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Ofcom's third annual digital progress report
Research Document Publication date: 17 October 2012
Main Heading
1 2 3 4 5 Executive summary Availability of digital radio services Take-up of devices and platforms Radio listening through digital platforms Consumer awareness of, and attitudes towards, digital radio
1 3 8 16 23
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Section 1
1 Executive summary
1.1 Basis of report publication
The Government launched its Digital Radio Action Plan in July 2010. Ofcom was asked in the Action Plan to publish an annual report on the availability and take-up of digital radio services. The Action Plan emphasises that digital radio switchover should begin only when the market is ready and that it should be predominantly consumer-led. An aspirational target date of 2015 was supported by the Action Plan. But it also concluded that, when a decision is taken on setting a date for digital radio switchover, it will be the following criteria and not the aspirational timetable which takes precedence: • • when 50% of all radio listening is via digital platforms; and when national DAB coverage is comparable to FM, and local DAB reaches 90% of the population and all major roads.
This report includes data on digital radio devices' share of radio listening and information on the coverage project, designed to measure current levels of FM and DAB coverage. In this report 'digital radio' is used in its broadest sense to include all platforms and technologies that allow listeners to access digital radio services.
Key points
Digital radio services are available through a number of different platforms including DAB digital radio, digital television (Sky, Freeview, Virgin Media, Freesat), and via the internet (which includes services received on PCs, radio sets and tablet devices with a WiFi connection, and internet-enabled mobile phones). Digital radio coverage varies by platform. The BBC's national DAB multiplex covers 94.3% of homes, the national commercial digital multiplex covers 84.6% of homes and local DAB multiplexes are estimated to cover 66.4% of households. Ninety-five per cent of main TV sets receive a digital television service which carries some digital radio services and 77% of homes have a broadband internet connection. In the 12 months to the end of June 2012, RAJAR data show that almost three in ten (29.5%) of all radio listening hours were to services delivered over a digital platform. This is a 10pp increase since the same period in 2009 and a 3.6pp increase year on year. The proportion of digital listening varies by demographic group. Listeners under 65 and those in the AB and C1 demographic groups are the most likely to listen to radio over a digital platform. Listening on a DAB digital radio set was the most widely-used method of listening to digital radio in the 12 months to the end of Q2 2012, accounting for 64.9% of all digital listening hours. Listening through digital television (DTV) accounted for 15.6% and listening via online methods accounted for 13.3%.
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Six of the stations which are available only through digital platforms were listened to by at least one million listeners in an average week in Q2 2012. BBC Radio 4 Extra had the largest number of listeners, at 1.6 million, followed by BBC 6 Music which reached 1.4 million listeners. In comparison to the same period last year, Five Live Sports Extra increased its listeners by 34.7% to 1.1 million. We estimate that there are between 66 million and 85 million radio sets in use that are less than 12 years old (in the form of portable sets, clock radios, audio systems or tuners/receivers); there are a further 35 million sets installed in cars and commercial vehicles. The total universe of these sets is therefore estimated to be between 101 and 120 million. Three in ten (29.1%) of all radio sets sold in the 12 months to Q2 2012 included a DAB tuner, as GfK sales data show. A total of 6.7 million radio sets were sold in this period, a fall of 18.3% on the same period last year. Sales of DAB sets remained steady while analogue sales volumes were down 1.5 million units year on year. Over four in ten people (41.7%) claimed ownership of a DAB digital radio, an increase of 2.8pp year on year. DAB take-up varies across the UK, ranging from 54.4% in Surrey to 25.8% in the Scottish Borders. Over one quarter (25.9%) of new cars are now fitted with DAB as standard, more than double the proportion fitted with DAB as standard in Q2 2011. Among those who do not yet have access to a DAB digital radio set at home, 19% claim that they are 'likely'/'very likely'/'certain' to buy a set in the next 12 months. Forty-nine per cent of respondents without a DAB set at home said they were 'not likely' to buy one within the next year.
Background on survey methodology
This report uses a range of data drawn from research sources, including: • • • • • • Ofcom licensing data; Retail equipment sales and pricing statistics (from an external agency, GfK); Ofcom technology tracker research data; Data on the number of DAB radios in newly registered cars, from the Society of Motor Vehicle Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT); Department for Transport statistics; and RAJAR / Ipsos MORI / RSMB radio consumption analysis.
As with any survey data, Ofcom's technology tracking study is subject to an error margin – which will be up to +/- 2 percentage points. Note that this report supersedes its predecessor.
