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Starting in 2010, Ford will become the first automaker to offer HD Radio with iTunes Tagging capability. The feature will allow Ford owners to tag a song they hear on their HD Radio receiver and download it later onto their iPhone or iPod.<\/p>\n
iTunes Tagging \u00a0is currently available on a couple of aftermarket HD Radio receivers, but Ford will be the first automaker to offer it as a factory-installed option.<\/p>\n
“Up to 100 tags can be stored on SYNC until the iPod is connected to receive the download of metadata,” Ford says. “When the iPod is then synced to iTunes, a playlist of \u201ctagged\u201d songs will appear. Customers then can preview and, if desired, purchase and download tagged songs from the iTunes Store.”<\/p>\n
Click through for the press release<\/em>.<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n Press Release<\/strong>:<\/p>\n FORD FIRST TO ENABLE iTUNES TAGGING WITH LAUNCH OF NEW HD RADIO CAPABILITY IN ITS LINEUP<\/strong><\/p>\n * Ford is the first auto manufacturer to offer HD Radio\u2122 technology with iTunes\u00ae Tagging capability; this new functionality will be available next year DEARBORN, Mich., Dec. 29, 2009 \u2013 iTunes Tagging and crystal-clear radio sound through HD Radio technology are the latest features on Ford\u2019s growing list of factory-installed customer conveniences and technologies that will be newly available in 2010.<\/p>\n HD Radio receivers pull in digital radio signals and play them with dramatically improved sound. FM stations, for example, have near-CD quality, making it convenient for customers to select songs they want to download and purchase.<\/p>\n \u201ciTunes Tagging and HD Radio technology are strong new additions to the growing collection of Ford convenience features and technology we\u2019re offering customers to make driving even more enjoyable,\u201d said Mark Fields, president of The Americas. \u201cThis is another example of Ford\u2019s commitment to bring the widest variety of factory-installed customer-focused technology, features and conveniences to millions of people.\u201d<\/p>\n In 2010, Ford vehicles will offer familiar terrestrial radio, HD Radio technology, SIRIUS\u00ae Satellite Radio as well as Internet radio through Ford SYNC\u00ae from a Bluetooth\u00ae-streaming audio-capable smartphone.<\/p>\n \u201cFord continues to lead the market in bringing advanced capabilities to popular vehicles. We are very pleased that HD Radio technology is an integral part of Ford\u2019s broad offering of new features,\u201d said Jeff Jury, COO of iBiquity Digital Corporation, the developer of HD Radio technology.<\/p>\n Like the song? You can tag it All HD Radio-enabled receivers in Ford vehicles also will provide Program Service Data \u2013 information that appears on the radio screen and includes song title, artist name and more.<\/p>\n Familiar controls with better quality Exclusive to HD Radio receivers are HD2\/HD3 channels, which resemble mini-stations that could be spun off the \u201cmother\u201d station or completely new content for the local market. HD2\/HD3 channels are found directly adjacent to the main (HD1) channel on the dial if available.<\/p>\n If additional HD2\/HD3 channels are available, the radio will indicate how many on a multicast information bar. Users may tune up to the new available channels like they would tune to any other analog station. Users also may store HD2\/HD3 presets, just as they do with today\u2019s radio.<\/p>\n HD Radio technology enables better audio and exclusive unique content choices Most stations use the additional HD2\/HD3 channels to provide more unique coverage of sports, music or other niche programs often tailored for their individual markets \u2013 all for free. For example, in Dallas there is now a dedicated 24\/7 Cowboys channel on 105.3-HD3. In Pittsburgh, there is a dedicated 24\/7 Penguins channel on 105.9-HD2.Broadcasters may choose any genre they wish for their additional channels.<\/p>\n Nearly 2,000 radio stations in the U.S. currently broadcast in digital HD Radio sound, with more than 1,100 stations also airing HD2\/HD3 channels. Approximately 85 percent of the U.S. population is served by a station broadcasting with HD Radio technology.<\/p>\n – By: Kap Shah<\/em><\/p>\n Starting in 2010, Ford will become the first automaker to offer HD Radio with iTunes Tagging capability. The feature will allow Ford owners to tag a song they hear on their HD Radio receiver and download it later onto their iPhone or iPod. iTunes Tagging \u00a0is currently available on a couple of aftermarket HD Radio […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-111065","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/111065","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=111065"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/111065\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=111065"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=111065"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=111065"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n* HD Radio technology captures free digital radio broadcasts, which eliminate static, fadeout and other problems associated with conventional analog radio signals; the result is FM audio that\u2019s comparable to near-CD quality and AM audio that sounds like today\u2019s FM broadcasts
\n* HD Radio digital technology provides a number of advanced services not available with an analog radio. Extra FM channels, called HD2\/HD3 channels, are delivered, as well as useful on-screen Program Service Data such as artist name and song title<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong> The world\u2019s first implementation of iTunes Tagging in a factory-installed HD Radioreceiver will launch in 2010 on select Ford vehicles. Through the SYNC system, iTunes Tagging will provide Ford customers with the ability to capture a song they hear on the HD Radio receiver for later purchase. With a simple push of the \u201cTAG\u201d button on the radio display, the song information will be stored in the radio\u2019s memory.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong> HD Radio technology enables more listening options and increased sound quality by using the same radio interface customers are used to as well as the same antennas and analog tuners with an added digital decoder inside the radio. Additionally, HD Radio-enabled receivers provide listeners with unique advanced services.
\nTo operate, there\u2019s no difference from today\u2019s radio operations \u2013 customers just tune in their favorite stations. If the station is broadcasting with HD Radio technology, the system automatically picks up the signal and will transition to digital audio once decoded.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong> One significant benefit of HD Radio technology is that the sound quality of the broadcast is dramatically better because of the digital transmission \u2013 FM sounds like a CD and AM sounds like terrestrial FM broadcasts. Also, the sound itself is much clearer and more consistent, without issues such as pops or hisses. Unlike analog broadcasts, digital broadcasts aren\u2019t susceptible to interference, fadeout and other issues.<\/p>\n<\/img><\/a>
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