[comradio-l] Digital Broadcasting: Radio Culture Media and Sport

[Ian Hickling]

That's interesting phraseology -  written I would suspect by someone who isn't particularly familiar with the technology. 

"......committed to reserving part of the FM spectrum as a platform for local and community radio stations......"

That isn't what's needed - and what will be the function of the "other parts"?

"......for as long as it is needed......"

Defined by whose judgement - I wonder?

"......the potential options for smaller local stations to migrate to digital ......"

Only by a complete re-working of the present mux system - to which I suspect the big boys will continue to furiously object.

"......the lead up to and after a future switchover......"

Ah - but a switchover to what extent and by whom?

".....software enabling low cost low power DAB transmissions....."

Nothing mew here - been around for at least 5 years.

".......which has been successfully trialled in Brighton......."

Really? - Are we aware of what happened and the results?

Ian

 

 



From: cma-l at commedia.org.uk
Date: Tue, 26 Nov 2013 11:30:52 +0000
To: cma-l at commedia.org.uk; comradio-l at commedia.org.uk
Subject: [cma-l] Hansard Written Answers & Statements 25/11/13 - Digital Broadcasting: Radio Culture Media and Sport


++ Greg Knight (East Yorkshire, Conservative)

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what support her Department is intending to give to small local radio stations in connection with the introduction of digital broadcasting.

++ Edward Vaizey (Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Culture, Communications and Creative Industries), Business, Innovation and Skills; Wantage, Conservative)

Government recognises the importance of local commercial radio stations to the communities they serve and is committed to reserving part of the FM spectrum as a platform for local and community radio stations, for as long as it is needed. My officials are also working with Ofcom to consider the potential options for smaller local stations to migrate to digital in the lead up to and after a future switchover. We are very encouraged by the recent research Ofcom has carried out on software enabling low cost low power DAB transmissions, which has been successfully trialled in Brighton.

Hansard Source: http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201314/cmhansrd/cm131125/text/131125w0006.htm#131125w0006.htm_wqn25

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