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BMW Group Press Club:
BMW FIRST AUTO MAKER TO OFFER HD RADIO RECEIVERS
THROUGHOUT ITS ENTIRE PRODUCT RANGE
Announcement Extends BMWÔÇÖs Leadership Position Among Auto Manufacturers in the Rollout of Digital AM and FM Radio
Woodcliff Lake, NJ  January 5, 2007BMW expands its pioneering position in providing high-quality audio systems by becoming the first automotive firm to offer a factory-installed digital HD Radio receiver as an option across its entire 2007 product line. This option, which now includes HD Radio multicast reception capability, will be available in the spring on all 2007 3, 5, 6, and 7 Series models, as well as X3, X5, and Z4.
HD Radio technology is one of the most significant advances in radio broadcasting history, providing listeners with enhanced digital audio quality and clear, noise-free reception, as well as multicasting and on-screen text information. The HD Radio multicasting feature allows FM stations to broadcast multiple channels of digital programming simultaneously on a single frequency.
Of the more than 1,100 stations across the country broadcasting with HD Radio technology, more than 500 FM stations are offering a second (HD2) and, in many cases, a third (HD3) multicast channel. For example, WAMU in Washington, DC, offers three channels: 88.5-1, a simulcast of its news/talk analog channel; 88.5-2, a simulcast of an innovative Baltimore music station not available in DC; and 88.5-3, bluegrass music. These channels are free but can only be found on HD Radio receivers. As with all
HD Radio programming, there are no fees or additional costs associated with multicast channels.
The number of HD Radio stations is growing daily and expected to exceed 3,000 within the next few years. A current list of HD Radio stations and multicast stations can be found at: www.hdradio.com.
TodayÔÇÖs announcement continues BMWÔÇÖs history of groundbreaking premium audio offerings. In the fall of 2005, the company announced the first OEM availability of
HD Radio technology in its 2006 7 and 6 Series models. In June 2006, the company announced that HD Radio receivers would be offered in its 2007 5 Series models and last month it announced the first factory-installed multicast capable HD Radio in the new 2007 3 Series Convertible.
The HD Radio option will have a Suggested Retail Price of $500.
BMW Group In America
BMW of North America, LLC has been present in the United States since 1975. ROLLS-ROYCE Motor Cars NA, LLC began distributing vehicles in 2003. The BMW Group in the United States has grown to include marketing, sales, and financial service organizations for the BMW brand, the MINI brand, and the ROLLS-ROYCE brand of Motor Cars; DesignworksUSA, an industrial design firm in California; a technology office in Silicon Valley and various other operations throughout the country. BMW Manufacturing Co., LLC in South Carolina is part of BMW GroupÔÇÖs global manufacturing network and is the exclusive manufacturing plant for all Z4 models and X5 Sports Activity Vehicles. The BMW Group sales organization is represented in the U.S. through networks of 339 BMW passenger car centers, 334 BMW Sports Activity Vehicle centers, 143 BMW motorcycle retailers, 80 MINI passenger car dealers, and 30 ROLLS-ROYCE Motor Car dealers. BMW (US) Holding Corp., the BMW GroupÔÇÖs sales headquarters for North, Central and South America, is located in Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey.
BMW MOA Chartered Club:
BMW Motorcycle Club Of Ottawa, Canada, #145
Founded:
2/1/1985
Contact:
Don Dobson (dondobson_99@yahoo.ca)
2037 Woodglen Crescent
Ottawa, ON K1J 6G6 Canada
www.bmwmotorcycleclubottawa.org
Meetings:
1st Monday each winter month at 7:30 PM,
The Lindenhof German Restaurant, 365 Forest St., see web
Events:
Mid-winter "Blahs" Potluck in February
Summer Picnic in August
Finger Lakes BMW Club Rally, September
Gem??tlichkeit is the warm, comfortable feeling
one receives from pleasant surroundings and atmosphere.
I think you will find that when you come here.
Old World Wisconsin
Ozaukee ÔÇô Washington Daily News
Fond Du Lac Reporter
The Sheboygan Press
Daily Citizen, Beaver Dam
Weather
West Bend WI
Current
10 Day Forcast
United States
National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration
Canada
Meteorological Service of Canada
News:
Cycleworld.com: Looking for Lindberg. The online version of Peter EganÔÇÖs February issue Ural story with some extra pictures.
Roadrider.com.au: GirlÔÇÖs day out.
gurufocus.com: Riding the HOG (as an investment)
Motorcyclemuseum.org: Sam Swope donates MDA Harley-Davidson to Museum
theKneeslider.com: ConfederateÔÇÖs Wraith close to production.
theGarageblog.com: Mickey & Trudy Thompson murder trial comcludes.
iht.com: Coverting the US breadbasket into a fuel tank
iht.com: Oil slips below $55.00
earthtimes.com: Suzuki announces record sales for cars and credits its brand loyalty for success. Motorcycles have been a key part of their advertising campaign. Hmmm imagine that.
Motorcycledaily.com: Ducati 848 (little brother to 1098) due May 2008
Charlotte Observer via topix.netComplications put Benny Parsons in intensive care.
