The frenzy before this year's CES Show is starting to build up with both terrestrial and satellite broadcasters vying for headlines and attendee attention.
Terrestrial Radio's big gun is supposed to be high-definition radio with a press conference being held on Wednesday to reveal a nationwide HD Radio conversion plan. Championed by iBiquity, big boys like Bonneville, Clear Channel, Cox, Entercom and Radio One are all supposed to be on board.
Our opinion? Who cares. I'm not looking to pay for a new HD Radio receiver just so I can hear 20 minutes of crystal-clear commercials. The commercialization of terrestrial radio has turned it into a useless medium - no matter how clear the signal is.
Now both XM and Sirius are going to be revealing their own slew of new devices, bigger partners, more content, and plans for the future. Wish we knew more about what's to come, but both Sirius and XM have kept their lips tightly sealed.
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