Comments for Digital Radio Ltd http://www.digitalradioltd.com News from the Cutting Edge of Irish DAB Radio Mon, 19 Dec 2011 16:30:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on RTE Expand DAB by Dusty http://www.digitalradioltd.com/rte-expand-dab/#comment-44 Dusty Mon, 19 Dec 2011 16:30:03 +0000 http://www.digitalradioltd.com/?p=282#comment-44 Hi Michael, Sorry to hear you'd bought the DAB radio before you copped the digital coverage area. As far as I know RTE have no plans to expand DAB transmissions into Mayo next year. However, there are some things bubbling under that will get DAB back on planning schedules in 2012 so I'm sure DAB will eventually get better coverage in the West. Cheers, Dusty Hi Michael,

Sorry to hear you’d bought the DAB radio before you copped the digital coverage area. As far as I know RTE have no plans to expand DAB transmissions into Mayo next year. However, there are some things bubbling under that will get DAB back on planning schedules in 2012 so I’m sure DAB will eventually get better coverage in the West.

Cheers,
Dusty

]]> Comment on RTE Expand DAB by Michael McC http://www.digitalradioltd.com/rte-expand-dab/#comment-43 Michael McC Fri, 16 Dec 2011 01:10:55 +0000 http://www.digitalradioltd.com/?p=282#comment-43 I just purchased a DAB radio but unfortunately I cannot receive any DAB signal. I can of course return the radio and get a refund if there will not be any DAB broadcasts available within the next year or so. I understood that DAB radio was already rolled out nationwide with the same coverage as Saorview Digital TV. I live in Ballina, Co. Mayo and receive good quality FM from Truskmore and other transmitters. I realise now after looking at the coverage map that there is no DAB transmitter near me. Does anybody know when DAB will be available in Mayo? I just purchased a DAB radio but unfortunately I cannot receive any DAB signal. I can of course return the radio and get a refund if there will not be any DAB broadcasts available within the next year or so.

I understood that DAB radio was already rolled out nationwide with the same coverage as Saorview Digital TV.

I live in Ballina, Co. Mayo and receive good quality FM from Truskmore and other transmitters. I realise now after looking at the coverage map that there is no DAB transmitter near me. Does anybody know when DAB will be available in Mayo?

]]> Comment on Sound of the Future by james egan http://www.digitalradioltd.com/sound-of-the-future/#comment-79 james egan Tue, 06 Sep 2011 10:41:51 +0000 http://www.digitalradioltd.com/?p=565#comment-79 Hi, I'm very interested in the roll-out of DAB radio but we can't receive DAB in the midlands :-( James Egan Hi,

I’m very interested in the roll-out of DAB radio but we can’t receive DAB in the midlands :-(

James Egan

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]]> Comment on Digital Carat by Peter McPartlin http://www.digitalradioltd.com/digital-carat/#comment-78 Peter McPartlin Tue, 19 Apr 2011 21:58:25 +0000 http://www.digitalradioltd.com/?p=537#comment-78 Thanks for your comments on my presentation. I think that from the radio station owners point of view, the listener interaction needs to be rooted in the station output not in the limited current manifestation of it - the radio set. If people choose to listen through their mobile, stream through a station website or access it in bite-size chunks through social media platforms then that's their prerogative. What matters is that they are listening and on their terms. I fully recognise the immediate problem that this poses for station owners as they currently only earn ad euros on the back of JNLR data which measures radio set audiences. But that can be changed...consumer behaviour around discovering new routes to radio content will not. Look forward to seeing you in Monkstown! Thanks for your comments on my presentation. I think that from the radio station owners point of view, the listener interaction needs to be rooted in the station output not in the limited current manifestation of it – the radio set.

If people choose to listen through their mobile, stream through a station website or access it in bite-size chunks through social media platforms then that’s their prerogative. What matters is that they are listening and on their terms.

I fully recognise the immediate problem that this poses for station owners as they currently only earn ad euros on the back of JNLR data which measures radio set audiences. But that can be changed…consumer behaviour around discovering new routes to radio content will not. Look forward to seeing you in Monkstown!