Beer News:
365 Days of Beer: posting this blog may be dangerous. It is something of a challenge.
Update - Associated Press via topix.net: Main gives OK for bare-breasted beer
Feature:
Lancashire Ambulance Services UK: Course overview
Blog Update:
HelmetHairblog.com: Motorcycle Bloggers International RiderÔÇÖs Choice Awards
Gear:
webBikeWorld.com:Roadgear TDF Motorcycle Boots
Motorcycle Repair and Care:
BMW-motorrad.co.za ÔÇô The Workshop: Fuses
Parts:
Riding Skills:
molenda.com: Accident Scene Management
Technology:
Gizmag.com: The era of digital paper approaches.
Is this the look of ON for the future? How many versions would we print each month? Would you want your own version?
Gizmodo.com: Double your Mac storage space.
Wonderings:
I remember reading a satirical piece in Road & Track. If memory serves to place the article in time, emission controls and the first hints of a gas crisis were on the horizon. The piece, with a sci-fi twist, created in the readers mind a world without gasoline and cars as we know themexcept. One Ferrari survived deep in a collectors underground bunker. In the piece the emissions police are scrambling down an exhaust tunnel. The collector had put the last can of high test he had into the red beauty and fired up the V-12 cylindered beast to hear that incredible Italian mechanical chorus one last time.
I wonder what the motorcycles we ride will look like in the future. The auto industry is being dragged kicking and screaming into the future. The direction of technology ÔÇô fuel cell, bio fuel, electric, and hybrid ÔÇô is not clear. While I wonder what the future is for motorcycles, theKneeslider.com wonders if the motorcycles have a future.
Thursday evening I went to a forum to discuss the key issues for the upcoming legislature here in the State of Confusion (MN). Several people there would have us riding a bio-fueled bike of some sort. If I had to build a bunker in back of one of the mushroom caves in lower Lilydale, I wonder what bike I would store there. What the bike I would surreptitiously ride to see it, would look like.
What you think the future holds for motorcycling?
If you are the mythical collector of the last jerry can of high test, what bike would you take to the bunker?
Just Wondering.
Manufacturer of the Day:
BRITTEN
Britten Motorcycle Company, New Zealand
John Britten ÔÇô Wikipedia
The New Zealand Edge ÔÇô Heroes ÔÇô John Britten
Britten Motorcycle Website ÔÇô UNOFFICIAL
Britten Motorcycle ÔÇô Google search
Woot
Todays Woot
The Blog
Bike Candy:
From: Britten Motorcycle Company
BMW Group Press Club:
BMW FIRST AUTO MAKER TO OFFER HD RADIO RECEIVERS
THROUGHOUT ITS ENTIRE PRODUCT RANGE
Announcement Extends BMWÔÇÖs Leadership Position Among Auto Manufacturers in the Rollout of Digital AM and FM Radio
Woodcliff Lake, NJ  January 5, 2007BMW expands its pioneering position in providing high-quality audio systems by becoming the first automotive firm to offer a factory-installed digital HD Radio receiver as an option across its entire 2007 product line. This option, which now includes HD Radio multicast reception capability, will be available in the spring on all 2007 3, 5, 6, and 7 Series models, as well as X3, X5, and Z4.
HD Radio technology is one of the most significant advances in radio broadcasting history, providing listeners with enhanced digital audio quality and clear, noise-free reception, as well as multicasting and on-screen text information. The HD Radio multicasting feature allows FM stations to broadcast multiple channels of digital programming simultaneously on a single frequency.
Of the more than 1,100 stations across the country broadcasting with HD Radio technology, more than 500 FM stations are offering a second (HD2) and, in many cases, a third (HD3) multicast channel. For example, WAMU in Washington, DC, offers three channels: 88.5-1, a simulcast of its news/talk analog channel; 88.5-2, a simulcast of an innovative Baltimore music station not available in DC; and 88.5-3, bluegrass music. These channels are free but can only be found on HD Radio receivers. As with all
HD Radio programming, there are no fees or additional costs associated with multicast channels.
The number of HD Radio stations is growing daily and expected to exceed 3,000 within the next few years. A current list of HD Radio stations and multicast stations can be found at: www.hdradio.com.
TodayÔÇÖs announcement continues BMWÔÇÖs history of groundbreaking premium audio offerings. In the fall of 2005, the company announced the first OEM availability of
HD Radio technology in its 2006 7 and 6 Series models. In June 2006, the company announced that HD Radio receivers would be offered in its 2007 5 Series models and last month it announced the first factory-installed multicast capable HD Radio in the new 2007 3 Series Convertible.
The HD Radio option will have a Suggested Retail Price of $500.
