On Jun 25, 8:42*am, Dave wrote:
I am your futum.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/06/24/drwg_report/
"Germany flicks off-switch on DAB"
"Part of the problem is that analogue FM never went away and most
people didn't seem to care for the clear digital-quality sound, and
were left nonplussed by such benefits as easy tuning and message
displays with song names and titles. DAB is struggling almost
everywhere in Europe."
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/01...tches_dab_off/
"Report: Future Of U.K. Digital Radio May Be Bleak"
"LONDON -- January 30, 2008: A report from Enders Analysis found that
digital audio broadcasting, or DAB, is in trouble due to the high cost
of transmission and slow revenue growth, U.K. newspaper the Guardian
reports."
http://www.radioink.com/HeadlineEntr...&pt=todaysnews
"Macquarie Radio execs: delays have ‘killed’ the future of digital
radio"
"Macquarie Radio Network says years of delays had 'killed' the future
of digital radio, which was being overtaken by broadband services,
third-generation mobiles and digital devices such as iPods, reports
Australian IT."
http://tinyurl.com/34p4lz
"Digital Radio in Canada"
"The Commission is very concerned about the stalled DRB transition.
Roughly 15 of the 76 authorized stations (including the digital-only
operation in Toronto) are not on the air. Some stations that once
operated have since ceased operations. Few recievers have been sold,
and there is no interest in expanding DRB service beyond the six
cities where it exists."
http://americanbandscan.blogspot.com...in-canada.html
"Why don't you use DRM on Shortwave?"
"Some large companies are pushing DRM by convincing program producers
and broadcasters to start airing in DRM ahead of time, but unless
there is mass availability and penetration of receivers on the
listeners side, this will remain - unfortunately - a technological
experiment, and broadcasters using it to reach their listeners now,
are clearly throwing their money out of the window."
http://www.egradio.org/index.php?name=FAQ&id_cat=7
"Straining to hear digital radio - Europe has a head start in
terrestrial digital radio, but is anybody listening?"
"But today, digital radio is struggling to find its legs. While it's
still in the cradle in the United States, it has begun to crawl, a
bit, in Europe and elsewhere... Europe has had a standard for digital
radio for some time. The European Union adopted the standard, called
Eureka 147, 10 years ago. But high prices and a lack of consumer
interest have kept the market tiny."
http://www.edn.com/index.asp?layout=...524&ref=nb ra
"Annual DAB sales 50% below forecast"
"The following graphs are copied from the DRDB's (Digital Radio
Development Bureau -- UK DAB's marketing and
PR arm) sales forecast
documents from 2004 and 2007, and they show that the forecast sales
for 2008 are a massive 50% below what the DRDB had previously forecast
they would be for 2008, and the cumulative sales will be 18% below
previously forecast by the end of this year and 30% below what they
had previously forecast by the end of next year."
http://www.digitalradiotech.co.uk/ar...w-forecast.php
LMFAO!!!