]]> Comment on DAB in Cars by Dusty http://www.digitalradioltd.com/dab-in-cars-2/#comment-35 Dusty Tue, 12 Apr 2011 09:30:37 +0000 http://www.digitalradioltd.com/?p=261#comment-35 Hiya Michael, You are dead right about DAB using the 30 year old, and dated, MP2 codec. At the bit rates being used in the UK and Ireland, even I will accede, the quality could be better. But here's the bit that amazes me ... regular listeners come back time and time again saying they're happy with the quality of their DAB radio. Whatever they think, or however happy they are, I'm not 100% behind the quality of MP2 on DAB. That's why I'm happy that Ireland will proceed with DAB+ if and when digital terrestrial radio is fully launched here. Cheers, Dusty Hiya Michael,

You are dead right about DAB using the 30 year old, and dated, MP2 codec. At the bit rates being used in the UK and Ireland, even I will accede, the quality could be better.

But here’s the bit that amazes me … regular listeners come back time and time again saying they’re happy with the quality of their DAB radio.

Whatever they think, or however happy they are, I’m not 100% behind the quality of MP2 on DAB. That’s why I’m happy that Ireland will proceed with DAB+ if and when digital terrestrial radio is fully launched here.

Cheers,
Dusty

]]> Comment on DAB Standard Fit in New Cars by Dusty http://www.digitalradioltd.com/dab-standard-fit-in-new-cars/#comment-77 Dusty Tue, 12 Apr 2011 09:23:30 +0000 http://www.digitalradioltd.com/?p=524#comment-77 Hi Michael, Yes, the Ford radios do receive FM as well. I agree with you that most people won't upgrade the current radios in their car to DAB. It's like when compact discs first became popular there was no rush from people to upgrade their car radios to CD then either! Cheers, Dusty Hi Michael,

Yes, the Ford radios do receive FM as well.

I agree with you that most people won’t upgrade the current radios in their car to DAB. It’s like when compact discs first became popular there was no rush from people to upgrade their car radios to CD then either!

Cheers,
Dusty

]]> Comment on DAB in Cars by Michael Long http://www.digitalradioltd.com/dab-in-cars-2/#comment-34 Michael Long Mon, 11 Apr 2011 22:50:57 +0000 http://www.digitalradioltd.com/?p=261#comment-34 As an audio and electronics engineer I can assure the doubters out there that Steve, and others, are correct in their statments that "FM beats the pants off DAB", or DAB+ come to that! The proof is in the numbers... they have already been quoted so I won't bore you with them again. Suffice to say, FM is the best quality radio transmission system in use. The USA has a "better" digital radio system than we have, but still no match for the FM system. DAB uses mp2 which is an early 1980's technology. That's nearly 30 years old!!! It is not even close to the quality of an mp3 player. And they are pretty bad! As an audio and electronics engineer I can assure the doubters out there that Steve, and others, are correct in their statments that “FM beats the pants off DAB”, or DAB+ come to that!
The proof is in the numbers… they have already been quoted so I won’t bore you with them again. Suffice to say, FM is the best quality radio transmission system in use. The USA has a “better” digital radio system than we have, but still no match for the FM system. DAB uses mp2 which is an early 1980′s technology. That’s nearly 30 years old!!! It is not even close to the quality of an mp3 player. And they are pretty bad!

]]> Comment on DAB Standard Fit in New Cars by Michael Long http://www.digitalradioltd.com/dab-standard-fit-in-new-cars/#comment-76 Michael Long Mon, 11 Apr 2011 22:40:11 +0000 http://www.digitalradioltd.com/?p=524#comment-76 I hope Ford are making these radios FM too! The DAB section may well be used, but believe me total DAB will NEVER happen. Sales are down year-on-year and the public refuse to spend money on new equipment when their existing FM radios are perfectly good! In fact, for the most part, WAY better than DAB! £50 is what you're looking at spending and why? I can't afford to replace the 4 radios in my house... £200? where's that coming from? And then there's the car... That's a LOT more than £50 I can assure you! No, give up now guys, it won't happen! I hope Ford are making these radios FM too! The DAB section may well be used, but believe me total DAB will NEVER happen. Sales are down year-on-year and the public refuse to spend money on new equipment when their existing FM radios are perfectly good! In fact, for the most part, WAY better than DAB!
£50 is what you’re looking at spending and why? I can’t afford to replace the 4 radios in my house… £200? where’s that coming from? And then there’s the car… That’s a LOT more than £50 I can assure you!
No, give up now guys, it won’t happen!

]]> Comment on BBC Expand DAB by trevor prendergast http://www.digitalradioltd.com/bbc-expand-dab/#comment-55 trevor prendergast Tue, 29 Mar 2011 21:34:44 +0000 http://www.digitalradioltd.com/?p=391#comment-55 Delighted about the BBC expanding its d.a.b network. irish radio is generally very poor and we need more choice. Delighted about the BBC expanding its d.a.b network. irish radio is generally very poor and we need more choice.

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