Live DRM SW transmission aimed at Southern Africa on July 19th on the occasion of the SABA workshop
The Digital Radio Mondiale (DRM) Consortium will use its strong
presence at this year’s Southern African Broadcasting Association (SABA)
Digital Broadcasting Infrastructure and Platforms Event, during
Mediatech (Africa’s biggest technology and trade show exhibition for the
media and entertainment industry) to demonstrate the possibilities of
the DRM standard. During its morning workshop on Friday 19th July DRM
experts, representing well-known Consortium members companies and
organizations such as Ampegon, Fraunhofer IIS, and Nautel, will make
presentations and be available to answer any questions.
To complement the workshop DRM is pleased to announce that it is
planning a live broadcast to South Africa which will be transmitted on
21,460 kHz during the Workshop. The two hour transmission will feature
BBC programmes in English and will be on air from 1000-1200 GMT,
1200-1400 local time.
Ruxandra Obreja, DRM Chairperson, says: “This is an exciting
opportunity for delegates to not just hear about the technology but to
listen to the excellent audio quality that DRM can bring to radio lovers
in Africa. DRM is the only standard for all bands below and above 30
MHz that could offer so much to listeners across the continent.”
For more information please write to:
projectoffice@drm.org.
UPDATE: Glenn Hauser of
DXLD muses that the TX site is Ascension Island. There have been
other tests from there recently.
These kids just might be in the beam of the first ever DRM broadcast for Southern Africa [they are in Iringa, Tanzania]. With the recent improvements in higher band propagation, be listening for the following special broadcasts. Please report to DRMNA Yahoo Group if you have any decoding success!