[cma-l] Fwd: Ofcom publishes applications for small scale DAB trials

[Martin Steers]

Very interesting and fantastic to see 51 applications for the trial, I do
wonder if Ofcom will increase / extend the trail.

on a side note I have plotted all the applications onto map to see areas.
This can be found here: http://goo.gl/7kZ15B (Please feel free to share.

NOTE the map is based on application address on the website and might not
mean actual coverage or station address (Example there are 3 applications
at BFBS).


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Date: 16 April 2015 at 10:30
Subject: Ofcom publishes applications for small scale DAB trials
To: "martin at martinsteers.co.uk" <martin at martinsteers.co.uk>


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 Ofcom has published 51 applications
<http://ofcom.cmail2.com/t/i-l-yhujtjy-ptyukklu-h/> received for trials of
a new approach that could provide small radio stations across the UK with
an affordable way to broadcast on DAB digital radio.

Known as ‘small scale DAB’, the new approach is best suited for
broadcasting to a small geographic area, ideal for community and local
radio stations.

Ofcom intends to license up to ten trials of small scale DAB to help inform
Ofcom’s work on identifying suitable frequencies for broadcasting smaller
digital stations and how these services could be licensed.

Small scale DAB is cheaper than current systems because it is uses software
freely available from opendigitalradio.org rather than relying on often
expensive hardware equipment.

If the trials are successful, UK radio listeners could benefit from more
local and community radio stations on DAB.

A press release announcing the trials is available on Ofcom’s website
<http://ofcom.cmail2.com/t/i-l-yhujtjy-ptyukklu-k/>.

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