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Section 2
2 Availability of digital radio services
The government's Digital Radio Action Plan emphasises that when a decision is taken on setting a date for digital radio switchover, it will be the following criteria and not the aspirational timetable which takes precedence: • • when 50% of all radio listening is via digital platforms; and when national DAB coverage is comparable to FM, and local DAB reaches 90% of the population and all major roads.
This chapter focuses on DAB coverage.
Digital platforms on which radio services can be received
Consumers can access radio services on a range of digital platforms and devices. These include DAB digital radios, digital television, and devices that connect to the internet such as dedicated radios incorporating WiFi connectivity, home PCs, and mobile handsets that can connect to the internet. Each has different features, offering consumers a range of options. DAB offers the combination of being free-to-receive and portable, like analogue radio, but it requires a specific receiver. Digital television has the advantage of not requiring additional investment in equipment, particularly as television switchover has brought widespread take-up of DTV equipment, but it does not generally offer portability. Through an internet device, such as a computer, radio with a WiFi connection or smartphone, listeners have access to a wide range of audio services including radio content originating outside the UK, and archive and on-demand content. However, such services generally require a paid-for broadband or 3G connection, and significant consumption of radio via these platforms could exceed the data limits of some contracts.
Coverage of digital platforms
Internet access
Dial-up internet connections can support low-quality streamed radio and are universally available across the UK. But consumers are likely to prefer broadband internet to access online radio services, as it supports listening for extended periods of time; fixed broadband contracts tend to be priced independently of data quantities consumed and the increased bandwidth also supports higher-quality audio. Broadband internet access is available via ADSL to almost all UK homes (over 99.9%), while 3G services are available to 99% 1.
Digital satellite television
This platform is available to 98% of households; digital cable to 44% of homes and digital terrestrial television to over 97% of households, according to latest estimates 2.
1 2
3G coverage is defined as outdoor coverage from at least one operator and indoor coverage is likely to be a little lower. Ofcom's Communications Market Report 2012 provides more information on internet and digital television availability
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DAB coverage
As part of the government's Digital Radio Action Plan, Ofcom was asked to lead a process to consider the future spectrum planning requirements for DAB networks, to prepare for the proposed digital radio switchover and make recommendations as to the feasibility of matching DAB coverage to FM. Following a consultation published in June 2011, we published a statement in May 2012 3 which covers: • • • • the definition of the geographical areas (referred to as 'editorial areas') in which we would aim to replicate FM coverage as far as is practicable with DAB coverage; the technical assumptions used to predict acceptable levels of FM and DAB coverage for indoor portable and in-vehicle radio reception; the extent of existing FM coverage within each editorial area; and the feasibility of different radio switchover scenarios, illustrating how increasing levels of coverage can be achieved by increasing the number of transmitters.
Annexes to this statement include DAB plans for all editorial areas and for the BBC and Digital One national multiplexes. Each of these documents includes a calculation of current DAB coverage, shown in Figure 1. Figure 1: Existing DAB coverage
Existing DAB coverage Households Roads Aggregate of local multiplexes 66.4% 43.2% BBC national 94.3% 82.9% Commercial national (Digital One) 84.6% 63.5%
Source: Ofcom, May 2012 The figures for local DAB coverage are derived from a set of assumptions which have recently been changed following extensive testing. Consequently, the actual coverage of local DAB will be greater than that shown in the table.
For comparison, the figures for FM coverage are in Figure 2. These are not directly comparable to the DAB coverage figures, mainly because although it is possible to achieve FM reception (albeit poor quality) with low signal strength, DAB reception is either good or completely absent.
