[cma-l] DAB Switchover

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From: Martin Steers <martin at martinsteers.co.uk>

Internet radio is A future not THE future... a multiplicity of
broadcasting is THE future, with analogue, digital radio, internet and
what ever the next thing is..

The economies of scale involved in radio broadcasting over the
internet just are not feasible in the short or medium term, and
already the GSM network are starting to cap mobile phone users on data
usage.

To answer the DAB pirates question I suppose its technically possible
but logistically impossible due to technical and costs involved, BUT
we should be looking into a small DAB transmitter option to cover
towns, and smaller areas to enable non big / super regional stations
to actually migrate onto DAB.. (but not even sure that's possible)

Martin

Martin Steers
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From: Phil Korbel <phil.korbel at googlemail.com>
To: London Chinese Radio <admin at londonhuayu.co.uk>
Cc: CMA-L <cma-l at commedia.org.uk>
Sent: Thu, 16 September, 2010 8:39:55
Subject: Re: [cma-l] DAB Switchover

The internet will be the future if that's not being too pedantic....
In other words it will be the best home for community radio once, and
only once, the digital dvide has been crossed by the listeners that we
most need to reach - and that sure as #### aint happened yet.  So,
community radio for the not poor and the not old is fine on the web
....

need I say more....

bests,

Phil

2010/9/15 London Chinese Radio <admin at londonhuayu.co.uk>
>
> I think the "pirates" are already ahead of the wave, on the internet, which in my mind is unstoppable, and what's more since it's not owned by anyone, they are no longer outcasts.
> I really haven't seen anything to convince me that internet is not the future. And I have been looking.
>
> Peter Vautier
> London Chinese Radio
>
> On Wed, Sep 15, 2010 at 9:19 AM, Julian Mellor <julian at 10radio.org> wrote:
>>
>> Out of interest, is it possible to be a digital pirate or are these seas 100% corporate owned?
>> Aharrgh
>>
>> ................................................................................
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>> On 15 Sep 2010, at 01:16, Alan Coote wrote:
>>
>> In the Digital Radio Switchover: what is in it for consumers? Consumer Expert Group report, this statement specifically relating to Community Radio is extremely worrying.
>>
>> "The vast majority of listeners will merely migrate to digital to listen to the national, regional and large local stations they already listen to."
>>
>> This is why Community Radio MUST have a route to digital.
>>
>> What say the CMA?
>>
>>
>> Alan
>>
>> Alan Coote
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