What is iTunes tagging?
iTunes Tagging is an exciting new way to discover and purchase music you hear on FM HD radio. Frequently we hear a song we like, and we forget the name, or forget to download it before a jog or road trip. Now you don’t have to remember. All you need are iPod speakers that can handle HD Radio and iTunes Tagging. When you hear a song you like, simply push the “Tag” button, and your iPod will store the song’s information. Then, sync your iPod classic or video-capable iPod Nano with iTunes on your computer, and iTunes will let you preview and purchase the ones you want. It’s that easy.
iTunes® Tagging is a process that lets you select the song you’re listening to on an HD Radio station and save it for purchasing at a later time. (See our article on HD Radio to learn how digital HD Radio is different from regular AM and FM.) To do iTunes tagging, you need three things: a docking iPod® an audio/video component with an HD Radio tuner, iPod dock and “Tag” button; and a local radio station that’s broadcasting an HD Radio signal that has enabled tagging. As you’re listening to a station broadcasting a tag-enabled HD Radio signal, press the “Tag” button when you hear a song you’d like to purchase. The component saves the song information (but not the song itself) in its memory. When you dock your iPod to the device, the information automatically transfers to your iPod. The next time you sync your iPod to your computer, your tagged selections will appear as a list in iTunes, giving you the option of purchasing them through the iTunes Store. The tagged songs you elect to purc