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Figure 2: Existing FM coverage
Existing FM coverage Households Households (variable) Roads Roads (variable) Aggregate of local coverage 92.6% 97.9% 91.5% 95.5% BBC national (BBC Radios 1 to 4) 94.9% 99.1% 93.1% 95.8% Commercial national (Classic FM) 90.9% 97.4% 86.8% 90.3%
Source: Ofcom, May 2012 Note: Variable indicates that reception may be less than perfect quality; some artefacts will be present on the audio signal or there may be occasional short drop outs
Services available, by platform
Broadcast radio
There are a total of 536 analogue radio services available in different parts of the UK (Figure 3). These include 98 services broadcasting on AM and a further 474 on FM. Some stations, such as some of the BBC local and nations' stations, simulcast on both wavebands. In August 2012 the BBC started a five-week trial in which four local stations stopped broadcasting on AM, directing listeners to FM or DAB instead. This has not been taken into account in the figures below. Figure 3: Number of UK radio stations broadcasting on analogue: September 2012
Type of station Local commercial UK-wide commercial BBC UK-wide networks BBC local and nations Community radio TOTAL AM 53 2 1 36 6 98 FM 228 1 4 46 195 474 AM/FM total 281 3 5 46 201 536
Source: Ofcom, September 2012 Note: There are a total of 46 BBC local and nations' services, as many BBC services are simulcast on both FM and AM
The number of stations available to listeners on DAB varies across the UK. There are 12 UK-wide commercial services on DAB and 11 BBC services (Figure 4). Both the BBC and commercial sector have services which are simulcast on DAB and analogue. For local
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commercial radio, some services are also simulcast on DAB and analogue, and some stations are broadcast to a number of different geographical areas while also broadcasting on analogue in a smaller area. Figure 4: Number of UK radio stations broadcasting on DAB: September 2012
Type of station Local commercial Relation to analogue area DAB in analogue area DAB extends analogue area DAB only UK-wide commercial BBC UK-wide networks BBC local and nations TOTAL Number of stations 114 13 37 12 11 32 219
Source: Ofcom, September 2012
The availability of radio services on DAB is highest in the Greater London region, where listeners can receive up to 61 radio services, and lowest in Northern Ireland where the comparable figure is 21. Outside London, the majority of homes in the UK where DAB is available receive between 30 and 45 services. Figure 5: Number of services available on DAB, UK map
No. services
BBC national
Commercial national
No. local multiplexes
0 11 23 24-35 36-45 45+
1 2 3
Source: Ofcom, September 2012
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In addition to services on AM, FM and DAB, at least 64 radio stations are broadcasting on digital satellite (the number on the Sky EPG); 25 are available on Freeview and at least 36 on cable (the number carried by Virgin Media). Most of these are simulcasts of AM/FM/DAB services. There are many radio services available over the internet, but as Ofcom has no role in licensing these services, it has no record of the number of services available. But as an example, the online aggregation service Reciva Internet Radio has a database of over 17,000 radio stations, of which almost 1,000 are listed as UK services. Radioplayer, a website which offers a single online point of access to BBC, commercial and community radio, currently carries 334 stations.
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Section 3
3 Take-up of devices and platforms
3.1 Ownership of digital radio-enabled platforms
Almost all households in the UK have access to digital radio services in the home on at least one platform
Take-up of devices offering access to digital radio has risen in recent years. By Q2 2012, over nine in ten homes (95%) had access to digital television on their main TV set, allowing access to digital radio services. Seventy-seven per cent had access to a broadband internet connection at home, thereby providing access to streamed digital radio services and to listen-again and downloadable radio content. DAB digital radio ownership rose to over four in ten of adults (41.7%) by Q2 2012, up by just under three percentage points in the year (Figure 6). Figure 6: Take-up of equipment capable of receiving digital radio: 2012
Year-on-year increase (pp) Share of households 100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% Internet Digital TV DAB radio Fixed or mobile broadband 77% Satellite 39% DAB radio 41.7% Terrestrial 36% Cable 17% +2 77% +1 95% +2.8 41.7%
Source: Research from: Ofcom Technology Tracker, RAJAR Q2 2012
Radio set sales
Three in ten of all radio sets sold are capable of receiving DAB digital radio
In the 12 months to Q2 2012, total radio set sales (analogue and digital) were down 18.3% on the same period last year. This is due to a fall of 1.5 million in the number of analogue sets sold. DAB set sales remained steady at 1.9 million, and so the proportion of total set sales accounted for by DAB sets increased 5.5pp to 29.1% (Figure 7).
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Figure 7: Number of analogue and digital radio sets sold: year to Q2 2007-2012
Total annual sales
9.4 million
10.4 million 20.6%
9.0 million 23.2%
9.3 million 20.6%
8.2 million 23.6%
6.7 million 29.1%
Digital share of 18.7% sales
Radio set sales (millions)
10 8 6 4
6.3 4.7
Analogue sets DAB sets
2 0
Year to Q2 2007 Year to Q2 2008 Year to Q2 2009 Year to Q2 2010 Year to Q2 2011 Year to Q2 2012
Source: GfK sales data, 2007-2012. Note: Figures cover GB only, GfK Panelmarket data represents over 90% of the market. Categories of device included are; portable radios, personal media players, car audio systems, home audio systems, clock radios, radio recorders, headphone stereos, tuners and receivers.
