Chicago HD2 Report

[mario]

Since most of the posters here cannot receive the signals, here's what's happening on all of the Chicago HD2 and HD3 stations as of 8/14/05.

WNUA - 95.5
HD2 - Real Jazz
HD3 - rebroadcast of NOAA weather radio

WUSN - 99.5
HD2 - Modern Country

WVAZ - 102.7
HD2 - Dusties (R&B Hits of the 50's 60's and 70's)
HD3 - foreign language programming

WJMK - 104.3
HD2 - Hits of 60's and 70's (live jocks weekdays)

The Chicago HD2 & HD3 stations are all currently commercial free.
The HD3 stations are mono with low frequency response, similar to AM radio.

 

[magicmk]

> Since most of the posters here cannot receive the signals,
> here's what's happening on all of the Chicago HD2 and HD3
> stations as of 8/14/05.
>
> WNUA - 95.5
> HD2 - Real Jazz
> HD3 - rebroadcast of NOAA weather radio
>
> WUSN - 99.5
> HD2 - Modern Country
>
> WVAZ - 102.7
> HD2 - Dusties (R&B Hits of the 50's 60's and 70's)
> HD3 - foreign language programming
>
> WJMK - 104.3
> HD2 - Hits of 60's and 70's (live jocks weekdays)
>
> The Chicago HD2 & HD3 stations are all currently commercial
> free.
> The HD3 stations are mono with low frequency response,
> similar to AM radio.
>

Thsnks for the info. It's doubtful I'll personally be buying an HD radio soon (soon meaning within the next year), but if I'm at a point where I need to do so, it will certainly be HD compatible.

I thought I had read somewhere that all of these extra multi-casts were mandated to be commercial-free for now? It's my understanding that the FCC regards this as an "experimental" phase, I presume to gauge how it might work out from both the radio industry and listener perspectives.

I'm not surprised 'NUA opted to go traditional jazz on their HD2 subchannel, but I don't get the logic behind NOAA on HD3. Being that WQCD in New York has made a large transition from smooth jazz to "chill" music, I always though a chill formatted alternative might be a good choice for them.

 

[Rocco]

For many, many years analog stations have had what amounts to HD3 capability in the form of SCA programming, so there's really nothing new there in terms of programming availability.

Many analog stations have provided, and some still provide, foreign language programming, special programming for physicians, NOAA rebroadcasts, stock quotes, talking books for the blind, and other services all in Lo-Fi mono, just as HD3 provides.

So what's new about this?

 

[mario]

Mr. Sanders,
I never said there was anything new about this. I just reported what was on.

> For many, many years analog stations have had what amounts
> to HD3 capability in the form of SCA programming, so there's
> really nothing new there in terms of programming
> availability.
>
> Many analog stations have provided, and some still provide,
> foreign language programming, special programming for
> physicians, NOAA rebroadcasts, stock quotes, talking books
> for the blind, and other services all in Lo-Fi mono, just as
> HD3 provides.
>
> So what's new about this?
>

 

[Rocco]

Hi!

There was certainly no offense intended regarding the content of your post, what I probably wasn't very clear on stating was that at least what amounts to HD3 has been around for many, many years.

While I'm thinking about it, I also don't really see the point in IBOC in general. What I fear it may do is to get regular radio users thinking about changing to the new digital format and, while they're in this "changing mode", they'll change all the way to satellite radio or some other new means that will leave us completely out of the picture. That would not be good.

What needs to be done is for the FCC to open a completely new band for digital broadcasting. That would have been the right way to proceed, similar to the way FM was a brand new band that was opened back in the day.

As for your post: I for one, want to thank you for the information!