Electronic – How is data transmitted along with an FM broadcast signal

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When listening to FM radio on mobile using 3.5 jack headphone , sometimes the name of current show or other "xyz" information are displayed, how is that possible?

How do analog signals contain that information and how does a mobile phone identify such data from all mixed signals and show that differently?

Best Answer

The system responsible for this is called Radio Data System (RDS).

What you likely see is the Programme Service or Radio Text data.

Another very common use of RDS is the traffic function of in car radios, which always seems to assume that you need to hear the traffic news much louder than everything else on the radio.