[cma-l] Ofcom pushing ahead with small-scale DAB

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Ofcom has said it's going to be working with the Government next year to
develop a potential solution for smaller and community stations to get on
DAB digital radio.

As part of Ofcom's newly-published plans for the 2016/17 financial year, it
has confirmed that it is going to continue its work on 'small scale DAB', a
low-cost, simplified approach to enabling stations to broadcast across a
small area on DAB.

Currently, Ofcom and multiplex operators are piloting the technology behind
small scale DAB in a nine-month trial in 10 locations, which is due to
expire in the early summer. Ofcom wants to expand small scale DAB services
to more areas and has been working on identifying suitable frequencies and
setting up the regulatory framework for smaller operators if small scale
DAB was to enter regular, full-time service across the UK.

The current roll-out of local, mostly county-wide DAB multiplexes will
continue to be supported into the next financial year, according to the
proposed Ofcom annual plan.

Ofcom also announced that it will be supporting the Government for a
potential new statutory framework for radio regulation next year, following
the conclusion of its own review of regulation in February.

Source:
http://www.a516digital.com/2015/12/ofcom-pushing-ahead-with-small-scale.html

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