Smart Radio Solutions

Transforming the Radio Experience
Traditional radio remains the most listened to audio format in the car today. Yet, despite its continued popularity, the driver experience for discovering radio programming has not seen significant changes in decades. Now, with Gracenote Smart Radio Solutions, automakers are able to reimagine the radio experience.

Radio Station ID
Gracenote Radio Station ID eliminates the need for “scanning the dial.” Instead, drivers and passengers can discover their favorite music, news and talk programming through smart guides featuring normalized radio categories as well as station names and logos.

MusicID Radio
Using audio fingerprinting technology built into the car’s audio system, Gracenote MusicID Radio identifies music playing from terrestrial and digital radio to display artist, album, Album Cover Art, and track name on the dashboard.

Sports Data
Gracenote is bringing live sports data to the car, letting drivers track their favorite players, teams and leagues, while also delivering live scores, stats and links to broadcasts so fans never miss a minute of the action.
Introducing Radio Station ID
Enabling a Consistent Interface for Every Musical Source


Rich, Consistent Interface
Identifies and delivers correct artist, Album Cover Art and track data for all music sources, in addition to featuring station logos, names and categories to deliver a consistent user experience.

Hybrid Radio Solution
Delivers radio station IP URLs to enable the ability to switch from terrestrial to streaming radio broadcasts when drivers move beyond range.

Location-Based Delivery
Location-based radio identification enables the ability to display stations and categories to drivers moving between geographic regions.
Radio “Now Playing” Guide
Radio “Now Playing” Guide lets drivers visually browse what’s playing across multiple stations, including the song/artist, station category, name, logo and frequency, to simplify radio station search and discovery.
