Things That Work: HD Radio
I recently bought an HD radio at a charity auction. I wasn't in the market for one, but when it came up at the auction, I thought it might be fun to have. I'd heard about the better quality sound, but given the utter crap that passes for radio in Los Angeles (NPR excepted), I wasn't expecting much. Better sounding crap is still crap.
Color me pleasantly surprised. Both of my favorite NPR stations (KCRW and KPCC) broadcast in HD, which sounds more like a CD than FM; a much better tonal range with deeper bass and cleaner highs than you get with analog radio. Most HD stations include information about the song, so the radio can show the station call letters, the song title, artist name, and a few other tidbits that scroll by on the display.
As a bonus, most HD stations broadcast in multiple channels. KCRW does not, but KPCC broadcasts two additional channels, one of them being a rebroadcast of The Current out of Minneapolis. How cool is that?
Color me pleasantly surprised. Both of my favorite NPR stations (KCRW and KPCC) broadcast in HD, which sounds more like a CD than FM; a much better tonal range with deeper bass and cleaner highs than you get with analog radio. Most HD stations include information about the song, so the radio can show the station call letters, the song title, artist name, and a few other tidbits that scroll by on the display.
As a bonus, most HD stations broadcast in multiple channels. KCRW does not, but KPCC broadcasts two additional channels, one of them being a rebroadcast of The Current out of Minneapolis. How cool is that?
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posted by steve at 11:27 AM
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One of my heartbreaks is that KCRW and KPCC don't come in perfectly in Santa Monica. Maybe HD is my solution.
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