The average price of in-home and portable DAB sets has fallen while the price of car audio DAB sets has risen
The average price for in-home and portable DAB sets followed a downward trend between 2007 and 2012. The average price of in-home sets, which includes DAB sets that are part of hi-fi units, fell from £187 in Q2 2007 to £162 in Q2 2012. However, a price spike in the first half of 2010 meant that the average price for these sets rose to £198. The average price for portable sets also increased in Q1 2010, rising to £61. In Q2 2012, the average price for a portable set stood at £52. Although the average price for car DAB sets fell dramatically between 2007 and 2008, it has increased over the last two years after a period of stability to stand at £117, as Figure 8 shows. Figure 8: Average price of DAB digital radio receivers sold: Q2 2007-Q2 2012
£200 £187 £149 £150 £117 £100 £66 £54 £50 £95 £79 £77 £57 £71 £57 £53 £52 £191 £169 £167 £167 £162 In home Car audio Portable
Source: GfK sales data 2007-2012
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The radio set universe
We estimate there are between 101 million and 120 million radio sets in the home and in cars/commercial vehicles Radio sets at home
Our previous digital radio reports highlighted the two approaches that can be used to estimate the universe of radio sets – using either consumer research data or device sales figures. Neither approach provides an exact figure. Consumer research is likely to underestimate the figure, as people may understate the number of radio-enabled devices in the home. Radio set sales can provide an indication of the size of the market, but purchases may add to the universe of sets or replace existing equipment, so a net ownership figure can be hard to arrive at. There are three main categories of device in the home which have radio as a primary or key function: • • • portable sets; hi-fi equipment; and clock radios.
Other media devices also provide access to radio services. These include mobile phones/smartphones, MP3 players, DTV decoders, PCs and other digital devices with a WiFi connection. As people are not always be aware of the type of radio tuner included in these devices, or may not regularly use them for radio listening, consumer research may offer a less reliable indicator of the total set universe for each. These devices have, therefore, not been included in the calculations set out in Figure 10 below. Across the three main types of radio sets in the home (portables, hi-fis and clock radios only), our 2011 Digital Radio Report concluded that the set universe at the end of Q1 2011 was estimated to be 66 – 79 million. This calculation drew on sales data from 2000 to 2011 (which indicated that 79 million sets had been sold in this period) and consumer research which suggested that there are 70 million working radio devices in UK homes. In the 12 months to the end of Q2 2012, a further 4.7 million analogue radio devices have been sold, along with 1.9 million DAB sets. There is no evidence to indicate whether these devices are replacements for existing radio sets or whether they have added to the set universe. As a result, the range for the estimated lower-bound number for radio sets in the home has been extended to 66 – 85 million. The universe of sets in the home is likely to exceed this range, as there will be sets over 12 years old that are still being used.
Car radios
Based on statistics from the Department for Transport, there are a further 35 million radio sets installed in cars and commercial vehicles (assuming that most vehicles have a radio set). In 2011, we estimated that the take-up of DAB tuners in cars stood at little over 1%. Based on CAP/SMMT data, 25.9% of new cars registered in Q2 2012 were fitted with DAB radio as standard – an increase from 12.1% from Q2 2011 (Figure 9). In addition, our consumer research from Q2 2012 indicates that 5% of respondents claim to have a DAB
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radio in their cars. We estimate broadly that take-up of DAB tuners in vehicles is between 3% and 5%, but this figure is the subject of some uncertainty. Figure 9: Status of digital radio availability in newly registered cars: Q2 2010 – Q2 2012
Proportion of cars (%) 35% 30% 25% 20% 15% 10% 5% 0%
4.4% 3.8% 5.0% 9.9% 7.5% 12.1% 17.8% 20.8% 29.5% 33.0% 30.9% 33.0% 29.4% 29.8% 27.4% 27.7% 24.4% 25.9% 22.5% Digital radio line fitted as standard 27.4% Digital radio available as an option
Source: CAP/SMMT monthly registration volumes by digital radio option status and availability, Q2 2012
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The total set universe
Figure 10: The radio set universe and frequency of listening
Sets in the market (millions) – lower bound estimate3 In home radios1 Vehicle radios2 Total 66m – 85m 35m 101m – 120m Estimated proportion used at least weekly (%)4 73% 92% 83% Estimated proportion that are digital (%)5 17% - 21% 3-5% 12%-15%
Source: Ofcom research on home radio ownership and vehicle figures from the Department for Transport Note 1: In-home radios includes hi-fis, portable radios and alarm clock radios. Note 2: data on the number of vehicles on UK roads, as reported by the Department for Transport in September 2012 Note 3: Due to the complexity of estimating the radio set universe, we have included a range of figures based on consumer research conducted in 2010 and GfK retail sales data for 2000-2012. Note 4: Frequency of listening figures from Ofcom consumer research May 2010 Base: 1075 UK adults (Q1) How many working (insert type of device) do you have in your household? (Q4ii to q6i): How often do you or someone in your household listen to (type of device)? Note 5: Proportion of home radios including a DAB digital radio tuner draws on GfK sales data
On average, an estimated 1.3 radio sets per home are used 'most weeks'
The preceding analysis estimates the size of the radio set universe without reference to regularity of use. To address this, Figure 11 sets out the results of the consumer research that examined the number of sets at home which consumers typically use 'most weeks'. Throughout the UK on average, there are an estimated 1.3 radio sets per home that are used most weeks. This was the approach we took to attain a better understanding of how many regularly-used radio sets there were in the typical UK home. It suggests that among those who claim to listen to radio at home (80% of respondents in our survey), 91% listen to three or fewer radio sets in 'most weeks', as shown in Figure 11 below. Among those that listen to radio, this equates to an average of 1.9 sets per home that has at least one radio, the same number as in our 2011 research.
