HD Radio Signal Coverage Question

[Interstate 78]

i am new to HD radio and have never played around with one. i'd like to treat myself to one but am afraid that where i live, i won't pick anything up. i'm pretty rural and although i'm in pennsylvania, am still a good 80 or so miles as the crow flies to philadelphia ... about 40 miles to allentown ... about 50 miles to harrisburg ... about 60 miles to scranton/wilkes-barre. and those are the nearest cities i know of with any stations that even broadcast in HD. so is it worth it even for me to buy one? why isn't there any HD coverage map sites online like there is for analogue radio (radio-locator).

 

[Mid West Clubber]

Save your money,, I couldnt pick up the Indianapolis stations at 30 miles away... 50-80 miles away....Forget it.

 

[nd2023]

The red contour in the Radio-Locator maps is where you can hope to get HD reception.

 

[KB1OKL]

I couldn't get WBZ, a 50KW station that covers half the East coast from 1015 to 1045 in IBOC noise from 20 miles away in a store with a highly rated receiver, the salesmen wouldn't even hook up the provided loop antenna saying they couldn't get any IBOC in the store on AM. I got several FM's but I was about a mile away from the broadcast antenna for several of them and still very close for the rest I was about 5 miles from the Boston limits. The sound wasn't much different than analog FM either. HD is an exercise in futility. Don't waste your money.

 

[rbrucecarter5]

You will need an outdoor antenna and a rotor to pick up HD stations. I wouldn't fool around with a combo TV / FM, I would get an FM only model.