[cma-l] Community radio tests DRM+ in Paris]

[Jaqui Devereux]

DRM+ in Band I promoted as a most suitable technology to complement
other digital radio standards in countries like France

Paris, France ? DRM+ (the DRM technology for radio broadcasts at
frequencies up to 174 MHz) has been successfully demonstrated in Paris
on Thursday, July 16th 2009. A DRM+ signal was broadcast in band I on
64.5 MHz from Tour Pleyel, in the North of Paris. The stereo and 5.1
Surround sound audio accompanied by DRM Dynamic Labels, Journaline
text information, and SlideShow graphics images, were presented with
live indoor reception to an audience of over fifty broadcasters and
radio specialists. Following the event participants had the
opportunity to experience live DRM+ reception with the 5.1 surround
sound touring in a car.

This demonstration was organized by the Syndicat National des Radios
Libres (SNRL) and was performed with the help of University of Applied
Sciences, Kaiserslautern and Fraunhofer IIS, Erlangen. The aim of this
event was to prove that the DRM system is the perfect solution for
local and smaller radio stations unable to join multiplexes, even in
places where the FM band is full thanks to the use of available
frequencies below 87 MHz.

David Blanc, SNRL said: ?DRM+ is a perfect complement to multiplexes
in band 3, it is an efficient and simple solution for hundreds of
isolated local radio stations, especially in rural or mountainous
areas. The near-CD audio is superb and the data is as rich as with T-
DMB or DAB+, with nice slideshow picture quality and useful textual
information sent alongside the audio. We really hope this technology
can get government approval in France and Europe and be integrated in
radio receivers.?

Ruxandra Obreja, DRM Consortium chair said: ?It was great to
experience for the first time DRM+ in band I. The DRM+ demo in Paris
proved that there is already the cutting edge technology available to
provide all the benefits of digital radio meeting the needs of smaller
stations and of the listeners wherever they are.? 
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