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Clear Channel Radio today announced that more than 340 of its primary HD stations are now capable of transferring a song heard on the radio to an Apple iPod.
Clear Channel Radio is making use of its own technology to enable the purchasing and downloading of music on these stations.
“Radio continues to be the number one way that people discover new music, and the HD Radio iTunes tagging capability lets listeners add songs to their iPod playlists with just a push of the button,” says John Hogan, president and CEO of Clear Channel Radio. “With the vast majority of our HD primary stations now offering this exciting feature, we’re demonstrating how radio’s collaboration with the iPod benefits consumers.”
Clear Channel Radio originally announced last September its intentions to offer broadcasts compatible with Apple’s implementation of the HD Radio tagging feature. Currently, the company offers over 440 HD stations and more than 340 HD2 stations.
Polk Audio’s i-Sonic Entertainment System 2 became the first tagging-capable HD receiver in stores today, Radio Ink points out.
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