http://www.isonliveradio.com/iarba/petition/


If You are like minded please sign this IARBA Petition at the link
above and join us in asking the Minister and the ACMA to reverse the
previous governments unfair ban on new entries to Digital radio. With
the inclusion of DRM theres plenty of room for left out community
stations narrowcast and narrowband and new entrants.

To
Senator the Hon
Stephen Conroy

Minister for Broadband,
Communications and the
Digital Economy

DEPUTY LEADER OF THE
GOVERNMENT IN THE SENATE

Suite MG70
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600

Dear Sir,

We the digitally undersigned ask that in the interests of media
diversity, fairness and good planning that you reverse the the
previous governments unfair ban on new entries into Digital radio.

We ask that you consider a two-tiered Digital Radio implementation
that includes the DRM Standard so that country areas will not be left
out of access to Digital Radio. As you may be aware DAB Plus performs
poorly outside metropolitan areas.

We ask that DRM be included both for those broadcasting stations left
out of current DAB Plus proposals: existing community stations,
narrowcasters, narrowband stations and also that it be included for
new entrants.

We also ask that in any strategy that your department undertakes to
promote Digital Receivers, that any such promotion includes those
models that can receive both the DAB Plus and DRM Standards.


DRM can fit 8 CD-quality stations into the same amount of bandwidth
that DAB uses. DRM is the worlds only, open standard, universal,
digital on-air system. Peter Senger, Chairman of DRM: "DRM is a great
way to enjoy not only international radio stations, but also some
local and national radio. In many countries, particularly those with
large rural areas, the combination of DRM and DAB gives broadcasters a
tailor-made way to upgrade to digital radio and give their listeners
access to a greater range of stations than ever before."