HD Radio™ Rollout Rides Wave of MomentumInto CES 2007 – Booth N 4616

For Consumers:  Expanded HD Radio Programming and New Product Lineup

For Manufacturers:  Demonstrations of New Features and Reference Designs

For Retailers:  Marketing, Merchandizing and Training Support 

Columbia, MD – December 21, 2006 – HD Radio™ technology heads into CES riding a wave of momentum following a year in which the number of HD Radio stations nearly doubled to more than 1,100, and HD2 multicasting emerged to deliver a flood of creative new programming and content.  Complementing these developments were the introduction of innovative products across a variety of categories, increased retail availability and falling prices for HD Radio receivers. 

The full lineup of HD Radio products and features will be on display this year in the iBiquity Digital booth at CES – located in the Convention Center’s North Hall, #4616 – and in dozens of partners’ booths.  Among the highlights:

• Unveiling of the HD Jump™ by Visteon, the first transportable HD Radio product.
• Showcase of HD Radio car converters – from DICE, Directed, Peripheral and Metra – that will allow listeners to enjoy HD Radio programming without having to remove their existing car radios.

• More than 40 home and automotive HD Radio products.
• Demonstrations of next-generation HD Radio features, including real-time traffic updates, store-and-replay and an electronic program guide.
• Introduction of a prototype USB HD Radio product.
• Live HD Radio broadcasts from seven AM and FM stations in Las Vegas, airing a total of 12 channels of digital programming.
• Demonstration of the retailer training tool: www.hdradiouniversity.com.

An overview of the HD Radio presence at CES is detailed below:

CES Unveiled: “The Official Press Event of the International CES”

Saturday, January 6, 2007

4-7 p.m.

Marco Polo Ballroom in the Sands/The Venetian

iBiquity will be among a select group of exhibitors at this exclusive event where credentialed media and analysts will preview the hottest 2007 product debuts and get a sneak peek at the latest consumer electronics gadgets before the show officially opens. 

Partners’ Booths

HD Radio products and features will also be on display in many booths across the show floor, including:

Alpine Electronics – North Meeting Rooms, #N101-N103

Audio Design Associates (ADA) – South Hall 1, #21466   

Boston Acoustics - Aladdin Diamond Room # 4

C&C Tech. Co – North Hall, #5036

Cambridge SoundWorks (Creative Labs) – South Hall 3, #30642

Daewoo Electronics America Inc. – North Meeting Rooms, #N232, N234, N236

Delphi - North Hall, #5206   

DICE Electronics – North Hall, #6024

Directed Electronics Inc. – North Hall, #301        

Eclipse – North Hall, #1418

JVC Mobile Co. of America – North Hall, #1431     

Kenwood USA Corporation - Central Hall, #12444

Metra Electronics – North Hall, #3406

Navtech –  South Hall, #S 4 36226 and 4 35257

Polk Audio – South Hall 1, #21240

Peripheral/AAMP - North Hall, #3718

Russound - South Hall 1, #21728

Sangean America Inc. - Central Hall #15017

(*) Visteon – Central Plaza (CP7), North Hall #6427

(*) Note: On Tuesday, Jan. 9 at 10:30 a.m. in Central Plaza, CP7, Visteon is holding a press conference to unveil two of its new mobile electronics technologies, one of which will be the HD Jump™.  

Speaking Appearances

Session Title: Radio’s Digital Future: HD vs. Satellite (Session ID: HLE6)

Date: Monday, January 8, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Location: LVCC North Hall, Room N262

Description: iBiquity President and CEO Bob Struble and Peter Ferrara, President and CEO of the HD Digital Radio Alliance, lead a panel discussion of the latest developments in terrestrial HD and satellite radio.

HD Radio At-A-Glance

More than 1,100 AM and FM radio stations, available to approximately 80% of the U.S. population, are using HD Radio technology to transmit digital audio and data to their listeners.  Beyond delivering dramatically improved sound quality over analog, digital HD Radio technology allows stations to expand their programming via HD2 multicast channels.  Over 500 stations today are using HD2 channels to broadcast fresh new music and news formats, showcase young artists and local bands, air non-English language programming, and more.  Other HD Radio applications include scrolling text and graphics content on receiver display screens and delivery of real-time traffic updates.  HD Radio receivers are available from nearly 20 manufacturers at retail outlets across the county. For more information, please visit www.ibiquity.com and the consumer website, www.hdradio.com.

About iBiquity Digital

iBiquity Digital Corporation is the developer of the HD Radio™ system, which is powering the AM/FM digital radio revolution.  This transformational technology allows AM and FM stations to broadcast digital signals in tandem with their analog signals, providing broadcasters with a platform to offer multiple channels of programming on the same frequency (multicasting); crystal-clear, CD-quality sound; services such as real-time traffic updates; and scrolling text and graphics content.  HD Radio technology is now being tested and adopted in many countries, including Australia, Brazil, Canada, France, Indonesia, Mexico, New Zealand, Philippines, Poland, Switzerland, Thailand and the Ukraine. iBiquity’s investors are global leaders in the technology, broadcasting, manufacturing, media and financial industries.

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To arrange interviews or for additional information, please contact:

Vicki Stearn                                          Gil Chorbajian                    

iBiquity Digital                              Ogilvy Public Relations

Work: 410-872-1565                              Work: 518-355-0966

Cell: 301-233-0200                                gil.chorbajian@ogilvypr.com

stearn@ibiquity.com                              

For Manufacturers:  Emonstrations of New Features and Reference Designs

For Retailers:  Marketing, Merchandizing and Training Support