Radio - Gaps

Northern Virginia Resource Center for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Persons

Need for development of digital radio services

Radio Data System (RDS) text is sent over an FM radio signal

• Particularly important to develop for emergency use by deaf/hard of

hearing consumers in personal vehicles

• Some vehicles like Toyota Prius have screens to display RDS

• Scrolling text of latest headline news now being done by British

Broadcasting Co., refreshed every 20 seconds, 24 hrs/day

• Radio receivers coupled with "smart" broadcasting system would be

able to send emergency text info to any radio within certain

geographical area, and automatically turn on radio if not in use