Digital Radio Mondiale at IBC 2016: ‘DRM: Smart Radio for All’
Digital Radio Mondiale (DRM) has an exciting line-up of events at this year’s International Broadcasting Convention (IBC) in Amsterdam 9th - 13th September. IBC is the leading global tradeshow for broadcasters and media professionals and attracts over 150,000 visitors every year from over 160 countries worldwide. DRM will have more events than ever, more to share and show than in the previous years at “pop-up events” hosted by key members of the Consortium.
- GatesAir: Friday 9th September, (Hall 8 B80 1400 to 1500)
- Thomson Broadcast: Saturday 10th September, 1230 to 1330 (Hall 8 C35)
- Nautel : Saturday 10th September, 1530 and 1700 (Hall 8 C49)
- Ampegon and Transradio, Sunday 11th September 1400 to 1500 (Hall 8 D35)
With four key events planned throughout the five-day exhibition participants will have an opportunity to enter the DRM Prize draw and win an Avion DRM digital radio!
Other DRM members present at IBC are: Babcock International, Fraunhofer IIS, Panasonic, RIZ Transmitters and RFmondial.
If you want to attend the DRM events please contact: projectoffice@drm.org.
Special DRM Broadcast from Radio Vaticana for the HFCC Conference in Miami
Radio Vatican’s special broadcast has been planned to run before and during the next HFCC International Broadcasting Delivery coordination conference scheduled to take place in Miami, USA, 22-26 August 2016. Read more
The broadcast is from Santa Maria di Galeria, Vatican Radio transmitting site, at 19:30 – 20:00 UTC on 17510 kHz, 250 kW digital, AHR 4/4/.5 at 292°, 16QAM-ModeB-Protection level 0.62 – Bit rate 14560 – SDR On.
If you are able to receive the broadcast, please send any comments to gestfreq@vatiradio.va.
Also visit the Facebook page of WRMI for more details.
Special DRM Transmission from Ascension Island – Sunday 28 August 2016
A special DRM digital transmission from the BBC Atlantic Relay station will be aired on 21715 kHz, marking the fiftieth anniversary of the BBC’s first short-wave radio broadcast from Ascension Island. The BBC has been broadcasting BBC World Service programmes to Africa and South America from the Atlantic Relay station in the Ascension Island since 1966. Fifty years later the BBC continues to broadcast over 250 programme hours every week to East and West Africa in English, French, Hausa and Somali. This special transmission will be sent with greetings from Ascension Island’s BBC and Babcock International staff and visitors celebrating this special occasion. Read more
DRM Helps Boost AM Quality in Cars – The View from NXP India
In an interview with FinancialExpress.com, Sanjay Gupta, Director, Automotive BU, NXP Semiconductors discusses the growing automotive market in India and the importance of the multi-standard chip which incorporates DRM that will bring extra benefits to users. Read more
Digital Radio can Offer Listeners’ Choice
In her latest blog published in Radio World, Ruxandra Obreja, DRM Chairman, argues that the many benefits of digital radio would be welcomed by listeners, if they were aware of what is available. Read more
Radio Still Strong in the USA
The “one for all” unbeatable feature of audio broadcasting keeps radio popularity high. In the United States there is even a National Radio Day(August 26th), a good occasion to celebrate everything that audiences love about radio. The day was set up to acknowledge the importance of radio in the United States. Read more
A recent report by BIA/Kelsey also examined radio trends and concluded that radio should not be underestimated. Read more
Hungarian Spectrum Strategy Published
The Hungarian Regulator (National Media and Infocommunications Authority - NMHH) has published their future overall spectrum, as well as TV and Radio broadcasting strategy for 2016-2020. Read more
DRM Included in the ABU Technology Webinar Festival
DRM will participate in this year’s ABU Technology Webinar Festival 2016. DRM Webinar: “DRM - For Full and Efficient Country Coverage”, Wednesday 17 August 2016 from 1:30 AM to 3:00 AM (GMT). The webinar will be repeated from 7:00 AM to 8:30 AM (GMT same day).
Click here to register to take part in the webinar.
Key DRM Company Profile
Ampegon is a new brand established in autumn 2012 to merge the former Thomson Broadcast radio activities and newly acquired companies in one powerful and market leading group. The group consists of Ampegon AG, Turgi (Switzerland), Ampegon Antenna Systems GmbH, Ludwigshafen (Germany) and Ampegon PPT GmbH, Dortmund (Germany) with a sales and service office in Beijing, China. Ampegon serves the global Science, MedTech, Industry and Broadcast markets with an extensive product range tailored to customer needs in these strategic fields. As the leading designer, manufacturer and system integrator of AM/DRM radio broadcast systems Ampegon offers the complete system including transmitters, antennas and a wide range of auxiliary equipment. In addition, the group is developing world-class technology and fully integrated solutions to serve scientific, medical and industrial markets: RF amplifier systems, high voltage and high current power supplies as well as short and long pulse modulators. The products and services stand for innovation, advanced technology and premium quality systems.
You can also meet Ampegon at the DRM event at IBC, Amsterdam, as follows:
- Ampegon and Transradio, Sunday 11th September 1400 to 1500 (Hall 8 D35)
DRM Enterprise Award – Asia Pacific Region 2016
Nominations are now welcomed for the second DRM Enterprise Award for the Asia Pacific region. The Award is jointly sponsored by the DRM Consortium and SAS, the leader in analytics, aims to stimulate interest in the DRM standard in various parts of the world that can benefit from the full introduction of digital radio, like the various countries of the Asia Pacific region. The first DRM annual prize was aimed at the Pacific Islands and was awarded in 2014 to SIBC, the public broadcaster in the Solomon Pacific Islands. Nominations should be sent to: projectoffice@drm.org by September 30th. |
