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Building a Digital Community Radio Service, Digital Radio Summit 2012
- 1. Kanal Plus Presentation Building a Digital Community Radio Service Ulrik Brinck 15 February 2012 Digital Radio Summit 2012 Geneva, Switzerland
- 2. Digital community radio service • Background • How we see radio • Our approach to digital radio • How we did it • Assembling a multiplex • How we see the future • Questions Digital Radio Summit 2012 Geneva, Switzerland 2
- 3. Background • Kanal Plus FM community radio since 1989 • Politicians discuss closing the FM band • 13 digital radio blocks for regional and local stations • Costs and coverage excessive for community radio • Experience from digital TV switch-over scary Former analogue community TV transmitters. Map: Google Maps. Digital Radio Summit 2012 Geneva, Switzerland 3
- 4. Background • Kanal Plus FM community radio since 1989 • Politicians discuss closing the FM band • 13 digital radio blocks for regional and local stations • Costs and coverage excessive for community radio • Experience from digital TV switch-over scary Planned regional DAB MUX. Map: IT- og Telestyrelsen Digital Radio Summit 2012 Geneva, Switzerland 4
- 5. What to do… • Need for smaller coverage area • Commercial digital radio equipment costly • Search for affordable solution Digital Radio Summit 2012 Geneva, Switzerland 5
- 6. …and how we did it • CRC mmbTools test transmission software • Off-the-shelf USRP and RF hardware • Standard band III transmit antenna • EUR 20.000 total investment • Neighbouring community stations joined multiplex Digital Radio Summit 2012 Geneva, Switzerland 6
- 7. Preliminary conclusions • One DAB+ transmitter can replace all FM community radio transmitters in Copenhagen • Investment with 43 time-share stations: EUR 500 each • More than twice the present FM air time Community FM transmitters in Copenhagen. Map: Google Maps Digital Radio Summit 2012 Geneva, Switzerland 7
- 8. The future as we see it • Build on experience from the Kanal Plus trial • Allocate local frequency blocks for community radio to complement existing frequency plan • Affordable non-SFN transmitters Digital Radio Summit 2012 Geneva, Switzerland 8
- 9. Thank you for your attention • Contact me Ulrik Brinck ulrik@kanalplus.fm • Internet resources www.kanalplus.fm www.lokalradiodab.dk mmbtools.crc.ca www.opendigitalradio.org Digital Radio Summit 2012 Geneva, Switzerland 9
- 10. Questions www.kanalplus.dk Digital Radio Summit 2012 Geneva, Switzerland 10