Are Any Classical FM HD Stations transmitting 'Song' Titles/Composer Names ? ? ?

[TheRover]

I live in the Dallas-Ft.Worth Area. WRR 101.1 is broadcsting in HD and has been for awhile. But... it gripes me that the station does not transmit the name of the piece and the composer with the HD signal.

Are there any other Classical HD stations that are transmitting the composer name and the title of the selection ?

Is this possible for Classical Music ? ? ???

 

[Mike Walker]

At least not here in northwest NC, but the reason (PRAISE GOD!) is that the stations are LIVE, playing cds, and occasionally even lps!

 

[SignalSeeker]

Most stations "rip" the cd, which involves placing in a CD player which copies it to a computer. A computer copy of the music (MP3) and the title information are digitally placed on the ccomputer. When they play them, many stations automatically carry this information directly to the HD transmitter.

Some stations, because of equipment mis-matches are unable to make this automatic transfer of data. However many classical stations have copied the music from LP and don't have time to manually type in the data. This is a matter of time question.

 

[Mike Walker]

SignalSeeker is right that most radio stations have "ripped" music to hard drives. Still, I doubt this practice is as widespread at classical stations as other formats.

 

[TheRover]

Many "Classical" Pieces are long-er than pop music titles.... So that would seem.... to give someone some time to code that information in. They can certainly tell what they have played, for the last month, after the fact... No one wants to pick up this baton !! Yet..

But Someday ;D