Poll: DAB+ is the future? Digital terrestrial radio broadcasting

Which method do you prefer when listening to radio

  • Total voters
    36
  • Poll closed .
Streaming is the future of radio :

Digital listening in car now accounts for 53% of all in car listening, with DAB in car accounting for 46.6% of listening (compared to AM/FM’s 33.1%) and online/apps listening in car accounting for 6.4% of all in car listening – an indication that more drivers are now listening to radio in car via app using their smartphone.

Stop cherry picking.

Dab is included on *most* car radios and as it offers more choice most people use it in car. However even with that convenience streaming is increasing, in my 20 minute drive to work Dab cuts out about 15 times due to deadzones so I either stream from my mobile (no cutouts) or LBC if I listen to dab.
 
Then you need new DAB+ transmitters to improve the coverage.

In Germany and Switzerland this is an everyday reality :)

October 28th
In Switzerland, a new transmitter has been brought into service on Block 12A. Chenit Brassus improves reception of the ensemble SRG SSR F01 in Le Brassus in canton Vaud.

October 20th
In Germany, a new transmitter has been brought into service on Block 12A. Ahrweiler improves coverage of the Rheinland-Pfalz ensemble SWR RP in an area that includes Kreis Ahrweiler (Altenahr, Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler, Sinzig and the border area with Nordrhein-Westfalen), in the western half of Kreis Mayen-Koblenz and the eastern edge of the Vulkaneifelkreises (Kelberg).
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4K8KW10 said:
Then you need new DAB+ transmitters to improve the coverage.

In Germany and Switzerland this is an everyday reality :)

October 28th
In Switzerland, a new transmitter has been brought into service on Block 12A. Chenit Brassus improves reception of the ensemble SRG SSR F01 in Le Brassus in canton Vaud.

October 20th
In Germany, a new transmitter has been brought into service on Block 12A. Ahrweiler improves coverage of the Rheinland-Pfalz ensemble SWR RP in an area that includes Kreis Ahrweiler (Altenahr, Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler, Sinzig and the border area with Nordrhein-Westfalen), in the western half of Kreis Mayen-Koblenz and the eastern edge of the Vulkaneifelkreises (Kelberg).
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Ladies and gentlemen, please put your hands together for the latest, the greatest, CUTTING EDGE TECHNOLOGY!

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4K8KW10 said:
Then you need new DAB+ transmitters to improve the coverage.

In Germany and Switzerland this is an everyday reality :)

October 28th
In Switzerland, a new transmitter has been brought into service on Block 12A. Chenit Brassus improves reception of the ensemble SRG SSR F01 in Le Brassus in canton Vaud.

October 20th
In Germany, a new transmitter has been brought into service on Block 12A. Ahrweiler improves coverage of the Rheinland-Pfalz ensemble SWR RP in an area that includes Kreis Ahrweiler (Altenahr, Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler, Sinzig and the border area with Nordrhein-Westfalen), in the western half of Kreis Mayen-Koblenz and the eastern edge of the Vulkaneifelkreises (Kelberg).
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I dont care if they update the transmitters as I get uninterrupted radio through my mobile utilising the internet.

I'm also curious, you mentioned earlier that the internet should only be used whilst sitting in your house, do you turn the data off on your mobile when you stand up? Or do you use ifttt or equivalent to turn it off?
 
5punk3monk3y said:
I dont care if they update the transmitters as I get uninterrupted radio through my mobile utilising the internet.
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Really?!

inferno said:
I signed up for Three since its cheap but I realised the signal is really bad, does anyone know if it will get better with 5G once I get my pro 13? I have a few weeks to cancel the contract.

What operator do you recommend? I need unlimited or high data sim only.
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Orcvader said:
As above, I found EE to be best for London, especially in Central, with other networks it was either no spots or bad congestion issues. There's a couple of areas where it still struggles, but it's better out of the 4.
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mrgubby said:
I travel all over London & in my experience Vodafone has more dead spots compared to EE

But as EE were complete ***** to deal with I'll be sticking with Vodafone :)
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Which operator in London? | Overclockers UK Forums

:o
 
4K8KW10 said:
:D No one needs "more music". People listen to their favourite songs only, at a time maybe 5-10 songs max.
People don't need thousands and thousands of unknown and disliked genres which they don't listen to.
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Wow, this says so much about @4K8KW10


Let's break it down..

