an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . january 2015 learn how and when to remove this template message ibiquity digital corporation type subsidiary private 1 predecessors usa digital radio lucent digital radio headquarters columbia maryland united states owner dts website ibiquity.com ibiquity digital corporation is a company formed by the merger of usa digital radio and lucent digital radio with the goal of creating an in band on channel iboc digital radio system for the united states and around the world . based in columbia maryland with additional offices in basking ridge new jersey and auburn hills michigan ibiquity is a privately held intellectual properties company whose investors include global leaders in the technology broadcasting manufacturing media and financial industries . iboc can operate on both am band and fm band broadcasts either in a digital only mode or in a hybrid digital analog mode . most broadcasters for the foreseeable future will use the hybrid method reportedly giving am stations fm quality sound while allowing fm stations to broadcast mp3 audio 96kbps . the stations can split the mp3 bandwidth to carry multiple audio program streams called hd2 or hd3 multicast channels as well as show on screen text data such as song title and artist traffic and weather information . nearly 2 000 stations in the us broadcast with this system . 2 the technology is marketed under the trademark hd radio . it is the only technology approved by the federal communications commission for digital am and fm broadcasting in the united states . due in large part to its ability to deliver digital audio services while leveraging existing analog spectrum by broadcasting digital information on the sidebands commercial implementation of the technology is gaining momentum in various countries throughout the world including canada mexico and the philippines . testing and demonstrations of the system are also underway in china colombia germany indonesia jamaica new zealand poland switzerland thailand and ukraine among other countries . 2 according to ibiquity digital holder of the hd radio trademark the hd in hd radio does not stand for high definition or hybrid digital . it is simply part of their trademark and does not have any meaning on its own . 3 the name hd radio and logo were developed by lexicon branding . 4 on september 2 2015 ibiquity announced that dts was purchasing them for usd 172 million bringing the hd radio technology under the same banner as dts eponymous theater surround sound systems . 5 references edit http www.ibiquity.com about us investor information a b http www.ibiquity.com ibiquity digital corporation trademarks lexicon branding technology portfolio citation needed http www.dts.com news articles 2015 08 dts and ibiquity digital corp.aspx external links edit official website hd radio retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title ibiquity & oldid 729435239 categories electronics companies of the united statesdigital radiocompanies based in columbia marylandsomerset county new jerseyoakland county michiganbroadcast engineeringhd radiohidden categories all articles with unsourced statementsarticles with unsourced statements from february 2008articles with a promotional tone from january 2015all articles with a promotional tone navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages edit links this page was last modified on 12 july 2016 at 05 19 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view