Programme Service (PS) name
The
P
rogramme
S
ervice name is a text usually
consisting of not more than eight alphanumeric
characters. It indicates information about the
programme being broadcast. A station name
or an abbreviation is shown in the display
instead of the tuned frequency (Example:
BBC
R4
).
The
R
adio
D
ata
S
ystem (
RDS
) is a system in which inaudible digital information is transmitted
in addition to the normal FM radio programme.
RDS
offers several useful features, the following
are available on your radio:-
Radio Data System (RDS)
Enhanced Other Network (EON)
Additional information about other
programmes within the same network is
transmitted when your broadcasting station is
using an
E
nhanced
O
ther
N
etwork. You will
hear traffic flashes of other programmes within
the network automatically if the Traffic
Announcement function is switched on.
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