DAB sinking in Denmark now too

[KB1OKL]

Dab is also sinking in Denmark as well as Sweden and watch for the rest of the suckers to follow suit. What does this have to do with iblock? Plenty, digital radio is going belly up all over the world, many think it's time is past but even more think it never had a "time" and was all just a big waste of time and a diversion from the problems radio has. People will continue to listen to radio (as in dash board FM and AM and stand alone FM and AM) until wifi has a good as a coverage area as analog radio has, and that will be a LONG time for now. So all you people who have been writing off over the air AM and FM radio might want to switch your warnings to over the air digital radio, as it's going down, down, down as in the old oft covered blues tune "Going Down".

"Public Service Now Also Doubt DAB+ in Denmark"

Politicians must reconsider digital transition

"In a hearing at the Parliament the major private radio broadcasters together with the music copyright organizations has questioned DAB as the sole future digital platform in Denmark. They point to the fact that DAB has a limited use in Europe and presents no clear advantages for the listeners."

this from Digital Radio FM Europe,

more at:


http://digitalradioinsider.blogspot.com/2014/12/public-service-also-doubt-dab.html

 

[JoshTheRadioDude]

It was always a solution without a problem. And yes, AM and FM are in their last days, as well. Counting out advancements in wireless Internet connectivity isn't going to change that. It's just plain over. If you're not coming up with compelling content online, you're done for.

 

[boombox4]

Dab is also sinking in Denmark as well as Sweden and watch for the rest of the suckers to follow suit. What does this have to do with iblock? Plenty, digital radio is going belly up all over the world, many think it's time is past but even more think it never had a "time" and was all just a big waste of time and a diversion from the problems radio has. People will continue to listen to radio (as in dash board FM and AM and stand alone FM and AM) until wifi has a good as a coverage area as analog radio has, and that will be a LONG time for now. So all you people who have been writing off over the air AM and FM radio might want to switch your warnings to over the air digital radio, as it's going down, down, down as in the old oft covered blues tune "Going Down".

"Public Service Now Also Doubt DAB+ in Denmark"

Politicians must reconsider digital transition

"In a hearing at the Parliament the major private radio broadcasters together with the music copyright organizations has questioned DAB as the sole future digital platform in Denmark. They point to the fact that DAB has a limited use in Europe and presents no clear advantages for the listeners."

this from Digital Radio FM Europe,

more at:


http://digitalradioinsider.blogspot.com/2014/12/public-service-also-doubt-dab.html

From what I've seen online, Denmark DAB listenership is between 10-14%, with 32% of Danes having a DAB radio or access to one. Not exactly a sign of it going "down down down". At least not yet.

I'll agree with you that DAB isn't the panacea it once was presented as. I think it works well in smaller countries with robust public radio systems like the Nordic countries. But even in those countries there are only so many available DAB channels.

So the private radio broadcasters in that article may have had a legitimate gripe -- there's no way private broadcasters would want FM switched off.

The biggest problem with HD radio is that there haven't been a plethora of cheap HD radios. And then you have the issue of young people avoiding radios altogether, preferring music on smartphones and similar devices, using internet streaming.