",,, Multi-standard receivers capable of receiving regular FM, DAB+ and HD Radio broadcasts will be available for the launch..." How about they include DRM too, SW and AM/MW BCB too?

"The Swedish government halted digital radio investments in 2005 due to low consumer response." http://tinyurl.com/yhuqpo3 Probably a hyped announcement from iBiquity - consumers had no prior interest in digital radio, andnever will.

"HD Radio is well on its way to becoming the worldwide standard for digital." Thanks ... I needed a laugh. Unfortunately, we're unlikely to have a worldwide standard for digital radio, which means greater costs for consumers, manufacturers and broadcasters alike.

HD Radio is well on its way to becoming the worldwide standard for digital. We don't need ten different digital sideband schemes, and HD is the most well thought-out system. With HD Radio's increasing success in the U.S., which is now accelerating due to the power increase, this is the time for other countries to get on board. What we're seeing now is something similar to what happened when the different FM stereo standards were competing for adoption.

5 commercial radio stations on HD sounds like BIG news for a small country. As a matter of fact, digital radio in Switzerland isn't news at all - with almost 30 different stations on air on five different DAB/DAB+ multiplexes all over the country, among them 7 commercial stations which have started broadcasting to hundreds of thousands of digital radio owners on October 15 2009(see: http://www.swissmediacast.ch/images/stories/docs/CommuniquéNo2.pdf). HD radio, on the other hand, will have a rather different start - there are currently 0 receivers in the market, 0 receivers on the shelves, no coverage and just one 1 test station having done some tentative broadcasting in a very secluded area in Central Switzerland.