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Observations of a new HD listener

RFCCRadioAudio

RFCCRadioAudio

I bought a Sangean HDR-14 handheld receiver last week and I really like it! Only problem with it is the brief waiting on a station with HD to lock onto the HD to hear its subchannels. I did notice today that WSIX-HD3 "The Big Legend" had disappeared. WSIX only maps to HD1 the main 97.9 and HD2 which is being fed by WLAC's 98.3 translator.

I also noticed last week that K-Love's 100.3 translator was feeding WLVU HD3 "K-Love Eras".

It seems that for the most part, if a station wants more of an audience for its HD subchannels, they use translators.

Besides the above examples:

WMOT HD2 is on 92.3 in Rutherford County
WNRQ HD2 is on 97.5 in Nashville, that translator often fights for space with WEEN-AM Lafayette's translator on 97.5
WPRT HD2 is on 102.1
WBUZ HD3 is on 94.9
WBUZ HD4 is on 93.3
 
Welcome to the HD world. Unfortunately, the delay is pretty of HD radio. It isn't instantaneous like analogue.

You're right, with few exceptions the HD subchannels are only there to feed a translator or put an AM station on FM.

There are some exceptions. Many NPR stations have classical, I Heart Radio and Audacy have Pride and Channel Q. Miami has an 80s and a dance music station.
 
St. Louis has several standalone HD subchannels. Five of them don't stream online, and a small number feed translators.

To the main topic, I bought an HD-R 14 a few months ago, and like it a lot. Compact, and does a lot for its size.
I've enjoyed the Sangean radios I've purchased (two HD-R 16's, a PR-D18, and a PR-D19). I took an HD-R 16 to Japan and rolled tape on a lot of stations, as it can receive stations in the Japanese broadcast band. Took a PR-D18 to Norway for its small size--and listened to Caroline on 648 kHz from Mysen, Norway at night. The PR-D19 has a selectable bandwidth. Solid builds for the money.

They meet my two qualifications: they have the sensitivity of a Dan Fogelberg song, and the selectivity of a supermodel.
 


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