RDS features are only available for use on certain FM stations. As expected, Pontiac is on the leading edge of the technology curve. RDS allows a single radio station to simultaneously broadcast information such as weather and traffic conditions, breaking news reports, or sports scores on the radio display with normal programming on the air. Information from RDS-equipped radio stations is encoded and transmitted as a second stream of data digitally appearing on the car's radio. We expect to see more radio stations adding RDS capability to their transmissions.
Station identification is provided by up to eight characters.
Program type search. Enables the radio to search for a specific type of RDS programming, such as sports, news, rock or jazz. Program type name. Enables the radio to display up to eight characters to identify the name of the program on the current station. Alternate frequency switching.