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Harvard’s recent purchase of a timber forest in New Zealand is just the first step in the quest for worthwhile investments for its ever-growing endowment. FM has uncovered a top-secret list of the next 15 properties Harvard is looking to purchase...
...static-plagued reception made you give up on radio years ago, this may be the year you tune back in. That's because dozens of AM and FM stations are starting to transmit digital broadcasts that promise crisper, clearer sound. The first HD (high definition) radio tuner goes on sale this month. It will be unveiled at this week's Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, along with other models due this spring...
...radio isn't the first digital format. Satellite radio from Sirius and XM is transmitted digitally as well. The difference is that regular AM and FM stations broadcast HD radio, whereas satellite companies broadcast a separate stable of nationwide stations. You will need to buy a new radio or tuner to get HD radio, but you won't need to pay a monthly subscription fee or buy a new antenna, as you do with satellite radio. HD radio also lets you read song titles on your receiver's display. The first models are designed for automobiles...
There was noticeably less static on WNYC-FM, one of three New York City stations currently broadcasting HD. But I was surprised that the music didn't sound richer in digital than in analog. When I switched to WOR-AM, the difference was more distinct. In analog the host's voice sounded warm, almost soothing, while in digital, it sounded harsher and crackly. There was actually less static in analog than in digital mode...
They’ve trudged through 16 inches of snow, variously clad in snow boots and stilettos. The destination: an annual FM event that gathers interesting folk from the senior class to reminisce and to speak with false modesty about future plans. Nothing can stop these seniors—with the exception of Alasdair MacLean-Foreman, who despite holding the enviable distinction of being the only Harvard student to be selected for both FM’s fifteen hottest freshmen and notable seniors groups, is otherwise occupied with an Ec10 unit test. Under the Christmas finery of Sandrine?...