International industry association
RDS Forum
The association of RDS users, maintaining the Radio Data System standards and supporting the continued evolution of FM/RDS and RDS2.
Built around a technology used worldwide
RDS has supported FM broadcasting for more than 40 years. The Forum keeps the standard current, practical, and backwards compatible for broadcasters, receiver makers, transmission providers, and regulators.
What the Forum does
Maintains standards
The Forum maintains IEC RDS standards and tracks implementation issues for RDS, RT+, UECP, and RDS2.
Connects experts
Members exchange experience across broadcasting, manufacturing, measurement, regulation, and service development.
Publishes guidance
Specifications, guidelines, position statements, meeting material, and historical material are collected into a cleaner library.
Priority areas
RDS2 development
RDS2 extends the RDS standard while remaining backwards compatible with existing receivers.
Publication library
Key standards, guidelines, position papers, and meeting documents are surfaced from the existing PDF archive.
Products
Product notes cover RDS/RDS2 equipment, receiver ICs, encoders, monitoring, measurements, RDS tools, and utility management applications.
Future of RDS
RDS2 expands RDS with additional subcarriers, new data capacity, and backwards compatibility for existing FM/RDS receivers.
RDS background
Plain-language explanations of RDS features, terminology, history, logo usage, PS, and ODA registration.