[cma-l] dab trial propsed extention

[Richard Hilton]

Mark

You raise interesting points.  It would be nice to think that Ofcom would take the opportunity to re-advertise but that will take time and resources (staff and equipment - they are supplying the equipment if I remember correctly).  They don't really have an abundance of either.  However, we should perhaps be actively encouraging them to think about extending the number of stations if the experiment if it is going to be run for another 2 years.

My main criticism of the initial experiment was that a DAB station will build an audience over 9 months and then the plug will be pulled which will just irritate that audience who will not understand the technically of an experiment that can suddenly take away a station they have grown to love.  If they extend the experiment to 2 years the audiences will be bigger and the howls of protest even larger.  Listening to Resonance clearly on DAB in South West London is a real joy and I'll be mightily irritated if the plug is pulled.

My best guess (hope?) is that the trial stations will somehow morph into permanent licences at the end of the experiment, coupled with the granting of new DAB licences to the sort of consortiums the experiment has thrown up.

Richard


From: cma-l-bounces at mailman.commedia.org.uk [mailto:cma-l-bounces at mailman.commedia.org.uk] On Behalf Of Mark Davis
Sent: 01 March 2016 12:29
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Subject: [cma-l] dab trial propsed extention

Hello
I've just received an email saying that Ofcom propose to extend the trial for another 2 years
I did apply to run this trail and never got it ,I think the reason was because I never put enough stations on my proposed multiplex thinking that it was a technical trial and not about  filling up the multiplex if I had have known this I would of filled it
Im still in the situation where we have the infrastructure and would love to move our station forward to the modern day and get it on dab
Now this trail is proposed to be extended does this mean that its going to be another 2 years before the results are published and  any chance of becoming a local dab community station are a long way off ,or has the previous 9 months proved that there are no major issues and that they are going to extend the trial and incorporate more stations on to it with the view to licence them in the future , ???? or has it not gone so well that more needs to be done ???

Many thanks

Mark Davis
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