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Section II
THE RADIO DATA SYSTEM
THE SYSTEM DEFINED
RDS is a digital data channel transmitted as a low-level subcarrier
above the range of the composite stereo program signal in the FM
broadcast baseband. The data transmission (baud) rate is compara-
tively low, yet it is quite robust because of redundancy and error
correction routines. The injection level of the 57kHz RDS subcarrier
is a relatively low 3% to 4%, thus it does not rob the broadcaster of
significant program audio modulation.
It is not within the scope of this Manual to cover the details of RDS
subcarrier coding and modulation. For this the reader is directed to
the Specification appropriate to his location, either the CENELEC
EN50067 Specification for Europe, or the United States NRSC
Specification. It is assumed that the user has some familiarity with
the concept of RDS since the balance of this Manual will deal with
specific implication of RDS implemented with the Inovonics Model
720 Encoder.
In particular, the explanations of the various messaging and house-
keeping functions afforded by RDS will help the reader become more
familiar with what the system has to offer and how it can be used to
the broadcaster s greatest advantage. These explanations begin on
Page 8.
RDS: EUROPE vs. AMERICA
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and its member countries
originated the concept of Radio Data transmission. The European
RDS specification, CENELEC Standard EN50067, was first pub-
lished in 1984, and was revised in 1986, 1990, 1991 and 1992.
European RDS rapidly grew in use following initial adoption of the
Standard. RDS is nearly universal throughout Europe; it is almost
impossible to find a European FM broadcasting station that does
not
carry a RadioData subcarrier.
The popularity of RDS in Europe is very much in contrast with ini-
tial reluctance on the part of US broadcasters to embrace this tech-
nology. This can be ascribed to material differences in broadcasting
practices.
Almost without exception, FM broadcasting in the United States is
detached and independent; that is, each station originates its own
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