For digital radio, DRM is not the only game in the world. To be
popular worldwide, digital radio needs a standard.

For DRM you need a new receiver, but it's only popular in the UK and
Europe.
For satellite radio - XM or Sirius - you need both a new receiver and
a monthly subscription.
HD Radio from iBiquity is for the stereophile and you need a new
receiver.
I think the receiver is different for each of these.

Depending on where you live and your listening preferences, your
results may vary. But the major broadcasters do seem to be abandoning
shortwave.

For example, the BBC World Service stopped shortwave transmissions to
North America years ago, but is on both XM and Sirius here.

In the US, DRM is not well known, but XM is popular. (I'm in the US.)

cw

(John S.) wrote in message . com...
The key to it's success will be whether users will buy the needed
digital receiver. Given that most major brodcasters are moving toward
satellite, FM and MW broadcasts I don't think there wil be much reason
for a broad range of SW listerners to buy a digital unit. Neat idea,
but too late. The speaker said as much:

"Admittedly listeners would need new receivers. As a consequence, the
real challenge for the DRM consortium would be to achieve successful
implementation, said Technical Director of the EBU, Mr. Philip Laven."

"Mike Terry" wrote in message ...
Monday, 25 October 2004

"Digital short-wave will revolutionise cross-border broadcasts and will
initiate a world-wide renaissance of radio". This was the opinion of the
Director General of Deutsche Welle, Mr Erik Bettermann, during a panel
discussion at Münchner Medientage.

....(snip)....


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