“We live in a troubled time, but we have a great strength with radio,” said DRM Chairperson Ruxandra Obreja at the ABU’s Virtual DBS Conference.
 
“For many people, radio is the only means of information about their world... 
 

In a session at the Digital Broadcasting Symposium today, titled Embracing Digital Change – Strategies and Results, CRA chief executive Joan Warner looked back over the 16 months since the start of the pandemic

The BBC’s Lindsay Cornell delivered a Digital Radio technical update covering DAB, DRM and RadioDNS.

“This symposium an important platform for sharing ideas and looking at new technologies,” said Malaysian Communications Minister Saifuddin Abdullah, in his official opening of this year’s DBS virtual conference.

He recognised Radio Television Malaysia’s (RTM) 75^th birthday this year and told conference delegates that the national broadcaster is embarking on transformation plans to improve its radio and tv services.

Radiodays Asia begins today.

It is still possible to register for the virtual online conferene and exhibition, which is just a fraction of the usual conference price.

Use this partner discount code for a further $10 off: ARTODAY21.

Registered participants also have catch-up access to all sessions for a few days after the conference finishes via the interactive conference platform.

“Radio has emerged as the ultimate survivor,” said host Lina Misla from All India Radio, before handling over to one of All India Radio’s music groups to open the conference with music.

“Music on radio unites our cultures,” she said.

Anthony Dockrill reports

In a plenary session on the future of radio at the Radio Asia conference in Bangladesh this week, Steve Ahern took a glimpse forward 20 years in a live audio simulation of the changes ahead.

Putting on a pair of wearable earbuds, a thin strip of plastic that attached to the ear lobe, Ahern explained that the vibrations from the wearables work like headphones, expect that they stimulate the ear canal to put sound directly into his head, and use skull cavity resonance to generate the bass sounds.

Ryan Rathbone, National Content Director of MediaWorks NZ’s Edge network gave tips on how to get great the best results for your radio station through winning strategies at this week's Radio Asia conference in Bangladesh..

One of Ryan’s tips is about low cost audience research:

Reply to audience emails, and when you do, ask them something about what they thought of the programs today. It is a simple way to get research from your listeners.