[cma-l] dab trial propsed extention

[roger at thornesonline.com]

Well thanks a bunch Ofcom. 

 

The conversations had around getting stations together for a 9 month trial
and those for a 3 year trial would have been VERY different.  Very
reminiscent of the original Access trials which went on for much longer than
planned at the outset and gave the first few stations a big advantage (for a
while anyway!). I guess small scale DAB for the rest of us has probably
slipped back another two years then.  

 

 

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[mailto:cma-l-bounces at mailman.commedia.org.uk] On Behalf Of Richard Hilton
Sent: 01 March 2016 17:40
To: cma-l at mailman.commedia.org.uk
Subject: Re: [cma-l] dab trial propsed extention

 

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
To: cma-l at mailman.commedia.org.uk
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  

www.in2beats.com

markd at in2beats.com

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office:01234352244 ext:22

Mobile:07887867114

 

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