DAR Reconfirms Launch

By Amy Gilroy -- TWICE, 1/21/2002

Las Vegas — iBiquity Digital confirmed at CES the specific markets in which digital AM/FM radio (DAR) will roll out. Chicago, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, San Francisco and Seattle will be the initial markets expected to offer DAR service by April. In addition, Atlanta, Dallas, Denver, Detroit and Boston are expected to offer service at the end of 2002 and early 2003, said Jeffrey Jury, iBiquity senior VP.

As reported by TWICE last fall, Alpine, JVC, Kenwood and Visteon showed DAR equipment, as expected, with products slated to be available in early 2003. iBiquity, which develops and licenses DAR, said it has reached an agreement to "investigate opportunities" to deploy DAR in Ford vehicles.