Pageviews for Clear Channel Radio's HD2 multicast channel streams are up 71 percent this week, according to statistics compiled by WebSideStory, Clear Channel said, and the number of streaming sessions is up 90 percent in the same period, reports MediaBuyerPlanner. Clear Channel Radio has more than 20 markets broadcasting HD2 multicasts in addition to HD1 primary broadcasts.
When Clear Channel announced in mid-January that it was turning on HD2 multicast digital radio channels in 20+ markets throughout the country in weeks to come, its president and CEO said the rollout also included online streaming of the new channels because once listeners heard the incredible sound quality of HD radio, receivers would "start flying off the shelves."
