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

Which method do you prefer when listening to radio

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I listen to radio over the internet now, why would I want crap quality DAB audio which would require me to buy new equipment just for the sake of listening to... crap quality audio? I don't see the point of DAB in the UK outside of lining the pockets of people that don't seem to care that they're pushing something nobody wants.

Regardless, this sort of nonsense is typical from the OP.
 
4K8KW10 said:
BS,

Technically, FM is almost switched off in London already, providing miserable 23 stations on the analogue poor quality sound vs as many as 118 stations in perfect digital quality.

Radio stations in London, England — Radiomap.eu
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If you actually knew what the hell you were talking about you'd know that FM is bustling with stations. Pretty much as many as the band can support. There are no immediate signs of being switched off.

There's very little point trying to discus anything with you further. All the arguments why DAB is a failed experiment in the UK have been laid out.

I would love to have had a great UK DAB service, equal in fidelity to the promise that was CD audio, but it hasn't been, and isn't, and shows no sign of being so. The great white hope of the digital radio fraternity that is DAB+ will be another hobbled service. Quantity over quality, all the way down the line.

Whatever is happening on the European mainland is down to those individual countries. DAB+ is a step in the right direction, but the lessons from the UK about low bit rate have not been learned. Our European cousins are being railroaded down a very similar path as the UK was 20+ years ago. The exception is they've lost the back-up of FM. They have no leverage.
 
Don't see why you think fm is near to a switch off in London

(from earlier report) Internet is coming up on the inside, whilst I'm not convinced the smart speaker lot are more discerning on getting a bitrate greater than dab,
it's got no reception problems and more diversity ...
just need to find an internet radio for my parents now who would not want to type in a mu8 url's like I do on laptop


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So are there good free IP radio apps for Android phones ?
prior to using VLC on a laptop, I'd tried the tunein app but unless you pay them money you can't access any station you want.
 
jpaul said:
So are there good free IP radio apps for Android phones ?
prior to using VLC on a laptop, I'd tried the tunein app but unless you pay them money you can't access any station you want.
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No.

The thread is for DAB+ in the car and with home audio systems.

No phones needed.
 
jpaul said:
So are there good free IP radio apps for Android phones ?
prior to using VLC on a laptop, I'd tried the tunein app but unless you pay them money you can't access any station you want.
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TuneIn Radio seems to be the biggest, assume some stations are broadcast in good quality, i.e. quality worth listening to.

Edit: Just done a quick test on the website and stuff like MagicFM / Absolute sounds OK.
 
Neighbouring France is developing its digital radio network - DAB+ is planned to expand this summer - possible reception in the south of UK, too.

Nicolas Curien reasserts France's DAB+ plans at Radio Week
https://www.lalettre.pro/RadioWeek-le-top-depart-donne-par-Nicolas-Curien_a25147.html?TOKEN_RETURN

"Looking back at his six years at the head of the CSA, Curien noted the significant progress of DAB+ radio in France, where the start of national DAB+ services is set to be marked with the launch of two multiplexes this summer."
 
4K8KW10 said:
Neighbouring France is developing its digital radio network - DAB+ is planned to expand this summer - possible reception in the south of UK, too.

Nicolas Curien reasserts France's DAB+ plans at Radio Week
https://www.lalettre.pro/RadioWeek-le-top-depart-donne-par-Nicolas-Curien_a25147.html?TOKEN_RETURN

"Looking back at his six years at the head of the CSA, Curien noted the significant progress of DAB+ radio in France, where the start of national DAB+ services is set to be marked with the launch of two multiplexes this summer."
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Quelle surprise!

Man retiring from role as key figure pushing through DAB+ in France tells us what a good job he has done pushing through DAB+ in France.



Next, bears confirm they really do sh** in the woods.
 
DRUK Digital Radio Tick Mark: Evolution of the Scheme

"In 2021, the DRUK Tick Mark for both radio products and core technologies will make a transition from technical alignment with ETSI TS 103 461v1.1.1 to technical alignment with ETSI TS 103 461v1.2.2. This change is being made to ensure that the DRUK Tick Mark is up to date with the international DAB standards."

"The changes to the Digital Radio Tick Mark, outlined in this document, will ensure that it remains consistent with international DAB standards across multiple markets. Manufacturers are encouraged to transition their products and core technologies to align with the revised version as soon as possible."
https://mcusercontent.com/57b27005f...fadd97bc183/DRUK_Tick_Mark_Evolution_2021.pdf

Australia - 13% rise in audiences for DAB+ only stations in 2020
"Commercial DAB+ only stations attracted nearly 1.6 million listeners, an increase of 13% or 180,000 people compared to 2019. More than half of those listened to DAB+ stations at home and 676,000 listened in the car."
https://www.bignewsnetwork.com/news...dio-audiences-have-grown-10-over-past-5-years
 
"The French media regulator CSA has announced that the launch of national DAB+ services in France will take place on Thursday 15 July 2021. A total of 25 stations are set to broadcast their services across France on DAB+ digital radio."

Air Zen
BFM Business
BFM Radio
Chérie FM
Europe 1
FIP
France Culture
France Info
France Inter
France Musique
Fun Radio
Latina
M Radio
Mouv'
Nostalgie
NRJ
Radio Classique
RFM
Rire et Chansons
RMC
RTL
RTL 2
Skyrock
Skyrock Klassiks
Virgin Radio


Le CSA fixe le démarrage officiel du DAB+ métropolitain au 15 juillet 2021 - DAB+ en France (dabplus.fr)
Les radios en DAB+ en France métropolitaine - DAB+ en France (dabplus.fr)

8B and 8C should be possible for reception in London, Southampton area.
 
well he is not a francophile - the earlier wrp station is broadcast in english;

but - these are all DAB+ standard, lucky them, not the UK sub-breed.
 
lucid said:
Does anyone really care?

Go post on a French site.
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This is what I don’t understand... We are a uk website.... DAB in this country is a complete joke. And all his posts are about another country. If we argue about the quality of uk broadcasts he can’t handle it and defaults back to quoting either A. a car or B. Back to Europe....

Blinkered or what lol :rolleyes::D
 
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