[cma-l] DAB Broadcasting

[Clive Glover]

Back in 2006/7 we approached the "local" DAB multiplex licence holder and were quoted a figure of several £10,000s for an annual provision of a 64bit rate mono service which would have covered an area hundreds of times larger than our CR footprint. 

Five years later there is still no sign of this multiplex being built. It required nine separate transmitters, two of which are within our service area. I specifically asked the head of radio engineering at OFCOM if it would be possible for us to broadcast on just these two transmitters with other CR stations near to the remaining seven transmitters broadcasting in their area. I got an emphatic NO - it would not be possible.

After some challenging it became apparent that "not possible" did not mean technically but contractually - they couldn't force the operator to do anything like this (in fact they obviously can't force the operator actually to build the multiplex anyway).

This all added to my suspicion then - and conviction now - that DAB is completely and utterly useless for local, let alone Community services. 

Clive Glover


On 11 Mar 2011, at 13:34, ALAN KINGHORN wrote:

> Could a local MUX be persuaded to have a community channel made available to community radio groups and the various community radio stations around that Mux, each providing programmes to the community channel and paying the approptiate costs on a usage basis, as I doubt that many community groups could afford a channel to themselves
> 
> Kind Regards
> Alan Kinghorn
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> --- On Thu, 10/3/11, Martin Steers <martin at martinsteers.co.uk> wrote:
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> From: Martin Steers <martin at martinsteers.co.uk>
> Subject: Re: [cma-l] DAB Broadcasting
> To: "Gary Jackson" <gary.jackson at skyline.fm>
> Cc: "CMA-L" <cma-l at commedia.org.uk>
> Date: Thursday, 10 March, 2011, 18:05
> 
> I could be wrong but as far as i know there is no set cost (from a transmission point of view) and you have to speak to the local multiplex owner / negotiate with them.. From a license point of view its not that much at all i dont think..
> 
> 
> On Wed, Mar 9, 2011 at 8:27 PM, Gary Jackson <gary.jackson at skyline.fm> wrote:
> Is there any information on the cost of broadcasting on the DAB
> platform? Only thinking of the local one.
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Gary
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