"David Eduardo" wrote in message
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Or the first start date was when the radios hit the shelves. Or when
the
much ignored HD radio sales campaign started.

That was June, 2007. It was a requirement for manufactureers to begin
development, even if there was no FCC approval and few receivers


They started making and retailing radios before the start date?

The $200 million radio ad campaign was a year and a half before the start
date?

I guess those were startdates 0.2 and 0.51 or something.



Or the big Christmas of 2005.
Or when the 1000th HD station went on the air (even though the part
makers
thought HD radio was still in limbo). Or the big Christmas of 2006. Or
when the new and improved encoding was implemented.

So many disappointments, so many start dates.

For major manufacturers, the start date was the day the FCC approved.



Here's the list from early 2006:

"HD digital radio receivers are currently manufactured by more than 15
companies, including Audio Design Associates, Kenwood, Alpine, Panasonic,
Boston Acoustics, Polk, Day Sequerra, Radiosophy, Delphi, Rotel, DICE,
Sanyo, Eclipse (Fujitsu), Yamaha, JVC and Visteon."

http://www.hdradio.com/press_room.php?newscontent=23

Too bad HD radio has been flat for the pre-start manufacturers. Now that HD
radio finally has major manufacturers and StartDate 1.0, there's nowhere to
go but up!!

Frank Dresser

Too bad HD radio hasn't been a roaring success.