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Radio Data System

Radio Data System (RDS) is a communications protocol standard for embedding small amounts of digital information in conventional FM radio broadcasts. RDS standardizes several types of information transmitted, including time, station identification and program information.

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Committee
International Electrotechnical Commission
Status
Active
Year started
1984; 42 years ago (1984)

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Development

Content and implementation

Program types

RDS technical specification

Example RDS usage

Alternative frequency

RDS decoder chipsets

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Radio Data System

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Radio Data System

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related to References · 55
Radio Data System → April, Archived, ARD, Available, B5, Bev Marks, CENELEC, Common Crawl, December, Diarienr, Dienst, Ein, Electrotechnical Standardization, EN, European, European Committee, European FM Broadcasting, European FM Handbook, Försvarsdepartementet, German
related to External links · 31
Radio Data System → Archived, Broadcast, Chris, Clifton Laboratories, Committee United States RBDS, December, Extending, FARWAY IRFC, Github, GNU Radio-based, GR-RDS, NRSC-4 National Radio Systems, October, Radio Data System EncodersSpecification, Radio Transmission, RBDS, RDS, RDS Features Serving, RDS Forum, RDS List
Committee · 1
Radio Data System → International Electrotechnical Commission
Status · 1
Radio Data System → Active
Year started · 1
Radio Data System → 1984; 42 years ago (1984)

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rds data radio group code program station block standard traffic fm bit used khz bits system type offset information subcarrier

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Radio Data SystemCommitteeInternational Electrotechnical Commission1.00infobox
Radio Data SystemStatusActive1.00infobox
Radio Data SystemYear started1984; 42 years ago (1984)1.00infobox
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television manufacturers alike.Enhancements to the alternative frequencies functionality were added to the standardinstance ofthe utility of being able to print out information0.80text
it was subsequently published as a European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardizationinstance ofthe utility of being able to print out information0.80text
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regional opt-outs on some of their transmittersinstance ofprogramming0.80text

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