[cma-l] Raspberries, Steroids and Low Cost DAB

[Alan Coote]

Hi Cat,

 

If you looked at the stats 5 years ago DAB listening was very low. In fact so low that the numbers were often amalgamated with other digital (online and digital TV) to make them look better.

 

If the choice was either/ or then any station that can’t be made to work on FM, definitely wouldn’t work on DAB.

 

Small scale DAB offers very welcome access to digital. But, if you crunched some numbers I think you’d find that the cost per listener on DAB are higher than FM so your advertising rate would need to be higher, making it less attractive to advertisers. 

 

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From: cma-l-bounces at mailman.commedia.org.uk [mailto:cma-l-bounces at mailman.commedia.org.uk] On Behalf Of Artisan Broadcast
Sent: 03 December 2014 08:44
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Subject: Re: [cma-l] Raspberries, Steroids and Low Cost DAB

 

Hi Pete and Glyn

 

I attended the earlier demo in Baldock and was very impressed with what can be achieved on such a low budget.

 

In some ways, I wish this had been on the table five or so years ago when we were looking to start our local station, else I might have chosen this route instead of FM. (That'll generate some discussion)  ;-)

 

I'm seriously itching to look at getting involved with this trial and I'm considering setting up a separate group to share experiences, advice and knowledge.  If you're interested in being a part of that let me know.

 

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On 2 December 2014 at 15:56, Peter <peter at engineeringradio.co.uk> wrote:

I have been following the open digital radio project for quite some time. This is a similar thing that they have trail on in Switzerland. It does lack a GUI, so some Linux CLI experience is required. There are more things that could be improved on as well, but it is a fully working system at present.

This software can work on standard PCs that are dual core upwards.
I am looking into using the software on a  VM system (like Hyper-v or Xen).

It does show that a lot of engineering in radio including RF is becoming more and more computer orientated.

PeteOn 2 Dec 2014 13:13, Associated Broadcast Consultants <info at a-bc.co.uk> wrote:
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> Yesterday Ofcom held a second demo of Low Cost DAB at Riverside House in London.  On the link below you can read all about it on our blog.
>  
> http://a-bc.co.uk/blog/
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> --
> Glyn Roylance - Principal Consultant
> Associated Broadcast Consultants
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