Radio Data System

Most European FM broadcasters transmits digital information named Radio Data System (RDS). RDS contain for example clock and broadcast identification.

The following information fields are normally contained in the RDS data - See also (PDF) RDS Features Serving as Tuning Aids:

• AF, Alternate frequencies.
• CT, Clock Time.
• EON, Enhanched Other Networks
• PS Program Service
• PTY, Program Type.
• REG, Regionale links
• RT, Radio Text, Radiotekst.
• TA, TP, Travel announcements
• TMC, Traffic Message Channel. Demands a RDS-TMC decoder.

External adresses

• DR.dk: RDS: Radio Data System
• BBC Corporate Online - TV and Radio Reception - Factsheets
• Radio Data System (RDS) PDF (13kb)
• Yahoo: rdsforum

Technical RDS-TMC (External adresses)

• 2.4 RDS-TMC Standards
• Traffic Message Channel (TMC)
• (Bladr et lille stykke ned): ADS Announces World's Most Complete RDS/RBDS/MBS Decoder Chip (RDX-1187c)
• RDS-TMC Decoder
• RDS: "The Radio Data System", "The Broadcasters Guide to RDS"
• RDS Features Serving as Tuning Aids

Technical (External adresses)

• 68hc11 based RDS decoder, Alternativ adresse
• Carsten Groß: My RDS decoder and homemade computer
• (16F84 baseret) Hollies RDS decoder
• Program Identification decoder
• PI CODES DBASE
• FM MEDIA PLAZA
• European FM Handbook 2002-2003, The Directory of European FM Broadcasting!
• Google: DX and Radio Groups
• RDS
• RDS adresser