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Digital radio outside of North America can also transmit images. The only thing that our existing DAB+ stations transmit is an image of an album cover, a single truncated news story and the weather. It is hardly an inducement to buy a digital radio. Digital radio can transmit slideshows of images as well as Journaline. Journaline is an indexed text system which can carry coloured images inserted into the text. This means that the website can be transmitted to the digital radio screen. Over 75 % of new cars have DAB+ reception in their infotainment systems.
For country areas, DAB+coverage is too small, Digital Radio Mondiale can cover much larger areas and can also carry Journaline and slideshows. https://www.drm.org/drm-corporate-video/
Two further remarks:
Is your site up-to-date on presenters and programming?
One rural NSW radio station taking programs from 2UE continued to promote Stuart Bocking's 0900-1200 programs two years after he left the station.
Are links to pages within and outside your website still functioning or possibly referring to a non-existing website?
One further remark to add to Mr St. John's remark.
While it is true that DAB+ is capable of transmitting more sophisticated graphics and hyperlinked text, there aren't any receivers sold in the market that are capable of extended graphics. Having said that, it would be opportune for broadcasters to monetise this extra space.
However, I would caution implementing sophisticated graphics and hyperlinked text in car radios as this may well be a distraction from concentrating on the road.
Thank you,
Anthony, consistenly yours of dynamic Belfield, in the land of the Wangal and Darug Peoples of the Eora Nation
Not only the stations themselves but also https://www.commercialradio.com.au/Station-by-network. Some stations are using Facebook pages to save money. Some of those pages have not been posted since Christmas last year.
I bought on line about 3 years ago a DAB+ radio for under $50 delivered to Australia. It shows extended graphics which a few stations use to show album covers. The prices for DAB+ radios is excessive in Australia because of low sales volumes.
Australia has a dire need for Emergency Warning capabilities particularly in Sydney and Melbourne for bushfires. It seems that the EU has required it in cars since 2020, we seem to get the UK versions of car models which contain DAB+/FM/Bluetooth receivers. No AM. Since the ABC is the 'Emergency Broadcaster' there is no protection for those drivers of new cars.
Who knows what receiver capabilities are for Journaline is because it is not transmitted.