The other thing is that there are other ways to monetize a stream besides :30 agency spots. A few companies have gone in that direction. The future is very clear. It's going to take some time, and it will be messy, but the future isn't in towers and transmitters.
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Sweden: "Royal Academy Rejects DAB Radio"
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The other thing is that there are other ways to monetize a stream besides :30 agency spots. A few companies have gone in that direction. The future is very clear. It's going to take some time, and it will be messy, but the future isn't in towers and transmitters.
Another anti-digital screed that ignores the fact that internet is digital regardless of how it's deployed. And the other option mentioned in the article? DVB-T2. Isn't that a DIGITAL television transmission standard?
The article seems to imply the analog network should remain as a fallback when none of the other methods of reception are available.
The article seems to imply the analog network should remain as a fallback when none of the other methods of reception are available.
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From reading an article linked to the above article, it looks like the Swedish Government has decided to leave FM alone for now, largely because of the availability of FM to small radio stations. In countries like Norway, where DAB has a larger reach, there still isn't room on the existing DAB channels for every radio station, including small-scale community radio stations.
Norway, for example, was going to switch off the country's FM networks, but I think they have delayed that for the time being.
The article mentions DAB reaching 35% of the Swedish population, but there are "few listeners".
http://www.radioworld.com/article/no-fm-radio-switch-off-in-nordic-countries/215900
Another problem appears to be the switching of standards from DAB to DAB+, which would just increase costs.
It's one thing for standards to change frequently in the wired world where people buy new stuff all the time, and there is a transitional period that doesn't immediately make older tech unusable -- it's another when it involves a massive infrastructure of FM transmitters and antennas -- and the right receivers to receive the new standard. I think the change from DAB to DAB+ has not done the DAB industry a very good turn.
Norway, for example, was going to switch off the country's FM networks, but I think they have delayed that for the time being.
The article mentions DAB reaching 35% of the Swedish population, but there are "few listeners".
http://www.radioworld.com/article/no-fm-radio-switch-off-in-nordic-countries/215900
Another problem appears to be the switching of standards from DAB to DAB+, which would just increase costs.
It's one thing for standards to change frequently in the wired world where people buy new stuff all the time, and there is a transitional period that doesn't immediately make older tech unusable -- it's another when it involves a massive infrastructure of FM transmitters and antennas -- and the right receivers to receive the new standard. I think the change from DAB to DAB+ has not done the DAB industry a very good turn.
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