

France to Require Digital Radios after 2013

Iheartradio Downloads Break 1 Million Mark

World Space Purchased by Group Controlled by Former CEO

IBOC by State: West Virginia

The New Language of Digital Radio

Sirius XM Introducing Iphone App

Siport Debuts Production of Low-Power HD Chips


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News
Mendenhall to Present High Power IBOC Paper at NAB Show
Mendenhall's work directly addresses the conundrum facing many broadcasters now operating digital hybrid transmitters as they become eligible for digital power increases, if and when the FCC approves a proposal to allow digital signal components to grow by a whopping 10dB.

France to Require Digital Radios after 2013
Although media regulator CSA won't officially release its digital radio migration plan until June, a press release from the World DMB Forum indicates that recent legislation means the French government is serious about getting digital receivers into consumers' hands.


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Business
Iheartradio Downloads Break 1 Million Mark
The privately held radio group boasts that Iheart use has been growing by an average of 13 percent per week during that period.

World Space Purchased by Group Controlled by Former CEO
The March 6 sale of the now defunct organization's satellites and uplink facilities by a Delaware bankruptcy court transferred those assets to a familiar buyer: Yenura Pte Ltd, a Singapore-based corporation controlled by none other than former World Space CEO Noah Samarra.


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IBOC Across America
IBOC by State: West Virginia
There are 16 stations in the Mountain State broadcasting 16 HD Radio channels.

HD Radio Terminology
The New Language of Digital Radio
Abbreviations explained.


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Products
Sirius XM Introducing Iphone App
The deal is seen as key for Sirius XM's survival in an economic climate that's been disastrous for new car sales, hitherto a prime mover for satellite subscriptions.

Siport Debuts Production of Low-Power HD Chips
Touting the single chip product as the lowest-power HD Radio device available, company executives note that the CMOS IC combines tuner, baseband, memory, and DC-DC converters in a single package that consumes about 100mW, while handling all decoding, synch, error detection and correction functions.


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