WHAT KIND OF A RADIO DID i GET

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CLK - 26 Jan 2008 16:50 GMT

I have a 2004 PT Cruiser that I bought new. The radio has a display that,
for some stations, gives a readout of the station name, song, name, program
name. I've read that Digital Radios do this but I didn't order one. There
doesn't seem to be a brand name on the radio so I can't research that. Do
regular radios have such a display? D.

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maxpower - 26 Jan 2008 16:52 GMT

> I have a 2004 PT Cruiser that I bought new. The radio has a display that,
> for some stations, gives a readout of the station name, song, name, program
> name. I've read that Digital Radios do this but I didn't order one. There
> doesn't seem to be a brand name on the radio so I can't research that. Do
> regular radios have such a display? D.

More then likely just the standard radio that came with the vehicle. This is
standard equipment.

Glenn Beasley
Chrysler Tech

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Deke - 26 Jan 2008 16:59 GMT

Yes. Its called (I think) EDS, or Extended Data Service.
My old Kenwood had it, and it would also set its own time.
Nothing digital about it, just data piggybacked on the analog signal.

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Bill Putney - 26 Jan 2008 17:16 GMT

>> I have a 2004 PT Cruiser that I bought new. The radio has a display that,
>> for some stations, gives a readout of the station name, song, name,
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> My old Kenwood had it, and it would also set its own time.
> Nothing digital about it, just data piggybacked on the analog signal.

But most likely it is encoded digitally.

Bill Putney
(To reply by e-mail, replace the last letter of the alphabet in my
address with the letter 'x')

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Joe - 26 Jan 2008 22:33 GMT

>>> I have a 2004 PT Cruiser that I bought new. The radio has a display
>>> that, for some stations, gives a readout of the station name, song,
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> (To reply by e-mail, replace the last letter of the alphabet in my
> address with the letter 'x')

It's RDS - Radio Data System.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio_Data_System

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William R. Walsh - 27 Jan 2008 18:00 GMT

Hi!

> Do regular radios have such a display?

Yes. What you are seeing displayed is called RDS. A few radio stations in
the US (and many more outside of the US) use this feature to broadcast
information. The information transmitted can be as simple as the station's
call letters, or it can contain more interesting data--such as the name of
the song that is playing, the current program name, time info or traffic
reports.

This feature is much more popular (and more commonly supported by radios)
outside of the US.

William

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