The Radiosophy HD100 radio receiver, priced at only $59.95 with a $40 rebate, features the high quality and low price that finally brings affordability to your average listener to enjoy the multi-channels of AM and FM HD Radio.  The plus is that it also provides an affordably priced giveaway for your radio station and a low-cost and high quality HD Radio receiver that listeners can purchase through your radio station's Web site.

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Brought to you by many folks who are from the gifted and extraordinary team who were behind the creativity, production and sales of Gateway Computers and the first big-screen PC/TV in the world, Radiosophy's HD100 receiver smashes through the psychological $99.95 price barrier that has, up to now, prevented me and many from buying a HD Radio receiver.

It just makes common marketing sense. What will be a if not the key factor that leads to the success of HD Radio? Affordability.  You have to be able to afford an HD Radio to buy one and listen to HD Radio.

While other HD Radio company's units retail anywhere from $199 to $500, the Radiosophy HD100 is just $59.95 after the $40 rebate.

And, with the Radiosophy HD100 radio receiver, it truly can be said that you can take it with you -- even in your car. Using a simple AC/CD converter and FM transmitter -- both available at Wal-Mart, Circuit City or Best Buy -- you can power the HD100 receiver through your cigarette lighter and play it through your car radio speakers. It's the same thing you probably already do with your portable satellite radio receiver. 

Traveling to other cities?  The Radiosophy HD100 receiver fits in your suitcase.

Versatility? I found it in the Radiosophy HD100 receiver. Not only does the compact receiver (it weighs less than 3 pounds) provide a full, rich and digital sound from its speakers, but you can insert a 3.5 mm stereo plug in the headphone socket and plug the other end into your home theatre sound system for a full power, "turn up the volume, fill your home and make the walls shake" sound.

I test-listened to the Radiosophy HD100 in Omaha. The blue digital light indicator on the front of the receiver lit up as the frequency scan button swept through the AM and FM frequencies of the Midlands. KFAB AM 1110 was digital clear, without static. KGOR 99.9 and its HD2 channel filled the radio with digital stereo sound. Listening to the other HD Radio stations in the Omaha area was like opening up a magic box of music and talk that's not possible to hear with a regular AM-FM radio.

User friendliness and affordability. I found them both in the Radiosophy HD100 receiver.

The magic key that unlocked the Internet for the masses was the Mosaic/Netscape Internet browser.

The magic keys that opened the door to easy-to-use computers, affordably priced for the average consumer, were the Apple II and the MS-DOS Microsoft Operating System along with the IBM Personal Computer.

The magic key that brought portable radio to the masses was the 1954 Texas Instruments transistor radio. Many Top 40 radio stations promoted the transistor radios by selling or giving them away with the tuner locked on the station's frequency.

The HD100 from Radiosophy might well be the first of HD Radio's magic and affordable keys -- the HD Radio receiver that makes HD Radio affordable for your radio station promotional giveaways and for your listeners to buy -- and whose affordability finally puts HD Radios in your listener's homes.

RDN's recommendation? If you're a radio station owner, programmer or promotions genius, you'd be wise to hurry up (before they sell-out) and buy 10, 50 or 100 of these affordable Radiosophy HD100 receivers and give them away through your on-air HD Radio promotions.  You could put an adhesive label on the radio with your station's call letters and frequency printed on it.  If you're a radio person, order one for yourself for the $59.95 price.

An opportunity may have arrived to make arrangements with Radiosophy to provide a link to their Web site from your station's Web site so that your listeners can take advantage of the $59.95 price -- and finally be able to afford to listen to the current and future programming you're running on your HD 2 channel.

There are 50 models of HD Radio in all prices and from many manufacturers to choose from, and each has its own selling points.  But, what makes the Radiosophy HD100 so unique are it's affordability and portability.