RadioSherpa Signs Marketing Agreement with iBiquity Digital to Promote the Quickly Expanding List of HD Radio Multicast Stations

LAS VEGAS, NV, International Consumer Electronics Show - January 8, 2006 - iBiquity Digital Corporation, the developer and licensor of digital HD Radio^TM technology, announced today that it has signed a marketing agreement with RadioSherpa, Inc., that will increase awareness of the vast variety of new content available from HD Radio multicasting stations.  RadioSherpa has developed the first real-time internet-based guide for HD Radio broadcasting.  RadioSherpa’s web service (www.radiosherpa.com) is currently available in Boston and New York and will be expanding nationwide in the coming months.

 

“With over 500 radio stations now broadcasting new HD Radio multicast programming, consumers increasingly need a way to navigate all the new channels in a fun and timely fashion,” said Sasha Javid, Founder of RadioSherpa.  “RadioSherpa addresses this need.  We are proud to be working with iBiquity to popularize HD Radio broadcasting and bring all this great new content to listeners.”

 

“We are pleased to support the efforts of RadioSherpa in building awareness of and internet communities around HD Radio broadcasts and programming,” said Joseph D’Angelo, Vice President Advanced Services, iBiquity Digital.  “We also see an opportunity to work with RadioSherpa in bringing new and innovative applications to radio.”

 

Visit the HD Radio booth (NH 4616) at the International Consumer Electronics Show to learn more about HD Radio technology.

 

About RadioSherpa

RadioSherpa, Inc. has developed the first real-time electronic program guide (“EPG”) and search engine for HD Radio broadcasts and Internet radio (www.radiosherpa.com).  This guide allows radio listeners to find and get a taste of songs and programs in real-time.  The company has its origins in the MIT Media Lab and the original Napster….but more importantly, its founders grew up on and remain big fans of the radio.

 

About iBiquity Digital

iBiquity Digital Corporation is the developer and licensor 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; text services such as real-time weather and traffic updates; and scrolling text and graphics content.  Over 1,100 U.S. stations are on the air, available to over 80% of Americans, with more than 500 offering multicasting channels. HD Radio technology is now being tested in many countries, including Australia, Brazil, Canada, Indonesia, New Zealand, Philippines, Poland, Switzerland, Thailand and the Ukraine.  iBiquity’s investors are global leaders in the technology, broadcasting, manufacturing, media and financial industries.

 

For more information, contact:

 

Vicki Stearn                                 Sasha Javid

iBiquity Digital                              RadioSherpa, Inc.

410-872-1565                             617-835-9001

stearn@ibiquity.com                               sasha@radiosherpa.com

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