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According to iBiquity's website the "HD" is simply a brand name and has no meaning
Check out the "Criticisms" Section.
They could have picked an open standard (DAB/DAB+/DRM) and had global economies of scale,
but instead went with a non inter-operable proprietary solution
On the content side, are you going to be able to pick up anything other than ClearChannel stations?
Some old comments here
Is HD Radio Worth It? (by Jeremy Zawodny)
including this "gem"
HD radio is nothing more than polishing a turd. Any fidelity gain is crushed by the fact that they'll still compress the shit out of already over-compressed music to make it louder than the next station on the dial.