The Broadcaster's Guide to RBDS

A guide to the Radio Data System (RDS), also called Radio Broadcast Data System (RBDS). It features a wide variety of encoding equipment, and introduces over 30 models of RDS receivers for cars, home receivers, portable and even PC receivers. It provides the information required to understand RDS and its possibilities on a variety of levels.

Scott Wright

What is RDS, RBDS, or Smart Radio? * General Manager's Overview * Summary of Changes in the New Standard * RDS Versus Competing Subcarrier Technologies * Regulation of the RBDS Standard * Consumer Receivers * Program Identification Codes and Extended Country Codes * Program Service Name * Program Type and Program Type Name * Radiotext Transmission * Considerations when Transmitting * Implementing Traffic Services through RDS * Alternate Frequency Feature * Enhanced Other Networks * Other RDS Features open Data Channel * RDS Group Structure * RDS Data Group Coding 8 RDS Broadcast Equipment * Glossary * Bibliography * Index