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Figure 11: The number of radio sets in the home that consumers listen to in 'most weeks'
5 0% None 1 2-3 4-5
1 6-10
Source: Ofcom research Base: All respondents Q1 2011 (3772), Q2 2012 (2893) QP6. In total, how many radio sets do you have in your home that you, or someone in your household, listen to in most weeks? Note: This shows that 31% of respondents claimed not to listen to any radio sets in the home in most weeks, which includes 21% of respondents who said they do not listen to radio at all in most weeks. RAJAR data indicates that 35% of all listening takes place outside of the home.
These regularly-used sets were predominately found in kitchens and lounges, with a third of all adults saying they had radios in these rooms. A fifth of respondents (22%) had an active set in an adult's bedroom (see Figure 12 below). Figure 12: The location of sets that are used in 'most weeks'
Proportion of respondents % 40% 35% 30% 25% 20% 15% 10% 5% 5 0% 4 2 2 2 2 1 1 3 33 33 22
Q4. In which of these rooms at home do you have one of these radios that someone listens to in most weeks? Source: Ofcom research, Q2 2012 Base: All respondents, n=2893
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Homes with access to DAB digital radio
More than four in ten adults have access to DAB at home
RAJAR estimates that 41.7% of adults owned a DAB radio set by June 2012. This is an increase of 2.8pp year on year. Figure 13: Proportion of individuals claiming access to DAB in the home
Proportion of all individuals (%) 50% 40% 30% 20% 27.3 10% 9.1 0% Q2 2005 Q2 2006 Q2 2007 Q2 2008 Q2 2009 Q2 2010 Q2 2011 Q2 2012 15.3 20.3 33 38.9 41.7
Source: RAJAR / Ipsos MORI / RSMB
DAB set take-up is highest in south-east England
DAB set take-up is varied across the UK, as Figure 14 shows. DAB set take-up was highest in south-east England: Surrey (54.4%), Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire (49.8%) and London (49.6%). Set ownership was lowest in the Scottish Borders (25.8%), Northern Ireland (26.2%) and Cumbria (27.6%) where the choice of stations on DAB was also low.
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Figure 14: Take-up of DAB digital radio, by multiplex area
20.0-24.9% 25.0-29.9% 30.0-34.9% 35.0-39.9% 40.0-44.9% 45.0-49.9% 50.0-54.9%
Source: RAJAR, Q2 2012 Note: this map is based on analysis which uses the total survey area (TSA) of the individual station which best represents the coverage area of each digital multiplex
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Section 4
4 Radio listening through digital platforms
The government's Digital Radio Action Plan emphasises that when a decision is taken on setting a date for digital radio switchover, it will be the following criteria and not the aspirational timetable which takes precedence: • • when 50% of all radio listening is via digital platforms; and when national DAB coverage is comparable to FM, and local DAB reaches 90% of the population and all major roads.
This chapter focuses on digital radio listening.
