<div dir="ltr"><div>Very interesting and fantastic to see 51 applications for the trial, I do wonder if Ofcom will increase / extend the trail.</div><div><br></div><div>on a side note I have plotted all the applications onto map to see areas. This can be found here: <a href="http://goo.gl/7kZ15B">http://goo.gl/7kZ15B</a> (Please feel free to share.</div><div><br></div><div>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).</div><div><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Ofcom Updates</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:Updates@maillist.ofcom.org.uk">Updates@maillist.ofcom.org.uk</a>></span><br>Date: 16 April 2015 at 10:30<br>Subject: Ofcom publishes applications for small scale DAB trials<br>To: "<a href="mailto:martin@martinsteers.co.uk">martin@martinsteers.co.uk</a>" <<a href="mailto:martin@martinsteers.co.uk">martin@martinsteers.co.uk</a>><br><br><br><u></u>
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Ofcom has published <a href="http://ofcom.cmail2.com/t/i-l-yhujtjy-ptyukklu-h/" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(43,166,203)" target="_blank">51 applications</a> 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.</p>
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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.</p>
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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.</p>
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Small scale DAB is cheaper than current systems because it is uses software freely available from <a href="http://opendigitalradio.org" target="_blank">opendigitalradio.org</a> rather than relying on often expensive hardware equipment.</p>
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If the trials are successful, UK radio listeners could benefit from more local and community radio stations on DAB.</p>
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