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World Service to join DRM's inaugural broadcasts
大象传媒
World Service's live, daily Digital Radio Mondiale (DRM) broadcasts
on the short-wave and medium-wave/AM band will be a part of DRM's
Inaugural Broadcasts event on 16 June 2003.
The
event will take place at the Ch芒teau de Penthes in Geneva,
during the International Telecommunications Union's (ITU) World
Radiocommunication Conference (WRC 2003).
It
marks the moment at which leading broadcasters transmit local, national
and international DRM broadcasts simultaneously.
Since
the beginning of the DRM field trials in January 2000, the 大象传媒 World
Service has been regularly broadcasting digital test signals from
Rampisham (operated by VT Merlin Communications in the UK).
At
the beginning of this year, two transmission hours were added to
the daily test schedule, broadcast from the Canadian Broadcasting
Corporation's transmission site in Sackville, targeting the East
and West Coast of the USA.
In
April, a daily six-hour transmission slot towards Western Europe
was added (0900-1500 UTC on 7320 kHz) as well as a daily Russian
language hour to Western Russia (1800-1900 UTC, 15215 kHz) in May
2003.
This
month, 大象传媒 World Service is proud to announce the first regular
high-power DRM service on medium wave, broadcast from VT Merlin
Communication's transmitter site at Orfordness (UK) on 1296 kHz.
Initially,
six daily programme hours will be transmitted towards the Benelux
countries.
DRM's
members will demonstrate DRM live transmissions in Geneva using
various receivers, including a development receiver that supports
diversity reception.
Transmissions
on two frequencies from Rampisham will be time-synchronised through
a common DRM distribution system linked over the Hotbird 6 satellite,
with the programmes coded and multiplexed in from Bush House control
room.
"I'm
convinced DRM will completely revolutionise broadcasting in the
AM bands" says John Sykes, 大象传媒 World Service's Head of Transmision
Services and founder DRM Member.
"We
are very excited by the potential this system offers to both broadcasters
and radio listeners, not only in terms of quality, but more importantly,
in ease of use.
"I
hope radio manufacturers will take note of our commitment to DRM,
and produce exciting and attractive digital radios which make best
use of all services which are now being broadcast, be they analogue
or digital."
DRM
members Deutsche Welle, Radio Netherlands, Voice of America, CBC/Radio
Canada International, Swedish Radio International, Radio France,
Radio Vaticana, DeutschlandRadio, T-Systems, TDF and Thales Broadcast
& Multimedia have also announced their participation in DRM's
Inaugural Broadcasts event.
Notes
to Editors
About 大象传媒 World Service
The
大象传媒 World Service is the world's leading international broadcaster,
attracting audiences of 150 million listeners each week.
It
aims to be the best known and most respected voice in international
radio broadcasting.
Its
values of accuracy, impartiality, objectivity, trust and internationalism
are respected globally.
It
is rapidly developing into a multimedia broadcaster, using radio
and the internet, for all its 43 language services.
The
大象传媒 World Service is available globally on short wave; on FM in
140 capital cities; and selected programmes are carried on around
2,000 FM and MW radio stations around the world.
The
大象传媒 World Service's award-winning
contains extensive, interactive news services, with audiostreaming
available in 43 languages.
It
also contains detailed information about World Service broadcasts,
schedules and frequencies in all languages.
At
present over 100 million users access the World Service's website
each month.
About
DRM
DRM's
founding members joined forces in 1998 to create a digital system
(also called DRM) for short wave, medium wave/AM and long wave.
DRM
information and audio samples are available online at .
The
大象传媒 is not responsible for the content of external internet sites
DRM
is the world's only non-proprietary, digital system for short wave,
medium wave/AM and long wave with the ability to use existing frequencies
and bandwidth across the globe.
With
clear, near-FM quality sound that offers a dramatic improvement
over analogue, DRM will revitalize radio.
With
its inaugural broadcasts drawing near, the DRM consortium's membership
stands at 80 members from 29 countries.
DRM
reached an important milestone in January 2003, when the International
Electrotechnical Committee (IEC) gave the DRM on-air system its
highest stamp of approval - International Standard.
Commercial
DRM-capable receivers are expected to be available in markets worldwide
in the next few years.
DRM
Members
DRM's
members are:
Commercial
Radio Australia (Australia);
Nautel
Ltd., Radio Canada International/CBC (Canada);
Academy
of Broadcasting Science of China (China);
RIZ
Transmitters (Croatia);
HFCC
(Czech Republic);
ESPOL,
HCJB World Radio (Ecuador);
Digita
Oy, Kymenlaakso Polytechnic (Finland);
CCETT,
Radio France, Radio France Internationale, TDF, Thales Broadcast
& Multimedia (France);
ADDX,
APR, Atmel Germany GmbH, Coding Technologies GmbH, Deutsche Welle,
DeutschlandRadio, DLM, Sender Europa 1, Fraunhofer IIS, Georg-Simon-Ohm
- University of Applied Sciences Nuremberg, Innovationszentrum Telekommunikationstechnik
GmbH IZT, IRT, Medienanstalt Sachsen-Anhalt/Digitaler Rundfunk Sachsen-Anhalt,
Micronas GmbH, Robert Bosch GmbH, Sony International Europe, SWR
S眉dwestrundfunk, TELEFUNKEN SenderSysteme Berlin AG, T-Systems
International GmbH, University of Applied Sciences - FH Merseburg,
University of Hannover, University of Ulm, VPRT (Germany);
Antenna
Hungaria, Communications Authority Hungary (Hungary);
Basamad
College, Tehran (Iran);
Hitachi
Kokusai Electric Ltd., JVC Victor Company of Japan, Ltd., NHK (Japan);
Libyan
Jamahiriya Broadcasting (Libya);
Broadcasting
Centre Europe (Luxembourg);
Asia
Pacific Broadcasting Union (Malaysia);
Nozema,
Radio Netherlands, Technical University Delft (Netherlands);
Radio
New Zealand International (New Zealand);
Voice
of Nigeria (Nigeria);
Telenor/Norkring
(Norway);
Radiodifusao
Portuguesa (Portugal);
RTRN/The
Voice of Russia (Russia);
Arab
States Gulf Cooperation Council (Saudi Arabia);
Universidad
del Pais Vasco (Spain);
Swedish
Radio International (Sweden);
EBU,
International Committee of the Red Cross, ITU (Switzerland);
Arab
States Broadcasting Union (Tunisia);
大象传媒,
Christian Vision, VT Merlin Communications, QinetiQ, RadioScape
Ltd., Roke Manor Research Ltd., WRN (UK);
Dolby
Laboratories Incorporated, Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation,
Harris Broadcast Corporation, IBB/VOA, IDT Continental Electronics,
Kintronic Laboratories, Inc., National Association of Short-wave
Broadcasters, Sangean America, Inc.,TCI, a Dielectric Company, Via
Licensing Corporation (USA);
and
Radio Vaticana (Vatican City).
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