Consumption of radio services via digital platforms
Digital listening share stood at 29.5% over the 12 months to Q2 2012
Listening to services on digital radio platforms (DAB, DTV and via the internet) accounted for three in ten (29.5%) of all radio hours in the 12 months to Q2 2012. Over the last four years, the proportion of digital listening has increased by 10pp. Over the same period, analogue listening has fallen by 4.4pp to 63.3% and the amount of unspecified listening has fallen by 5.6pp. Figure 15: Distribution of listening hours across analogue and digital platforms, the 12 months to Q2: 2009-2012
100% 19.6% 75% 12.8% 22.7% 10.8% 25.8% 7.9% 29.5%
7.2% Digital
50% 67.7% 25% 66.6% 66.3%
Unspecified Analogue 63.3%
Source: RAJAR/ Ipsos MORI / RSMB. All adults (15+) Note: data relate to corresponding year ending each date shown. 'Unspecified' relates to listening where the radio platform was not confirmed by the listener.
The proportion of listening on digital radio platforms has increased each quarter. For Q2 2012, digital listening accounted for 31.5%, as Figure 16 shows. This is an increase of 4.6pp on the same period for the previous year.
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Figure 16: Distribution of listening hours across analogue and digital platforms, by quarter: Q2 2011 - Q2 2012
100% 26.9% 75% 8% 6.9% 6.8% 7.7% 7.4% Digital 50% Unspecified Analogue 65.2% 25% 64.9% 64.1% 63.1% 61.1% 28.2% 29.1% 29.2% 31.5%
Source: RAJAR/ Ipsos MORI / RSMB. All adults (15+) Note: Unspecified relates to listening where the radio platform was not confirmed by the listener.
Nearly half of radio listeners listen to digital radio at least weekly
Looking at frequency of listening, (based on Ofcom's own consumer research), 37% of the UK population claimed in Q2 2012 to have listened to a digital radio service on a weekly basis, up three percentage points from Q1 2011. 4 This equates to 46% of radio listeners. A further 7% of radio listeners claimed to have done so monthly, and 6% less frequently than that. By age, the proportion listening to digital radio on a weekly basis was largely similar across groups, although there was a lower propensity of listening to digital radio among those aged over 65 (a third listening on a weekly basis (36%); a further 4% monthly; and another 4% less often than monthly). Figure 17: Proportion of people, by age, who have ever listened to radio through a digital platform
Digital radio listening by age group (% of total) 80% 6% 10%
6% 7%
6% 11%
6% 6%
6% 6% 4% 4% Ever Monthly Weekly 36%
40% 46% 51% 46% 47% 50%
0% All 16-24 25-34 35-54 55-64 65+
Source: Ofcom research, Q2 2012 Base: All who listen to the radio (n=2284) Q: Whether ever use digital radio
This compares to a figure of 44.8% from RAJAR for those listening to radio on a digital platform for five consecutive minutes in an average week in the 12 months to Q2 2012.
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Listening to radio via a digital platform is slightly lower among the C2 and DE socio-economic groups
By socio-economic group, 53% of radio listeners living in AB households claimed to have listened through a digital radio platform on a weekly basis in Q2 2012; those in the DE group were least likely to listen weekly to radio on a digital device (39%). The propensity to listen weekly fell progressively between these demographic groups (see Figure 18). Figure 18: Those who listen to digital radio at least weekly, by socio-economic group
Digital radio listening by social-economic group (% of total)
80% 5% 7%
6% 7%
7% 7%
40% 46% 53% 49%
7% 7%
5% 6%
Ever Monthly Weekly
0% All AB C1 C2 DE
Source: Ofcom research, Q2 2012 Base: All who listen to the radio (n=2284) Q: Whether use digital radio at least weekly
By platform, almost a third of radio listeners claim to listen through DAB on at least a monthly basis; a quarter make the same claim about DTV
According to Ofcom's research, the FM platform remained the most popular among radio listeners, being used by just over half of listeners on at least a monthly basis. By digital platform, almost a third of radio listeners claimed in Q2 2012 to listen to radio services through a DAB set at least monthly (32%), while a quarter made the same claim about listening via a DTV set (26%). However, the distribution of listening frequency varied between the two. Daily listening through a DTV platform was popular among 7% of listeners; for DAB it stood at 20%. Thirteen per cent of listeners claimed to have used the internet to listen to radio on a monthly basis, with 3% claiming to do so on a daily basis.
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Figure 19: Frequency of radio listening, by platform
70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20%
2 5 18
Have tried it once At least monthly At least weekly
9 9 10 7 13
33 26
4 3 7 2 9
6 5 5 3
10% 0% FM anywhere
Every day
AM anywhere
Q4. How often, if at all, do you access the radio via… Source: Ofcom research, Quarter 2 2012 Base: Adults aged 16+ who listen to radio n = 2284 UK Note: Remaining percentages are 'Don't know' responses.
