‘We think things are on track’ for rollout this year of in-band o...
“We think things are on track” for rollout this year of in-band on-channel (IBOC) digital radio, iBiquity Digital COO Jeffrey Jury told us Wed., a day after saying AM audio quality issues would force receiver introductions to be scrapped…
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until 2004 (CD May 21 p12). Having said the IBOC rollout remains on track for this year, Jury said “we do have to work through the issues of AM audio quality, but we're confident that we're going to be able to work through this in time for our partners to keep on their schedules.” Blaming any statement to the contrary on “a good-faith disconnect” on his part, Jury said he had been trying to “express some caution that if we don’t work through this in time, it’s going to impact things” for a 2003 introduction. Kenwood Senior Vp Bob Law said there had been no change in the company’s production schedule for IBOC receivers in which production is set to begin in Aug. for product destined to reach retail shelves by Sept.