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104.3 HD2
New York City has had terrible radio for about as long as I've lived here. Sure there is WFUV but I can't get a good FUV signal in lower manhattan. Same with WBGO, one of the best jazz stations out there. When it comes to rock, forget about it. Or that's what I thought.
I bought two Sangean HD Tuners and put them in my new home in NYC this week. I've been listening non-stop to 104.3's HD2 channel all week. Deep cuts of rock radio. Pink Floyd, The Stones, U2, Peter Gabriel Genesis, Bruce, Led Zepplin, etc. With DJs. If you listen to XM Channel 40 or Sirius Channel 16, you know exactly what I am talking about.
Best of all, there's no advertisements on the HD2 channels right now. And you get the music for free as long as you have a radio that has the HD logo on it. Many new radios support HD. And if you want to buy a new one, you can get an HD radio for your home or car for as little as $189.
If you live in NYC and love deep cuts of classic rock, do yourself a favor and check out 104.3-2. I think you'll agree its a great addition to the NY radio landscape.
Comments (10) | Posted March 21, 2007 in My Music , NYC
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If we act now, do we also get a full set of knives?
Posted by: Rick | Mar 21, 2007 10:19:13 AM
why don't you just listen to the FUV/BGO streams? i run them through my Squeezebox into the home stereo system. you can add almost any stream you want to a Squeezebox playlist.
Posted by: jim santo | Mar 21, 2007 10:23:05 AM
this post alone makes me want to go out and get one today. i've lived in nyc since 98 and the lack of good radio KILLS me! hmmm, may be time to make a run by best buy on the way home from work today.....
Posted by: rob | Mar 21, 2007 10:26:02 AM
"This post alone makes me want to go out and get one today."
Same here, actually. Q104 can be very good sometimes and also very bad at other times. Hearing good things about their HD station makes me curious.
Posted by: Matt | Mar 21, 2007 12:12:56 PM
I second streams.. do the sonos' stream internet radio?
If you do decide to listen to streams, I have to suggest my favorite station, KEXP (Seattle, www.kexp.org). Public, independent, and awesome variety of music. Their weekday day (6am-6pm pst) programming can't be beat, especially 6am-10am, with John Richards hosting.
Posted by: Daryn | Mar 21, 2007 1:49:20 PM
just had to point out the deliciously ironic coincidence that the HD station Q104 uses the same frequency and brand as a NYC AOR station in the 1970s that broadcast in then-revolutionary (but ultimately doomed) quadraphonic (four-channel) audio. will HD meet the same fate? unless consumers start buying that gear, probably.
Posted by: jim santo | Mar 21, 2007 2:12:24 PM
i had some questions about your job and i was told this was the best way to get in touch with you. if you are interested in a brief interview for a college senior please get back to me.
Posted by: josselyn | Mar 21, 2007 3:24:47 PM
Eerie timing on this... a friend of mine at WBOS in Boston just told me about HD2 last night. She's excited about it from a DJ perspective, because it means she'll actually have some influence on the programming, rather than having a computer dictate the playlists!
P.S. Hey, don't you need some sort of disclosure on this post, given your involvement with iBiquity? ;-)
Posted by: Altay | Mar 21, 2007 5:46:28 PM
My wife saw HD Radio banner in Sharper Image window at the mall. She said "Aren't they a little late, we already have HD TV, why would they be behind that? I thought sound always came before video....sounds like a scam."
She's cynical about new technology, so take it for/with the grain of salt it's worth.
Posted by: Andy Swan | Mar 22, 2007 1:44:45 AM
Fred: You are showing your age. You need to stretch a little. Try WFMU from Jersey City and/or WKCR from Columbia. If you don't get the signal downtown, go to the Web --- at least until the RIAA shuts them down.
Posted by: Drew Robertson | Mar 22, 2007 9:05:58 AM
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