iBiquity adopts new codec for IBOC

[Aaron Read <aread@speakeasy.net>]

(apologies for the cross-post to multiple listserv's, but I know this is of 
equal interest to everyone on them)


Ibiquity Adopts new Audio Coder for IBOC
Columbia, MD, and Warren, NJ Aug 12, 2003 Ibiquity Digital has revised the 
codec it will use for its IBOC digital radio system, which has been branded 
HD Radio. The new codec, called HDC, was developed jointly with strategic 
partner Coding Technologies. HDC has been customized for the demands of 
terrestrial IBOC AM and FM. Part of HDC is Coding TechnologiesSpectral Band 
Replication (SBR), which was designed to enable high audio quality at 
extremely low bit-rates.

(rest of the article is at)
http://beradio.com/ar/radio_currents_36/index.htm#audiocoder


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