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F-250/F-350/F-450 F-250/F-350/F-450 F-250/F-350/F-450
SD Pickups
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— HD Radio
TM
F-250/F-350/F-450
Super Duty
®
Pickups
Flexibility
2011
HD Radio
TM
What It Is
• HDRadioTechnologyisyourlocalAMandFMstations,
now broadcasting in digital. It offers new extra local
FM channels, crystal-clear sound, more music, news
and sports — all subscription free. Nearly 2,000 AM
and FM stations across the nation currently broadcast
with HD Radio Technology. Visit www.hdradio.com to
learn more
What HD Radio Technology Is Not
• HDRadioisnotsatelliteradioor“high-definition”radio
• HDRadiosignalsarelocalprogrammingandhave
signal strength limitations
How It Works
• HDRadioTechnologyproductsworkthesamewayas
conventional radio, with a signal broadcast by a station
and received by consumers in a specific area
• However,insteadofsendingoneanalogsignal,HD
Radio stations send a bundled signal made up of both
analog and digital signals
• Thedigitalsignaliscompressed,andwhenreceived
by an HD Radio receiver, the signal is decoded into as
many as three separate channels, each with unique
programming, including additional or alternative
format music, news, traffic and sports
• Becausethesignalisdigital,soundqualityis
significantly superior to traditional radio, virtually
eliminating buzzing, static and popping
Key Benefits
• Customerswillenjoyanenhancedaudioexperience
• Crystal-clearstatic-freereception
• FMbroadcastwithCD-likequality
• AMbroadcastqualityapproachingcurrentFM
broadcast quality
• HD2/HD3channelsfeaturinginnovativecontent/
alternative station programming
• Datadisplayedon-screensuchassong,artist,breaking
news, weather alerts, sports scores and much more