Bonneville Continues ‘Ambitious’ HD Radio Rollout

BE said it has seven more orders from Bonneville International for the rollout of HD Radio in three more markets.
“The 35-station group ordered BE HD Radio gear for two St. Louis stations, four Washington, D.C. stations and one station in Phoenix during the first quarter of 2005,” the supplier stated. This brings to 12 the number of Bonneville stations converting.
The seven stations are due to be on in digital by May. They are WIL(FM) and WVRV(FM) in St. Louis; WGMS(FM), WWZZ(FM) and WTOP(AM-FM) in Washington; and KKLT(FM) in Phoenix.
Talmage Ball is Bonneville VP of engineering. A BE official described Bonneville’s schedule as an “ambitious rollout in a short period of time.”