A major milestone in the rollout of digital radio was achieved this week with the arrival in Sydney of the first DAB+ digital radio transmitters.
Des DeCean, Chairman of the Commercial Radio Australia

(CRA) Digital Technical Advisory Committee (DTAC) said, “This is a first for Australia and a truly significant milestone in the Australian DAB+ digital radio [...]

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on December 4th, 2008

Digital radio reception already looks to be on the mind of one of our readers. Here is his question & our answer. Please keep those questions coming. (sssh we love em)
I think I will be in a fringe area for digital radio!
What distances can be transmitted and is there anything I can do to improve [...]

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on October 23rd, 2008

The DAB+ system is an upgrade to DAB (Digital Audio Broadcasting) to enable it to transmit mobile phone quality moving pictures. To do this it DAB+ uses AAC+ V2 audio compression which is also used by DRM. DAB uses MPEG level 2 compression. DAB+’s use of AAC+ v2 leaves enough capacity for moving pictures. Its [...]

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on October 23rd, 2008

Digital radio (DAB +) Verses Internet radio
Which is the better format?

And the winner is? Well who cares really, these formats are miles apart in what they have to offer and both would be fantastic sitting along side your current AM/FM tuner and other AV source equipment.
The best thing is that we are already seeing samples [...]

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on October 14th, 2008

Dab + radios benefits set to extended even into your car. Everyday thousands upon thousands of Australians spend many hours in their cars. However, Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB+) is set to come to the rescue.
How may you say? RACV subsidiary Intelematics has the solution

The digital radio service allows motorists to receive short text-based traffic messages [...]

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on October 13th, 2008

Features and formats most likely to be found on new digital radios?
You will be able to buy equipment with just a digital tuner, but most radios will give you additional options. For example some portable units will also include an FM tuner, which will be very handy when listening outside the digital transmission areas. We [...]

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on October 6th, 2008

Thinking about buying a digital radio?
There will plenty of choice, when it comes to buying a digital radio. You will be able to purchase the ultra modern MP3/ipod type product through to tradition bed side tuners and clock radios.
Just think of any product that you or your parents/grand parents have enjoyed listening to over the [...]

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on October 3rd, 2008

Retailers wanting to ensure that they enjoy a substantial share of the DAB radio market which is set to boom in time for Christmas 2009, need look no further than Bush Australia.
Bush who are widely acknowledged as innovators in audio, and being one of the pioneers launching their very first radio in 1931, have already [...]

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on October 3rd, 2008

Here are several benefits a DAB+ radio offers the user:
• No Interference – because of the way digital broadcasting works, you will no longer get the hiss and crackle of poor FM and AM stations.
• Easy to use – DAB+ radio works by station names, not frequencies. There will be no more trying to [...]

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Ok you’re already experiencing high quality stereo sound from your current FM radio. Probably not to different to that which you will enjoy when your favourite station transmits in digital (DAB+) from May 2009?
But that would mean you are one of the lucky listeners who receives your FM signal in an ideal reception area.
In [...]

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