[cma-l] Sweden - DAB decision

[Associated Broadcast Consultants]

Challenge accepted Ian.

IMHO considering the amount of public money that has been spent on
delivering 97% population coverage DAB for BBC channels, it seems an
obscene waste of money (and radio spectrum) to continue simulcasting them
on FM for much longer.  I thought the BBC were meant to be cash-strapped?
There needs to be planned transition to DAB for the 4 main channels asap -
releasing up to 70% of the FM band
<http://a-bc.co.uk/radio-1-eleven-times-better-commercial-radio-fm-spectrum-utilisation-uk/>
for new services - making possible a real radio renaissance.

Blue touch paper lit!

Glyn

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Glyn Roylance - Principal Consultant
Associated Broadcast Consultants <http://www.a-bc.co.uk/>
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On 4 February 2016 at 13:18, Ian Hickling <transplanfm at hotmail.com> wrote:

> Point for  discussion?
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> From: news at public-service.net
> Date: Thu, 4 Feb 2016 14:09:23 +0100
> Subject: Is DAB Radio Dead And Buried
> To: news at publicaccess.se
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> *Unanimous Parliament Confirms Rejection of DAB Radio Proposal in Sweden. *
> *Public radio continues on FM and will push for extending its remit to
> include digital radio online.*
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> *Read more *
> *Digital Radio FM Europe*
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> http://digitalradioinsider.blogspot.se/2016/01/parliament-confirms-rejection-of-dab.html
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