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iBiquity Digital Urges FCC to Immediately Allow Broadcasters to Increase Transmission Power for Digital HD Radio™ Signals
In its July 6, 2009 filing in response to the Federal Commutations Commission Media Bureau’s request for public comments (MM Docket No. 99-325), iBiquity Digital Corporation, the developer of HD Radio technology for digital AM and FM broadcasting, stated:
“The current power level represents an unnecessarily conservative power limitation, which is having the unintended consequence of delaying the broader adoption of HD Radio technology thereby having a detrimental impact on the existing commercial FM radio industry…. iBiquity Digital Corporation urges the Commission to authorize an intermediate power increase of 6 dB and work toward authorization of a full 10 dB.”
“iBiquity believes a power increase will enable broadcasters to bring the full benefit of HD Radio technology to the largest possible audience while maintaining the integrity of existing analog FM signals. [The Company] urges the Commission to grant expeditiously the request of [various broadcasters and transmitter manufacturers].”
“iBiquity and Greater Media recently conducted tests in the Boston market to analyze the potential benefits of a 6 dB power increase. Those results are included with Greater Media’s comments in the proceeding. Those tests demonstrate the 6 dB increase in power provides FM broadcasters with a significant improvement in coverage that comes much closer [than the current digital signal] to replicating analog coverage for [personal portable product] users. Therefore, the Commission can conclude there is value to an intermediate increase to help support the imminent introduction of new [hand held] digital products this fall.”
To view iBiquity's comments, please click on the link below:
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