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What is HD radio?

Updated: 12/16/2022
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"HDTV" is high definition TV, so naturally, it's easy to understand that "HD" radio

is high definition radio.

Except that it's not.

"HD" radio originally stood for "Hybrid Digital" radio. Now it's the trademark for

iBiquity's in-band on-channel (IBOC) digital radio technology used by AM and FM

radio stations to transmit audio and data via a digital signal in conjunction with

their analog signals. According to iBiquity's website, the "HD" is simply a brand

name and has no meaning. There is no connection with HDTV, although like HDTV,

the HD Radio specification provides enhanced capabilities over the old analog

format, such as 5.1 surround sound.

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