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Clear Channel Radio now broadcasting over 340 HD stations compatible with Apple iTunes Tagging

Tuesday, April 08, 2008 - 02:22 PM EST

Clear Channel Radio today announced a milestone in the implementation of the HD Radio iTunes tagging feature with more than 340 of its primary HD stations now capable of transferring a song heard on the radio to an Apple iPod. As the first and foremost broadcaster of iTunes tagging compatible HD stations, Clear Channel Radio is making use of its own technology to enable the purchasing and downloading of music on these stations, building on its HD industry leadership and commitment to a broad range of media platforms.

“Radio continues to be the number one way that people discover new music, and the HD Radio iTunes tagging capability lets listeners add songs to their iPod playlists with just a push of the button,” said John Hogan, president and CEO of Clear Channel Radio, in th epress release. “With the vast majority of our HD primary stations now offering this exciting feature, we’re demonstrating how radio’s collaboration with the iPod benefits consumers.”

Clear Channel Radio originally announced last September its intentions to offer broadcasts compatible with Apple’s implementation of the HD Radio tagging feature. Currently, the company offers over 440 HD stations and more than 340 HD2 stations.

Clear Channel Radio is a leading radio company focused on serving local communities across the U.S. with more than 110 million listeners choosing Clear Channel Radio programming each week. The company's content can be heard on AM/FM stations, HD digital radio channels, on the Internet, via iPods, through Motorola's iRadio cell-phone service, and via mobile-navigation devices from Cobra, Garmin, Kenwood and others. The company's operations include radio broadcasting, syndication and independent media representation. Clear Channel Radio is a division of Clear Channel Communications, Inc., a leading global media and entertainment company. More information on the company can be found at http://www.clearchannel.com/.

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Apr 08, 08 - 01:31 pm Comment from: Spark

Now if they would just play something worth listening to.

Apr 08, 08 - 01:39 pm Comment from: Steev

Cool. This is my new excuse to upgrade my car stereo.

No longer will I need to carefully listen for the DJ to name a song I like- and then get pissed off when they fail to do so.

Apr 08, 08 - 01:48 pm Comment from: Sarasota

Outside of a car radio, does anyone actually own an OTR digital radio?

Apr 08, 08 - 01:51 pm Comment from: Not Bill

Clear Channel, talk about a monopoly imposing mediocrity!

Apr 08, 08 - 01:55 pm Comment from: Jay-Z

@ Not Bill:

Tell me about it...

Apr 08, 08 - 01:59 pm Comment from: Not Bill

I have an HD tuner plugged into my home system. It is really good. The signal to noise is near zero. The dynamic range is really good for radio. It sound as good at MP3 and this is FM we are talking about. Free, out of the air. It allows three separate broadcasts, but this requires the band width to be split up and fidelity suffers a bit. I am blessed with a local classical and a local indi station, both of which put it all into one program channel. It is really great.
http://www.king.org/hdradio/
I have a Sangen HDT-1 tuner.

Apr 08, 08 - 02:00 pm Comment from: Mac-nugget

Clear Channel. More corporate propaganda, now on HD stations. No thanks.

Apr 08, 08 - 02:04 pm Comment from: Bream Rockmetteller

I listen to exactly 10 seconds of radio every day when my alarm clock goes off and I never hear anything I like

Apr 08, 08 - 02:07 pm Comment from: Think

Yea, if DJs actually did their job and told us what they played.
Now if they only played something good more than once every three days.

Apr 08, 08 - 02:31 pm Comment from: MacDoc

Screw... Clear Channel and HD Radio...same crap they play on non-HD Radio, not worth listening to.

FCC what's up with the longest merger in US history, got your hand in Clear Channel's pockets??? Long live Satellite Radio...and Howard!!!

Apr 08, 08 - 03:08 pm Comment from: DogGone

I agree with the comments about radio being generally crap.

But HD-tagging has the potential to change all of that. If the stations get paid for every song that is bought as a result of their broadcast, they will be able to get feedback from the customers about what they really like.

Some bright spark will eventually figure out that playing the same 20 songs every day produces poor returns. This could provide an incentive to offer more attractive services. Stations that capture the audience attention will be more profitable. Advertizing revenue could also be affected once the revenue from iTunes sales are analyzed.

Apr 08, 08 - 03:17 pm Comment from: Anglo-Saxon

Listener supported radio only!

My favorite is Somafm.com

Clear Channel is the of epitome corporate mind-control. I don't support them.

Apr 08, 08 - 03:48 pm Comment from: Not Bill

somafm.com

Amazing that this can exist in today's world. I am trying it out. Thanks for the tip.

Apr 08, 08 - 03:50 pm Comment from: Walter Chillum

MDN:

This is not a news report it's a another bloody press release. There's no analysis at all.

Apr 08, 08 - 05:55 pm Comment from: qka

@ Not Bill

The signal to noise is near zero.

e.g. signal is zero, divided by any noise, yields a SNR of 0.

I don't thank that's what you meant to say.

Although, we are talking about Clear Channel. All noise, no signal.

Apr 08, 08 - 06:13 pm Comment from: MacLovin

@DogGone, I agree, there is one station here in Wisconsin that plays the same freakin songs over and over and over and over and....

Apr 08, 08 - 09:56 pm Comment from: raskol

SCREW Clear Channel and HD radio. Why would I want to listen to "free" radio anyway? Isn't that why we have iPods? Why do I want to listen to commercials in HIGH DEFINITION? I'd rather pay for HD radio with no commercials. Anybody who buys an HD radio is a Britney Spears loving fool.

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