NOW THAT THE DIGITAL SWITCH OVER IS DONE THE NEXT THING IS FM SWITCH TO DAB AND DAB +

lgs 4

lots more to chat about:D

Chris Ryan

Stop shouting, Jesus

Jenny_94

NO

mike65

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Dismal DAB can stay as a niche product

watty

Irresponsible nonsense post

Digifriendly

DSO hasn't happened yet. Think it's time to think of closing this thread.

Trick of the Tail

FM switch-off? Not for the foreseeable future.

DAB (+) will become another tier, not a replacement, for sound broadcasting.

A.

marno21

RTE aren't going to switch to digital for quite a while because it would mean they would have to add lots of fill in transmitters

A lot of places with TV relays are suffering with píss poor FM and as a result would get nothing from DAB.

Rosscarbery, as an example. When I was on holiday there there was a better signal from Mount Leinster than the intended transmitter at Mullaghanish because there was enchanced atmospherics. It quickly faded when the rain came.

RTE had provision for 5kW services from Mt Gabriel on 89.1, 91.3, 93.5, 98.7 etc, but these never came to fruition. Would help quite a bit for radio reeption in West Cork.

lgs 4

watty wrote: »

Irresponsible nonsense post

why, its happening in 2016 fm goes hello dab:eek:

marno21

lgs 4 wrote: »

why, its happening in 2016 fm goes hello dab:eek:

The TV switch to digital gives us better pictures, more channels, better sound, increased coverage, no noise on our screens, and the government can sell off spectrum for money. Switching from FM to DAB would give less coverage, poorer quality audio, the need for more transmitters, poor reception while driving with breaking up etc.

Please tell us why there is going to be a switchover in 2016 to an inferior system that costs more for the broadcast companies and the consumer, and why no one has been told about it.

lgs 4

marno21 wrote: »

The TV switch to digital gives us better pictures, more channels, better sound, increased coverage, no noise on our screens, and the government can sell off spectrum for money. Switching from FM to DAB would give less coverage, poorer quality audio, the need for more transmitters, poor reception while driving with breaking up etc.

Please tell us why there is going to be a switchover in 2016 to an inferior system that costs more for the broadcast companies and the consumer, and why no one has been told about it.

one good reason nobody wants to change

lgs 4

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The Cush

Denmark recently announced that it will look at switching off FM in late 2019 if there is at least 50% of the population is listening via DAB in mid 2018.

http://www.radioworld.com/article/digital-switchover-for-denmark-in-/215903

Hotblack Desiato

RTE are always talking about how they need to save money, just kill off DAB, nobody will care. FM is a good example of an analogue technology which is superior in every way to its digital 'replacement'.

Between crap DAB, 'digital aerial', the botch job we've made of DTT, endless Freeview retunings in the UK, etc. the word digital which once promised great things is becoming a dirty word.