Whats the TP & does RDS/RDBS work?
The SID displays the radio station currently playing. For different stations (in the US) it does so in different ways. This question centers more around why do some stations have different types of info than others? Let’s take the theoretical example of Station 88.7 on the dial, Station name “Rock88”, currently playing the song “Du Hast” by Rammstein. There are 3 different types of displays you’ll see, depending on what the station’s set up to transmit. 1: 88.7 MHz 2: Rock88 (Scrolling) 3: Rock88 Du Hast Rammstein (Scrolling) There are 2 separate channels of info. One is PS (Program Station Name), and one is RT (Radio Text). Radio Text can contain 32 or 64 characters of anything from commercials to song/artist info, to static info. This is all thanks to RDS (Radio Data System), and the similar RDBS (Radio Data Broadcast System) in the USA. These features are more prevalent in Europe, where the system began about 20 years ago. This explains a bit about RDS. Here’s an example of Birmingh
