[cma-l] Ofcom consults on new short-term licences for small-scale digital radio trials

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Ofcom has published a consultation seeking views on the approach to issuing
new short-term licences to support small-scale digital radio trials being
run next year.

This consultation focuses on the conditions and award processes for trial
Wireless Telegraphy Act licences needed to test small-scale DAB multiplexes
in three locations. If successful, this new technology could allow smaller
radio stations to broadcast on digital at a lower cost.

This technology was first trialled in the UK by an Ofcom engineer in
Brighton between September 2012 and January 2013. This experimental DAB
multiplex showed it could be feasible to deliver infrastructure capable of
supporting digital radio transmission at a lower cost than the current
systems used.

These trials will help inform a wider programme of work Ofcom is
undertaking on the possibilities for enabling smaller radio services to
broadcast on digital radio.

The consultation document can be viewed on Ofcom’s website (
http://stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk/consultations/small-scale-dab/).

The consultation sets out Ofcom’s proposals for licensing a number of
short-term trial small scale DAB multiplexes. During the consultation
period, Ofcom will be holding a small number of events based around the
consultation proposals. The first of these will be a technical
demonstration event held at Ofcom's facility at Baldock, Hertfordshire, on *13
November 2014.* For more information, or to register interest in attending,
please email smallscaleDAB at ofcom.org.uk by *Wednesday 5 November*.

Ofcom intends to hold another event during the consultation period in
London which will address the work on small scale DAB more widely. Details
will be announced soon.
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