For many years, satellite television has been available to the viewer, allowing them to watch their favorite programs in high-definition quality. Now it is even possible to surf the Internet by these means and you can enjoy super fast speed. So it stands to reason that you can listen to satellite radio with this technology.
Switching from your regular radio to this new technology means you no longer have to be frustrated by poor signal strength or quality. Streaming quality is excellent and you never have to worry about constantly tuning into your favorite station due to its larger size.
Normally, if you’re driving on a long trip, you’ll have to constantly retune your radio on the go to find a new station you like while traveling from one location to another, unless you’ve tuned to a national station. This shifting and tuning that has been a part of life for FM and AM radio listeners is truly becoming a thing of the past.
When you search for new radio stations to listen to using this modern and diverse method, you’ll find that the stations are often categorized by genre and era or decade. This means you can tune to a channel that plays specialized music you love, like 80s pop music. You’re almost certainly used to this method by now if you have satellite TV at home; here once again you will find hundreds of specialized music channels to choose from.
What you may find different about listening to the radio in this digital age is that there will be less talk time, fewer introductions and only good quality music. The disc jockey still exists on satellite radio, but it fades more into the background. He will prepare the songs for the next hour and compile them into a format that is like an MP3 to play; Gone are the days when discs would get stuck or skip to your favorite show.
The different stations you want to tune to have a separate digital frequency, and just like TV, the set-top box you have at home or in your car will automatically find all the stations in real time. This means that the end result you actually hear is converted from binary to analog and the music will sound as good as an unscratched compact disc.
The footprints used for these digital transmissions are huge, and the benefit of this is that you never have to re-tune your gear on a long drive again. A country the size of Great Britain only needs one footprint to cover even the furthest points, the US starts with two, one for the west coast and one for the east.
To successfully listen to this type of radio, you don’t need to worry about having a huge satellite dish like those required for television. A simple digital antenna is enough, and this will allow you to get excellent reception wherever you are, even if you are on the move.
