Radio days.(Capital Watch; National Public Radio lobbying FCC to allow digital radio stations to offer second signals )(Brief Article)

Broadcasting & Cable, April, 2004

TV stations aren't the only outfits planning to offer more than one channel after they go digital. Radio stations also want to get into the act, at least those signed up with National Public Radio. The network wants the FCC to let digital radio stations offer a second signal. NPR says early tests in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Washington demonstrate that the sound on the second channel is good enough to use for music.

"We are thinking about this in realistic and creative ways," says VP of National Affairs Michael Riksen. The FCC will propose digital radio multicasting at its April 15 meeting.