I remember when this got a rather big push to combat the SiriusXM (among other reasons ) but I don't know anyone, not one single person who listens to it.
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Is anyone listening to HD Radio?
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My little brother inherited my mom's car and she never stopped paying for Sirius so he has it. I don't know how much he uses it overall but I know sometimes he has to take longer drives and listens to sports talk radio and shit.
The classical station I listen to has it to stream their vocal station, but it's volume is really low for some reason and I lose song information when I turn it on.
Cspan probably has the best use tbh, Iirc they have 2 additional sub channels and you get full metadata.
Cspan probably has the best use tbh, Iirc they have 2 additional sub channels and you get full metadata.
I got a new car recently and I can connect to the different substations or whatever? Only reason I know about it is because of the big push it had about a decade ago when I was going to college. I use it now and then but for the most part I just stay connected to my phone and listen to Apple Music.
There are a ton of stations all the FM stations are HD. And all the AM sports stations are on FM HD which makes a huge difference.
It's a big difference imo.
Almost every major station in the MSP area has a HD version, and usually a sub-station or two. It takes an extra second to tune to HD, and the jump in sound quality is always obvious.
I use it to pull in AM stations that have secondary HD feeds on my Zune HD. Our local NPR station here in Seattle used to have secondary HD channel with unique programming but they've done away with that in the last few years.
You know what I really want? I want AM/FM radio on my phone, but sadly the phone makers and service providers prevent us from having that here in the US.
You know what I really want? I want AM/FM radio on my phone, but sadly the phone makers and service providers prevent us from having that here in the US.
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Some Android phones can do this. I know my Moto does. You have to have headphones in to act as the "antenna".
I have a Sony radio/iPhone dock that has it and there's a few presets- they sound absolutely fantastic but I only hear it like once a year.
Looks like some Android phones finally have this feature. Still not available on iPhone, which I have.
Yeah, I knew iPhones did not. My point was that it wasn't necessarily a US regulation.
The companies in the past would rather you use your data and pay for streaming. Glad Android wised up.Very glad I still have my Zune HD so I can listen to Mariners and Seahawks radio broadcasts when I'm outside during yard work. That stuff is often blocked online even when I'm in the home media market.
I always assumed that was obvious with HD in it's name!
I hope mine never dies.
Yup. I would pay extra for my next car to not even have a radio. My current one doesn't even have a CD player now. I don't even use the Sirius button and haven't even hooked it up. If I can't connect my phone then who cares? My music. No ads. Perfection.
I barely listen to the radio as it is, and when I do, it's SXM talk radio. Stopped listening to music radio the moment I got an MP3 player.
Hell yeah. I proudly support 90.3 KEXP in the Seattle area. They deliver in HD locally, but they do have an app too. Big fan of all they do and represent.
Pretty much comes standard in all newer cars. The audio quality is pretty noticeable. I like it for talk radio like npr.
Pretty much, except I don't listen to the local radio at all.
I just use the streaming option to pick up KCRW or do a playlist by a random artist.
I thought it was because of the OLED screen and a bit of like, audio fidelity branding (which of course it still is) - this is what happens when you get shit for free with no box or manual.
My man. Donate. Rock a t-shirt. Probably the best music station in the nation all things considered.