NAB, Xperi Push FCC To Restore Higher HD Radio Power Levels.

NAB, Xperi Push FCC To Restore Higher HD Radio Power Levels.

NAB and Xperi want the FCC to restore higher HD Radio power levels, arguing a 2025 policy shift is unnecessarily limiting digital coverage and causing more frequent switching between digital and analog reception. The groups say the FCC previously allowed…

NAB, Xperi Ask FCC to Clarify FM Digital Power Limits

Representatives from Xperi and NAB met with FCC officials to discuss whether FM digital radio broadcasts are capped at a total maximum power of –10 dBc

NAB, Xperi Press FCC On FM HD Radio Power Limit

HD Radio's power ceiling is back in front of the FCC. After meeting with Media Bureau staff, NAB and Xperi are pressing the agency to clarify whether FM stations may run stronger digital signals, a question with consequences for coverage area and analog dropouts.

NAB, Xperi, NRSC Take HD Radio Power Ceiling To The FCC

Some FM stations say they can’t run their HD Radio signals as strongly as they were built to, and a rule about one power limit is the reason. NAB and Xperi told FCC staff the agency’s reading of that rule changed in 2025, and they want it fixed.