Digital Radio had a presence at this year’s NAB show, with the DRM Consortium showcasing a new DRM receiver and updating participants on the developments and potential of the DRM standard, now fully recommended by ITU for both AM (DRM30) and VHF (DRM+).
During the conference industry professionals were presented with DRM’s “full potential as an open, energy-saving standard and new practical solutions for transmitting and receiving DRM.”
Participants saw and tested the new DR111 receiver. They also learned more about DRM30 and how highly efficient and economical it is as it can deliver up to 80% energy savings.
The following day, at the Nautel booth, record number of participants found out about the latest DRM+ developments and new equipment.
On the third day of the NAB show, the DRM Consortium and Thomson Broadcast provide the latest information on how DRM 30’s analogue to digital transition can help deliver more content through the FM infrastructure to new and existing receivers.
DRM’s Ruxandra Obreja (pictured) told radioinfo: “DRM has progressed in these last 12 months. Companies like Continental, Transradio, Nautel, Thomson and their partners have showcased the DRM solution supplemented this time by a new market ready receiver from Newstar. This will be joined by new receivers that we hope to introduce at IBC Amsterdam, in September.”
American digital radio began by using another transmission system, IBOC, but with the progress of time most of the digital radio systems are trying to standardize with each other. Digital Radio Mondiale is the universal, openly standardised digital broadcasting system for all broadcasting frequencies below and above 30 MHz, including LW, MW, SW, band I, II (FM band) and band III. Australia uses a different system, DAB+.
Radio Luncheon.
Donny Osmond, the keynote speaker at the Radio Luncheon, spoke about his 50 years in broadcasting (he was 5 when he started). Advice from Osmond included “be yourself” and “be real on the air.”
“I’m grateful for being on air so long. You have to keep reinventing yourself,” he told delegates at the luncheon.