Digital Radio Update – May 5, 2010
May 5, 2010 11:00 AM, By Mark Krieger
Digital radio promo shot down in Britain, DRM+ symposium slated for May 27, WorldSpace deal may be lost, FM HDs hope to crank up the volume Monday and Sirius XM launches Android app.
News
British Government Shoots Down Digital Radio Promo
May 5, 2010 11:00 AM, By Mark Krieger
A recent flight of ads generated by the Digital Radio Development Bureau (DRB) was banned by the ASA for being misleading.
DRM+ Symposium Slated for May 27
May 5, 2010 11:00 AM, By Mark Krieger
The symposium will offer presentations on system concepts, along with laboratory and field data generated during DRM+/DAB+ testing conducted in VHF band III.
Business
Is WorldSpace/Liberty Deal Lost in Space?
May 5, 2010 11:00 AM, By Mark Krieger
Just as it looked like the bankrupt firm’s remaining assets would be acquired by Liberty Satellite Radio, negotiations were hung up in an unexplained impasse.
IBOC Across America
IBOC by State: Wisconsin (May 2010)
May 5, 2010 11:00 AM
There are 47 stations in the Badger State broadcasting 68 HD Radio channels.
Eye on IBOC
Some FM HDs Hope to Crank up the Volume on Monday
May 5, 2010 11:00 AM, By Mark Krieger
An FCC order permitting FM licensees operating IBOC digital hybrid signals to increase their digital power by 6dB without prior notice or by as much as 10dB by first filing an informal request is expected to go into effect on May 10, 2010
Products
Sirius XM Launches Android App
May 5, 2010 11:00 AM, By Mark Krieger
Features include the ability to listen to Sirus XM content while surfing or checking e-mail, bookmark channels, and access a lookaround function.
Digital Radio Update – April 21, 2010
AM operators get IBOC digital options, Digital Economy Bill changes British radio, a portable receiver combines HD Radio and Mobile DTV, iBiquity shows Active Radio EAS and FM HD Radio reaches maintstream at the 2010 NAB Show….
