The Sound of HD Radio™ Fills Las Vegas Convention Center

LAS VEGAS, NV, SEMA Show – October 30-November 3, 2006 – Expanded content and the crystal clear sound of AM and FM HD Radio will fill the two-million-square-foot Las Vegas Convention Center October 30-November 3, 2006 from 14 different auto displays at the 2006 SEMA Show.

Live multicast (HD2) broadcasts from Digital FM radio stations in the Las Vegas area will be received by car audio systems, some installed in production vehicles, others in wild custom rides and still others in equipment demo displays, demonstrating the advantages of HD Radio broadcasting.

The HD Radio displays are:

AAMP of America, booth 10760, Peripheral branded car connectivity unit (which adds HD Radio to a vehicle’s existing audio system)
DICE, Wynn Hotel Suite: Car connectivity unit (which adds HD Radio to a vehicle’s existing audio system)
Directed Electronics, booth 10708: FM modulation car connectivity
DUB, outside South Hall of LVCC: variety of customized cars and SUVs featuring HD Radio systems
Eclipse, booth 10330: Toyota Sequoia and Pontiac G6 Convertible equipped with Eclipse system
Hahn Racecraft, booth 23254: Chevrolet Colorado equipped with Kenwood system
House of Kolors, booth 23413: Chevrolet Cobalt equipped with a Kenwood System
Hyundai, booth 24087: Sonata, Tiburon and Accent equipped with Kenwood HD Radio systems
Katzkin Leather, booth 11322: Saturn Sky equipped with a Kenwood System - Kenwood, booth 10976: Kenwood systems
Magic Touch, booth 11378: Chevrolet HHR equipped with JVC system
Metra, booth 10530: Car connectivity unit being demonstrated live through Toyota, Honda, General Motors and Ford factory head units
Stop Tech, booth 24733: Chevrolet Corvette equipped with Kenwood System
Visteon, booth 11250: HD Jump™, new dockable mobile/home system

More than 1000 AM and FM stations across the country are broadcasting with Digital HD Radio technology, with 400 of them multicasting at least one additional HD Radio channel (HD2).

The number of stations grows daily and is expected to exceed 3,000 within the next few years. The ever-increasing list of radio stations can be found at: http://www.ibiquity.com/hdradio/hdradio_hdstations.htm.

The benefits of HD Radio include:

Expanded content via FM HD2 Multicasting
Crystal-clear, static-free AM and FM local radio
Text data and information services displayed on a radio screen, e.g., artist names, song titles, weather and traffic alerts, school closings, sports scores and more
No Subscription Fees

About iBiquity Digital
iBiquity Digital Corporation is the developer and licensor of the HD Radio™ system, which is powering the AM/FM digital radio revolution. This transformational technology allows AM and FM stations to broadcast digital signals in tandem with their analog signals, providing broadcasters with a platform to offer multiple channels of programming on the same frequency (multicasting); crystal-clear, CD-quality sound; text services such as real-time weather and traffic updates; and scrolling text and graphics content. Over 1,000 U.S. stations are on the air, available to 90% of Americans, with more than 400 offering multicasting channels. HD Radio technology is now being tested in many countries, including Australia, Brazil, Canada, France, Indonesia, Mexico, New Zealand, Philippines, Poland, Switzerland, Thailand and the Ukraine. iBiquity’s investors are global leaders in the technology, broadcasting, manufacturing, media and financial industries.

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