A new DAB trial has begun in the South-East of Ireland serving Wexford, Waterford, Tipperary, Carlow and Kilkenny.
The trial, operating under a one year ComReg licence on Band III 9B, is being run by Total Broadcast Ltd in Waterford. Initially the trial is simulcasting local radio services.
The trial will encompass tests on station bitrates, transmission power and location in addition to a planned trial of DAB+.
The multiplexer itself was constructed by the team at Total Broadcast. Knowing the system from the ground up will allow the company to experiment greatly …

I like James Cridland. He’s a UK based radio guy who just “gets it”. Not just about radio but how radio and media and the internet are all converging.
Last year he did a very brave thing many of us would love to do but don’t have the balls to. He packed in a big job at the BBC to travel the world for six months learning about radio around the globe.
The results are a nice escape from the inward looking boxes we find ourselves in sometimes and you can hear/see …