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

Thu Apr 16 13:08:40 BST 2015

As the trial was originated to allow access to DAB for Community Radio Licensees, I for one will be highly disappointed and probably quite verbal if this is seen to be taken over by the commercial interests.
Having been directly involved with 14 of the applicants and provided the technical input to their submissions, I have seen in the ones we have supported alone enough variety to cover the 10 available trial formats.But unreserved compliments to Martin James and Rashid Mustapha and their colleagues at Ofcom both for persevering with the initiative - and clearly generating an excellent response.

From: martin at martinsteers.co.uk
Date: Thu, 16 Apr 2015 12:20:32 +0100
To: alan.coote at 5digital.co.uk
CC: cma-l at mailman.commedia.org.uk
Subject: Re: [cma-l] Fwd: Ofcom publishes applications for small scale DAB	trials

I imagine that Ofcom might want a variety of people community / commercial to test the water.
What has been slightly frustrating is that so many applications have ticked the confidentiality box for details of their application.
Celador application is for a single transmitter to cover Bristol.
UKRD one seems to be just to cover Start Cambridge, although they have selected type 3 "An SFN carrying multiple services
based on at least two transmitter sites with one of
them an on-channel repeater (OCR)."

On 16 April 2015 at 12:13, Alan Coote <alan.coote at 5digital.co.uk> wrote:

I see that UKRD and Celador have made applications, the former not a member of Radio Centre (publicly they fell out over Radio Centre’s push to DAB) and Celador presumably looking at the feasibility of Small Scale DAB for their Breeze brand which is on FM only.
This raises interesting questions regarding the commercial verses community license policy which DCMS may apply to Small Scale DAB. 
Kind RegardsAlan

Alan Coote
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From:  "martin at martinsteers.co.uk" <martin at martinsteers.co.uk>
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Date:  Thursday, 16 April 2015 11:13
To:  "cma-l at mailman.commedia.org.uk" <cma-l at mailman.commedia.org.uk>
Subject:  [cma-l] Fwd: Ofcom publishes applications for small scale DAB trials

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 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.

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