Amateur Radio enthusiasts from Pune will meet on Sunday, 9th Sept in hall above Hotel Kollage at 10:30 AM. Mr Ashok Kale, Asst Director (E) from All India Radio, Pune will deliver a presentation on Digital Radio Mondiale.
The 'Digitalization' is the buzzword. In the field of Radio Broadcasting, the Digitalization is happening in phases at various segments of production, distribution and transmission worldwide. In many of the developed countries this is complete & traditional analog transmission systems are being switched off or phased out. Worldwide there are three Radio broadcast standards/Technologies (DAB/HD/DRM) which have been adopted along with few proprietary implementations in some countries. In our country we have adopted DRM Radio standards for MW and SW Broadcasts is being implemented in a big way.
All India Radio, Pune has already commissioned DRM transmitter for it's MW Channel and broadcasting regularly in simulcast mode (Analog + Digital). It also broadcasts in full DRM mode, as test transmission on its 792 kHz frequency with two stereo signals and data services like Journaline, EPG etc.
Features of various digital radio technologies with special focus on DRM, benefits to various stakeholders (Govt., Broadcasters, Listeners), it's implementation status in India, DRM Receiver availability/status and associated issues will be discussed briefly during the presentation.