Visual Radio

Visual Radio is coming soon to the US: Radio giant Infinity Broadcasting is working with HP to
bring a kind of Net-enabled FM radio, sending
information such as album art, concert dates and buy-this-album buttons
alongside broadcasts.

The broadcasts will be
aimed at a new generation of FM radio-enabled phones, as well as the
digital information carried over cellular phone carriers’ airwaves,
rather than on the one-way FM broadcasts. The companies hope to turn
the service into a new advertising and revenue source for traditional
radio, which is facing increasing competition from satellite radio and
Internet Webcasts.

The visual radio
concept is already operating commercially in Finland, and is being
tested in several other markets including England and Germany. Nokia is expected to sell phones capable of receiving the broadcasts by mid-2006.

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