Newsletter

Dear Friends, Colleagues and Partners,

What a year 2020 has been! On the plus side, radio has proven again its resilience and consolidated its central place in many people’s lives in its 100^th anniversary year. DRM, not immune to the unprecedented 2020, has proven more than ever that it is the digital communication platform for our times and for all.

2020 has been an incredibly good year for DRM despite and, in part, because of the pandemic.  In all these activities some of our key members have gone well beyond the call of duty and for their essential support and passion I salute them!

We have compiled an E-book of the key activities that has made 2020 a vibrant year for DRM, in these challenging times.

In the next year we want to see masses of DRM and multi-standard receivers and receiver solutions at affordable prices in the DRM countries. We would like to engage deeper with the automotive industry, to extend the presentation, adoption and use of DRM for audio but also data in new territories from US to Papua New Guinea, and from Indonesia to Latin America, Africa and Australia.

At the end of this challenging year, we want to recognise one such DRM enthusiastic individual for being in effect a one-man DRM marketing machine and give him a special award. It is Dr Thamminana Krushna Rao of Andhra Pradesh, India. Congratulations!

Let us hope that 2021 will be a better year than 2020!

Finally, please do not forget to join us on Twitter, YouTube and Flickr.  And if you want to join the Consortium please contact projectoffice@drm.org.  

Ruxandra Obreja 
Chair, DRM Consortium
ruxandra.obreja@drm.org 

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Latest News

Digital Radio DRM, Stronger than Ever, Looks with Confidence to 2021 

In 2020 the value of the only global, open, all band digital audio broadcasting system, DRM, was conveyed to more people, further afield, than ever before. Old and new stakeholders and enthusiasts were the audience in the 2020 virtual conference rooms where a “show and tell” approach demonstrated DRM’s services and advantages in both AM and FM bands.

To celebrate the unique and relevant place of radio in people’s lives and the progress made by Digital Radio Mondiale in this unprecedented year, we have created our first ever DRM e-book. Its aim is to give you a succinct overview of the best DRM events, activities and successes in 2020, while offering you a varied and wide digest of information, opinions and updates on DRM and digital radio.

Download – E-book here       PDF version here

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KTWR Japanese DRM Broadcast

On January 9 2021, KTWR is moving its Japanese DRM broadcast to 9910kHz on Saturdays at 1130-1200UTC.

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Did you know?

• Following requests from our readers, we have updated the DRM schedules on our website. So please check for yourself!  List of DRM transmissions Interactive map Over 30 broadcasters carry regular DRM transmissions, covering almost half the world’s population. Updated to 31 March 2021
• The latest Licensing information for DRM is available on the Via Licensing website
• The DRM standard as recommended by ITU and ETSIincludes built-in Emergency Warning tools for swift and effective mass-notification in crises.   Listen here.
• DRM publishes a special monthly Noticeboard for India, and a new India page pulls together key DRM information on India.  
• 'The Digital Radio Mondiale (DRM) Standard at a Glance' – a complete guide to the DRM standard.

• The DRM Handbook has been updated to include the latest information on DRM for local coverage and the most recent tests and are available online, in English and Russian.
• A new video explanation of the coverage, deployment and practical implementation of DRM is available.