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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As we approach the release date for DAB+ radio station broadcasting in Australia, we have received an email asking us the following question.
I live in the country. I’m experiencing poor radio reception and only have limited stations available!
When am I likely to receive a digital radio broadcast?
The current plan is a coordinated release of digital [...]
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As we edge closer to the introduction of digital radios into Australia.
Are oldies the only ones interested in radios?
This seems to be the case, since the advent of personal music players in the form of MP3 and IPOD type products. Young people have embraced these formats and have tended to only use radios infrequently or [...]
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This is one question we are getting asked almost daily.
In the past you would …. just take a walk down your main street or visit your local shopping centers.
You know the story … all those big multi-national retailers falling over themselves to “embrace another NEW format”. I can hear all their buyers scratching their [...]
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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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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Revolutionary idea as we edge closer to releasing digital radios in Australia. With a bit of luck, we might not only get an upgrade in the hardware, we may also have a unique opportunity for a upgrade in the mindset of our radio stations. Maybe just maybe, some radio station playlists might join the revolution.
A [...]
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DAB plus radios - Coming soon to a retailer near you.
“Harvey Norman are preparing to introduce a range of DAB+ digital radios in time for the January 1 2009 digital broadcasting launch.
Government legislation passed in 2007 has mandated that free-to-air digital radio broadcasts are required to begin on 1 January, 2009. According to Digital Radio [...]
Digital radio DAB+ services will officially begin in Australia in May 2009 in the 5 major state capitals.
Digital Radio Broadcast - Begins May 2009
The latest audience results confirm DAB as by far the most popular digital radio platform in the UK. On a like-for-like comparison, DAB achieved 12 times more radio listening than either Internet Radio or radio over Digital television. There are now over seven million DAB radios in the UK, with annual sales topping two million. [...]