Ford, CD Radio to Offer Nonstop Music

Ford Motor Co. and radio broadcast company CD Radio said they will work together to give motorists access to CD Radio’s coast-to-coast, commercial-free music stations beginning in 2001. Ford said it will begin installing CD Radio receivers in all seven of its car brands as early as the first quarter of 2001. Once the receiver is installed, drivers will have access to CD Radio’s soon-to-be completed 100-station radio satellite system for a monthly subscription price of $9.95. CD Radio’s system should be fully operational by the end of the fourth quarter of 2000, the company said. CD Radio shares rose 75 cents to close at $26.13 on Nasdaq. Ford closed down 56 cents at $52.94 on the NYSE.