"No one needs "more music"
  • People love new songs and new music. Every piece of music that exists today was once another piece of "more music" because it was new. That's how we grow and evolve as humans. The music industry, new artists, new instruments, new interpretations, new directions - it's all based on the idea of creating more music
"People listen to their favourite songs only, at a time maybe 5-10 songs max"
  • Of course people have their favourites, but as others have pointed out, what do you think happens when a person listens to radio? They're exposed to new music. In fact, there are radio programmes and specific DJs who look for new music to bring to a wider audience. When I was growing up it was radio DJs such as Jon Peel, Annie Nightingale, Steve Lamacq, Andy Kershaw. On TV there were programmes dedicated to new music. Manchester TV producer Tony Wilson was pushing the boundaries in regional TV. On the BBC we had 'Whispering' Bob Harris in The Old Grey Whistle Test The trend has continued. There are entire channels dedicated to bringing new music and music outside of the mainstream pop channels to a wider audience. I'm listening to BBC 6 Music online as I type this. The internet offers more choice than regional and national DAB could ever compete with, but good radio stations do have the advantage of well curated selections keeping things fresh.
"People don't need thousands and thousands of unknown and disliked genres which they don't listen to."
  • You do realise it's called choice, yes? The simple fact that all these genres exist means that the musicians making the music like what they're doing. If it is commercial enough to get air play then there must be a market for it. Just because you don't appreciate it doesn't mean that the rest of the world shares your view
 
lucid said:
"People listen to their favourite songs only, at a time maybe 5-10 songs max"
  • Of course people have their favourites, but as others have pointed out, what do you think happens when a person listens to radio? They're exposed to new music. In fact, there are radio programmes and specific DJs who look for new music to bring to a wider audience. When I was growing up it was radio DJs such as Jon Peel, Annie Nightingale, Steve Lamacq, Andy Kershaw. On TV there were programmes dedicated to new music. Manchester TV producer Tony Wilson was pushing the boundaries in regional TV. On the BBC we had 'Whispering' Bob Harris in The Old Grey Whistle Test The trend has continued. There are entire channels dedicated to bringing new music and music outside of the mainstream pop channels to a wider audience. I'm listening to BBC 6 Music online as I type this. The internet offers more choice than regional and national DAB could ever compete with, but good radio stations do have the advantage of well curated selections keeping things fresh
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Exactly. I'm listening to 6 Music as I read this. Not that @4K8KW10 would understand that, being outside the broadcast range of the BBC DAB transmitters.
 
Well, things are improving in Asia:

Thailand set to expand to regional DAB+
26.01.2022 - National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission of Thailand WorldDAB Member
The expansion of the ongoing DAB+ trial in Bangkok Thailand was announced at the WorldDAB Technical Group meeting on December 9, 2021. With this development, the Office of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission of Thailand (NBTC) is set to coordinate the construction of 10 new transmission sites which include both National and Local DAB+ layers. This expansion will include the areas and cities of Chang Mai in the north, Khonkaen and Nakhon Ratchasima in the northeast, Pattaya and Chonburi adjacent to Bangkok, and Songkhla, Nakhon Thammarat, and the tourist centre of Phuket in the south.
Read more News | WorldDAB

And from the UK:

January 25th
The UK regulator has advertised the third round of small-scale DAB licences for the following areas:
  • Aberdeen North
  • Aberdeen South
  • Bedford
  • Belfast & Lisburn
  • Coventry
  • Darlington & Bishop Auckland
  • Dundee
  • Hull East
  • Hull West
  • Leicester
  • Lincoln
  • Llandudno & Betws-y-Coed
  • Middlesbrough & Redcar
  • Milton Keynes
  • Nottingham
  • Oxford
  • Rutland & Stamford
  • Shaftesbury & Blandford Forum
  • Swansea
  • Swindon & Marlborough
  • Taunton
  • Warminster, Devizes & Trowbridge
  • Wetherby & Harrogate
  • York
  • Yorkshire Coast
The regulator has also announced the areas it expects to advertise in a fourth round in the second half of 2022:
  • Anglesey & north Gwynedd
  • Ards Peninsula
  • Banbury & Bicester
  • Bath & Midsomer Norton
  • Boston, Spalding & Skegness
  • Bristol (north)
  • Derby
  • Doncaster
  • Durham
  • East Fife
  • Glenrothes & Kirkcaldy
  • Kendal & Windermere
  • Kintyre, Islay & Jura
  • Newport & Chepstow
  • Newry
  • North Buckinghamshire
  • Northampton
  • Pembrokeshire North
  • Pembrokeshire South
  • Peterborough
  • Plymouth
  • Scottish Borders (eastern)
  • Southampton
  • Stirling & Falkirk
  • Torbay
  • Wakefield, Castleford & Dewsbury
  • Wolverhampton
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