RadioShack's New Accurian HD Digital Radio Now Available

Nov. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- RadioShack Corporation today announced the availability of an exclusive Accurian HD digital table top radio in more than 2,400 neighborhood RadioShack stores and online at www.RadioShack.com .

The new Accurian HD Radio model 12-1686 allows customers to discover new free local programming options on the "stations between the stations" made possible by multicast HD2 FM sub-station broadcasts. In addition, the Accurian radio offers enhanced fidelity that rivals CD-quality sound as well as more and better free local radio content. It is regularly priced at $199.99, but for a limited time the cost is reduced to $174.99 following the submission of a qualifying mail-in rebate valid through Jan., 14, 2007. Customers should also check with their neighborhood RadioShack store or online at www.RadioShack.com for additional offers. Full details, up-to-day lists of HD Radio stations and complete rebate rules are available at www.hdradio.com .

Designed with many of the same high-performance features of comparable HD Radio models, the Accurian HD Radio is affordably priced to help make the new HD Radio broadcast initiative available to more people across the country. As the first national retail chain to start backing HD Radio in May 2006, RadioShack is now offering HD Radio products in 56 of the 68 markets where HD Digital Radio broadcasts are available. The HD Digital Radio Alliance, which is a joint initiative of leading radio broadcasters to accelerate the successful rollout of HD Digital Radio, reports more than 1,000 radio stations nationwide are HD Radio broadcasters, with more than 400 offering HD2 channels, with additional HD2 multicast channels going live each week.

RadioShack stores offering HD Digital Radio allow customers to hear firsthand the high-quality HD Digital Radio sound of favorite programming plus new, expanding choices via local-market HD2 sub-stations, available only with the new HD Radio receivers. The Accurian HD Radio delivers FM signals with near-CD quality sound minus the static, pops, crackles, or fades common with traditional terrestrial radio. Likewise, AM radio reception played through the Accurian receiver is comparable to today's traditional FM transmission. Another benefit of the Accurian HD Radio is a LCD screen that provides expanded programming options, including such things as song titles, artist information, traffic alerts, stocks, sports scores, signal strength, station frequency and more.

Features of the new Accurian HD Radio include:

• Stylish, curved design on a small footprint that will complement any interior design
  
• Amplified receiver for improved FM and AM reception
  
• Stereo speakers for bold, clear sound
  
• Tuner with 24 station presets to save frequently played stations
  
• Sound quality enabling FM radio to sound CD-like and AM radio to sound FM-like
  
• LCD screen to display information about artists, songs and other data
  
• Credit card-sized remote control that stores on the back of the radio
  
• T-style FM antenna with a F-connector capable of accepting cable FM feeds from most cable systems, and a loop-style AM antenna
  
• Headphone jack for private listening
  
• LCD clock featuring minutes, day, month and year
  
• AC power adapter
  
• MSRP $199.99
  

About HD Digital Radio
HD Digital Radio technology allows local broadcasters to transmit a high- quality digital signal that can be received using a special HD Radio digital receiver. HD Radio broadcasting delivers crystal-clear, static-free reception and subscription-free local programming customers can't access with standard audio receivers. According to the HD Digital Radio Alliance, to date more than 3,000 U.S. radio stations have committed to broadcasting in the HD Radio format. More than 1,000 radio stations are currently broadcasting primary signals with HD Radio technology, available to 80 percent of the U.S. population, expanding to 1,200 stations by the end of this year.

SOURCE RadioShack Corporation