Digital listening is highest in London and Bristol
Figure 20 uses RAJAR data to show the proportion of total listening hours attributed to each digital platform during Q2 2012 for each area of the UK. Listening via any digital platform was highest in London (39.6%) followed by Bristol (36.3%). Digital listening was lowest in the Scottish Borders, Northern Ireland and Cumbria, where DAB set take-up was also lowest (Figure 14). The share of listening on DAB sets was highest in London and Cambridge (25.0% - 29.9%) and lowest in Northern Ireland, accounting for 7.7% of total listening. DTV radio listening was highest in South West Scotland (6.8%) and South Wales (6% - 6.5%), whereas listening through the internet was highest in Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire, London and Bristol. Figure 20: Share of listening, by digital platform and area
DAB DTV Internet All digital
0 - 4.9% 5.0 - 9.9% 10.0 - 14.9% 15.0 - 19.9% 20.0 - 24.9% 25.0 - 29.9% 30.0 - 34.9% 35.0 - 39.9% 40.0 - 44.9% n/a
Source: RAJAR, Q2 2012 Note: these maps are based on analysis which uses the total survey area (TSA) of the individual station which best represents the coverage area of each digital multiplex
Digital Radio Report 2012
Most digital listening is through a DAB set
Of the 29.5% of listening hours that were accounted for by digital platforms in the 12 months to Q2 2012, DAB sets contributed 19.2pp of the total (Figure 21). This means that 64.9% of digital listening was through a DAB radio. The proportion of digital listening accounted for by DTV fell slightly (1.6pp) as the amount of digital listening through online methods increased. Figure 21: Digital radio's share of total radio listening hours, by platform
Year ending Q2 year-on-year change (percentage points)
Digital radio platform share of all radio hours
+3.6 30 25 20 15 10 5 29.5
4.6 0 All digital DAB DTV
3.9 Online/apps
1.8 Digital unspecified
Source: RAJAR , all adults (15+), year ending Q2 2012 Note: 'Digital unspecified' relates to listening to digital-only stations, where the survey respondent has not specified the listening platform used.
Over half of digital listening is to BBC stations
Listening to BBC Network stations accounted for more than half of the 29.5% digital listening, and most of this share was accounted for by simulcasts of the BBC's analogue network services. Digital listening to national and commercial stations contributed 6.4pp and 5.6pp to the 29.5% respectively and BBC local and national stations contributed 1.4pp (Figure 22). Figure 22: Distribution of listener hours, by service provider, analogue and digital platforms: year to Q2 2012
Year on year increase in digital listening: +3.6pp 100% 7.2% 29.5% Digital share of listening = 29.5% 60% 2.9% 40% 63.2% 20% 28.0% 0% All Radio BBC Network 15.2% 1% 1.4% 6.7% Local / Nations BBC 3% 5.6% 1% 6.4% 4.8% National commercial 21.8% Local commercial +2.0pp +0.1pp +0.7pp +0.8pp
% share of total listening hours
Not Stated
Source: RAJAR , all adults (15+), year ending Q2 2012
Digital Radio Report 2012
BBC Radio 1, 2, 4 and Five Live accounted for 39.7% of all digital listening
The contribution that analogue simulcast services make to the proportion of digital listening is set out in Figure 23. The four most listened-to BBC services accounted for 39.7% of all digital listening (or 11.7pp out of 29.5%). Classic FM was the most listened-to commercial station through digital platforms, accounting for 3.4% of digital listening hours. Figure 23: Distribution of listener hours, by service, analogue and digital platforms: year to Q2 2012
Year on year increase in digital listening: +0.7pp
+0.5pp +0.2pp 0.0pp 0.0pp 0.0pp +0.1pp
1.1% 0.7%
% of total listener hours
Not stated
0.3% 0.3%
1.9% 10.9% 7.6% 6.1% 1.7% 2.4%
1.0% 2.2%
0.6% 1.2%
BBC Radio Five Live
BBC Radio 2
BBC Radio 4
Source: RAJAR , all adults (15+), year ending Q2 2012
BBC Radio 4 Extra is the digital-only station with the largest number of listeners
Among the stations that are only available on digital, six services generated an average weekly reach of 1 million or more during Q2 2012. Four of these are BBC stations – BBC Radio 4 Extra, BBC 6 Music, 1Xtra and Five Live Sports Extra. A number of stations increased their reach in comparison to the same period last year, most notably Five Live Sports Extra which experienced a 34.7% increase in average weekly reach. The two most popular Bauer stations, Smash Hits and The Hits, saw a decline in their average weekly reach, by 4.5% and 19.9% respectively. However, both stations were still listened to by at least 1 million people in an average week in Q2 2012.
