HD Radio will not be appearing in the iPod and iPhone, as Fred Wilson states:
"Why HD Won't Save Radio, And Why Fred Wilson Thinks It Will"
"Update: Fred Wilson, who's an investor in HD Radio developer iBiquity, says that HD is great and that when your car, iPod or iPhone comes with HD built in, "consumers will be able to tap into the thousands of new free radio channels that have been launched using HD technology in the past couple years. And when they do that, they'll see how great digital radio is.'"
"He said (with a straight face) that Apple had no immediate plans for a 'radio-type' function on its players because 'Steve considers traditional radio to be a an old technology and he doesn't want to 'taint' his cutting edge technology.'"
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"Why HD Won't Save Radio, And Why Fred Wilson Thinks It Will"
"Update: Fred Wilson, who's an investor in HD Radio developer iBiquity, says that HD is great and that when your car, iPod or iPhone comes with HD built in, "consumers will be able to tap into the thousands of new free radio channels that have been launched using HD technology in the past couple years. And when they do that, they'll see how great digital radio is.'"
http://www.alleyinsider.com/2008/01/why-hd-wont...
"Radio on the iPod? Only if it's Internet Radio"
"He said (with a straight face) that Apple had no immediate plans for a 'radio-type' function on its players because 'Steve considers traditional radio to be a an old technology and he doesn't want to 'taint' his cutting edge technology.'"
http://www.hear2.com/2007/11/radio-on-the-ip.html
"Presto: That iPhone is now a Radio!"
"Now comes word of a SHOUTcast player for your iPhone allowing you to stream thousands of stations to your phone (using WiFi - or not)."
http://www.hear2.com/2007/11/presto-that-iph.html
There is zero consumer interest in HD Radio:
http://hdradiofarce.blogspot.com/