HD Radio Program Service Data Guidance
Primary URL
https://hdradio.com/broadcasters/engineering-support/program-services-data-psd/
Description
This page provides engineering guidance for HD Radio Program Service Data (PSD) used by broadcasters. It explains how station and program information is carried through HD Radio transmission chains and how it appears on receivers.
The content covers Station Information Services (SIS) fields such as Short Name and Long Name, along with best practices for displaying song title, artist, and station messages. It also addresses dynamic and static PSD use for main and supplemental program services.
The guidance describes the flow of PSD from studio automation systems through the Exporter, Exciter, Importer, and studio-to-transmitter link. It notes that the same approach applies to multicast channels such as HD2 and HD3.
The page is relevant to stations managing metadata workflows in HD Radio environments. It focuses on implementation details rather than promotional material.