BMW Group In America
BMW of North America, LLC has been present in the United States since 1975. ROLLS-ROYCE Motor Cars NA, LLC began distributing vehicles in 2003. The BMW Group in the United States has grown to include marketing, sales, and financial service organizations for the BMW brand, the MINI brand, and the ROLLS-ROYCE brand of Motor Cars; DesignworksUSA, an industrial design firm in California; a technology office in Silicon Valley and various other operations throughout the country. BMW Manufacturing Co., LLC in South Carolina is part of BMW GroupÔÇÖs global manufacturing network and is the exclusive manufacturing plant for all Z4 models and X5 Sports Activity Vehicles. The BMW Group sales organization is represented in the U.S. through networks of 339 BMW passenger car centers, 334 BMW Sports Activity Vehicle centers, 143 BMW motorcycle retailers, 80 MINI passenger car dealers, and 30 ROLLS-ROYCE Motor Car dealers. BMW (US) Holding Corp., the BMW GroupÔÇÖs sales headquarters for North, Central and South America, is located in Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey.
BMW MOA Chartered Club:
BMW Motorcycle Club Of Ottawa, Canada, #145
Founded:
2/1/1985
Contact:
Don Dobson (dondobson_99@yahoo.ca)
2037 Woodglen Crescent
Ottawa, ON K1J 6G6 Canada
www.bmwmotorcycleclubottawa.org
Meetings:
1st Monday each winter month at 7:30 PM,
The Lindenhof German Restaurant, 365 Forest St., see web
Events:
Mid-winter "Blahs" Potluck in February
Summer Picnic in August
Finger Lakes BMW Club Rally, September
Gem??tlichkeit is the warm, comfortable feeling
one receives from pleasant surroundings and atmosphere.
I think you will find that when you come here.
Old World Wisconsin
Ozaukee ÔÇô Washington Daily News
Fond Du Lac Reporter
The Sheboygan Press
Daily Citizen, Beaver Dam
Weather
West Bend WI
Current
10 Day Forcast
United States
National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration
Canada
Meteorological Service of Canada
News:
Cycleworld.com: Looking for Lindberg. The online version of Peter EganÔÇÖs February issue Ural story with some extra pictures.
Roadrider.com.au: GirlÔÇÖs day out.
gurufocus.com: Riding the HOG (as an investment)
Motorcyclemuseum.org: Sam Swope donates MDA Harley-Davidson to Museum
theKneeslider.com: ConfederateÔÇÖs Wraith close to production.
theGarageblog.com: Mickey & Trudy Thompson murder trial comcludes.
iht.com: Coverting the US breadbasket into a fuel tank
iht.com: Oil slips below $55.00
earthtimes.com: Suzuki announces record sales for cars and credits its brand loyalty for success. Motorcycles have been a key part of their advertising campaign. Hmmm imagine that.
Motorcycledaily.com: Ducati 848 (little brother to 1098) due May 2008
Charlotte Observer via topix.netComplications put Benny Parsons in intensive care.
Beer News:
365 Days of Beer: posting this blog may be dangerous. It is something of a challenge.
Update - Associated Press via topix.net: Main gives OK for bare-breasted beer
Feature:
Lancashire Ambulance Services UK: Course overview
Blog Update:
HelmetHairblog.com: Motorcycle Bloggers International RiderÔÇÖs Choice Awards
Gear:
webBikeWorld.com:Roadgear TDF Motorcycle Boots
Motorcycle Repair and Care:
BMW-motorrad.co.za ÔÇô The Workshop: Fuses
Parts:
Riding Skills:
molenda.com: Accident Scene Management
Technology:
Gizmag.com: The era of digital paper approaches.
Is this the look of ON for the future? How many versions would we print each month? Would you want your own version?
Gizmodo.com: Double your Mac storage space.
Wonderings:
I remember reading a satirical piece in Road & Track. If memory serves to place the article in time, emission controls and the first hints of a gas crisis were on the horizon. The piece, with a sci-fi twist, created in the readers mind a world without gasoline and cars as we know themexcept. One Ferrari survived deep in a collectors underground bunker. In the piece the emissions police are scrambling down an exhaust tunnel. The collector had put the last can of high test he had into the red beauty and fired up the V-12 cylindered beast to hear that incredible Italian mechanical chorus one last time.
I wonder what the motorcycles we ride will look like in the future. The auto industry is being dragged kicking and screaming into the future. The direction of technology ÔÇô fuel cell, bio fuel, electric, and hybrid ÔÇô is not clear. While I wonder what the future is for motorcycles, theKneeslider.com wonders if the motorcycles have a future.
Thursday evening I went to a forum to discuss the key issues for the upcoming legislature here in the State of Confusion (MN). Several people there would have us riding a bio-fueled bike of some sort. If I had to build a bunker in back of one of the mushroom caves in lower Lilydale, I wonder what bike I would store there. What the bike I would surreptitiously ride to see it, would look like.
What you think the future holds for motorcycling?
If you are the mythical collector of the last jerry can of high test, what bike would you take to the bunker?
Just Wondering.
Manufacturer of the Day:
BRITTEN
Britten Motorcycle Company, New Zealand
John Britten ÔÇô Wikipedia
The New Zealand Edge ÔÇô Heroes ÔÇô John Britten
Britten Motorcycle Website ÔÇô UNOFFICIAL
Britten Motorcycle ÔÇô Google search
Woot
Todays Woot
The Blog
Bike Candy:
From: Britten Motorcycle Company
