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Re: [HCDX] European HD Radio examined
The IBOC Alliance will stop at nothing to push the noise since no one's buying here,
Bob Young
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> Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2007 21:14:36 +0200
> Subject: [HCDX] European HD Radio examined
>
> European HD Radio examined
> http://www.rapidtvnews.com/link.asp?smenu=1&twindow=Default&sdetail=2
> 538&mad=No&wpage=1&skeyword=&sidate=
>
> Kevin Hilton
>
> Germany could be the key European country in the development of digital
> radio as this month sees the start of test broadcasts for both DRM+ and HD
> Radio.
>
> This coincides with the second meeting of the European HD Radio Alliance
> this coming week in Amsterdam, reflecting the growing interest in the
> American-developed "HD Radio" system.
>
> The first European trials of HD Radio took place in Poland and Switzerland
> last year and have been followed by tests in the Czech Republic, Ukraine,
> Romania and Bosnia. The latest test site is Heidelberg, which went on air on
> December 1 and is scheduled to run until February 29 next year. This
> overlaps with trials of DRM+, the extended version of the digital AM format,
> which began on November 20 in Hanover. A second DRM+ test will be held
> in Kaiserslautern from March 1 to May 31 2008.
>
> HD Radio had been confined to the US, where the in-band, on-channel
> (IBOC) system was considered to be better suited to the country's radio
> frequency structure than DAB, which requires new transmission bands to
> carry the multiplexed signals. Although DAB is now well established across
> Europe there is concern within the radio industry that the cost of getting on a
> multiplex could be a barrier to small, commercial stations going digital.
>
> As a consequence iBiquity Digital, the company that developed HD Radio,
> has been receiving enquiries from European radio stations. "DAB is very
> well suited to multiple programme supply, along the lines of RTL and the
> BBC," said Perry Priestley, director of broadcast business development at
> iBiquity Digital. "But it doesn't really suit commercial broadcasters with only
> one channel. We've been hearing from European broadcasters who say
> 'DAB doesn't benefit us', partly because it's expensive to implement."
>
> The European HD Radio Alliance, of which Priestley is treasurer, was
> formed at the beginning of October to promote the technology on the
> continent. Its chairman, Juerg Bachmann, former managing director of
> Energy Zurich in Switzerland and now head of digital projects at the station's
> parent group, Goldbach Media, explained the need for the Alliance: "With a
> number of countries in Europe testing or deploying HD Radio technology, we
> believe that now is the right time to form an organisation to share our
> experiences and help co-ordinate our collective marketing efforts."
>
> When IBOC was first proposed for digital radio the European radio
> technology industry criticised it on the ground that it was unstable and prone
> to interference. Another objection was that the patents are owned by a single
> company, which charges fees for use. Perry Preistley at iBiquity responds
> that HD Radio is used successfully by 50 to 60 stations in New York, while
> on the licensing question he says, "DRM and DAB have licences for the
> technologies but the fees go to many companies through a patent pool. HD
> Radio is similar but the fees come to one company. We're using a different
> licensing scheme in Europe, with broadcasters contacting manufacturers
> direct and not paying an on-going fee."
>
> HD Radio is not seen as a replacement for DAB or DRM but an alternative
> that could work for some European radio stations. A spokeswoman for the
> UK's Digital Radio Development Board said that "everybody is looking at
> everything", although there is currently no apparent interest in the country for
> HD Radio. The general interest in various digital radio systems is shown not
> only by the testing of HD Radio and DRM+ but also by Malta and
> Switzerland making commitments to implement DAB+, while trials of the
> upgraded version of DAB are being held in Germany, Holland, France, Italy
> and Monaco. - (c) Rapid TV News 2007________________________
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> http://www.worldisround.com/articles/302315/ (Litohoro) 321199/Tinos
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/zachgr pictures upload
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> on my main : www.geocities.com/zliangas
> -tty-px.html : test of various TTY programs
> -ethics.htm : greek ethics , days and institutions
> -frape.htm: the greek way of cofee !!!
> Zacharias Liangas , Thessaloniki Greece
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