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Radio Data Systems (RDS)
Radio Data System. RDS is a service provided by radio stations. In
addition to conventional music and speech programmes, the stations
also transmit additional information in the form of encoded digital
signals that can be analysed by the car radio.
These are the most common facilities available on RDS radios:
Station Name (PS-Program Service)
This function will display the name of the selected radio station.
Alternate Frequency (AF.
The car radio automatically selects the frequency with the best
reception for the current programme.
Traffic Announcement (TA) and Traffic Programme (TP)
This function searches and stands by for a traffic announcement station
using TP and TA data. The Traffic Announcement (TA) feature allows
interruption of a CD playing when there is a travel report from a local
radio station. The radio will automatically switch from CD to the radio for
the duration of the travel announcement.
Enhanced Other Networks (EON)
When a traffic announcement (TA) is transmitted on a Network radio
station (e.g. BBC Radio 2) the facility will automatically switch to your
nearby BBC Local Radio station for the travel bulletin for the duration of
the announcement.
Programme Type (PTY)
A function supported to an increasing extent by the radio stations that
enables the car radio to select radio stations by their programming type
(i.e. news, rock, pop, sport, etc.).
Clock Time (CT)
Some stations broadcast the time and date within the encoded RDS
signal. Usually, the time of day is just displayed. The time signal is
automatically adjusted for British Summer Time.