BBC Radio 1
Classic FM
Digital Radio Report 2012
Figure 24: Digital-only stations by average weekly reach: Q2 2012
Digital-only stations by average weekly reach, Q2 2012
Average weekly reach (millions)
1.8 1.5 1.3
Year on year change (%): 2.0% 8.6% 14.6% 34.7% -4.5% -19.9% 10.7% -3.4%
-3.1% -4.2% -4.1% -9.3%
new Radio group BBC Bauer
1.0 0.8 0.5 0.3 0.0
BBC BBC 6 1Xtra Five Radio 4 Music f rom the Live Extra BBC Sports Extra Smash The Hits Planet Absolute Heat Hits Rock 80s Radio Jazz FM AbsoluteAbsolute Radio Radio 90s Classic Rock Q
1.6 1.4 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.0 0.9 0.9
Absolute Other
0.7 0.6 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2
Absolute Radio 60s
Source: RAJAR, all adults (15+), Q2 2012
DAB sets are the most popular way to listen to the majority of digital-only stations
For the majority of digital-only stations, the most popular platform on which to listen is a DAB set, as Figure 25 shows. Smash Hits Radio and The Hits are notable exceptions, with DTV accounting for 49.2% and 46.6% of the stations' listening hours and no listening at all for Smash Hits through a DAB set. This is because Smash Hits does not broadcast on any of the digital multiplexes and is only available online and through digital television. The three stations with the highest proportion of listening through DTV are also the stations with the lowest average age of listeners; 1xtra has an average age of 26.2, The Hits has an average age of 27.3 and Smash Hits Radio has an average age of 27.6. Figure 25: Most listened-to digital-only stations by platform: Q2 2012
100% 12.8% 30.5% 75% 66.8% 50% 7.4% 25% 8.0% 7.4% 17.9% 0% BBC Radio 4 Extra BBC 6 Music 20.4% 28.8% 15.4% 12.2% 9.9% 1Xtra from Five Live Smash The Hits the BBC Sports Hits Radio Extra 38.3% 37.1% 56.8% 29.0% 12.5% 11.7% 19.5% 8.4% 5.1% 12.3% Planet Rock 3.4% 7.7% 10.9% 35.5% 19.5% Absolute 80s Heat 26.2% Jazz FM 58.4% 49.2% 46.6% 61.9% 74.2% 16.7% 5.8% 5.1% 12.6% 42.0% 56.1% DTV Online/apps Not stated DAB
Source: RAJAR, all adults (15+), Q2 2012
Digital Radio Report 2012
Section 5
5 Consumer awareness of, and attitudes towards, digital radio
5.1 Consumer awareness of digital radio
Seven in ten individuals are aware that they can listen to radio through a digital television
Awareness of the digital-radio-carrying capabilities of digital devices varies. According to Ofcom research, seven in ten individuals in Q2 2012 (71%) were aware that their DTV platform is capable of carrying radio services, even though 95% of main sets are now connected to a DTV platform. This has remained stable on Q1 2011 figures. In comparison, two-thirds of adults (66%) were aware than an internet-enabled computer could do the same (80% of homes have the internet at home). Just over half (55%) knew that a smartphone could carry digital radio services, and 31% knew that the same was true of games consoles. Figure 26: Awareness of devices capable of receiving digital radio services
100% Awareness can be used to receive radio 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 71 30% 20% 10% 0% DTV Internet-enabled computer Smartphone MP3 player* Games console* None of these 66 55 45 46 43 31 21 55 95 80 Take-up of device
Q. Before today, were you aware that you can listen to radio programmes as they are broadcast in these ways? Source: Ofcom research, Q2 2012, *Take-up measures from Q1 2012 Base: All respondents, n=2893
Eight in ten adults have heard of digital radios
When we asked respondents if they had heard of 'digital radios, sometimes called DAB radios', 81% reported they had, similar to the previous year. Awareness was highest among those living in AB households (88%), and among adults aged 45-54 (87%), and lowest among those in DE households (68%), and those aged 75+ (54%).
Digital Radio Report 2012
Figure 27: Awareness of digital radios, sometimes called 'DAB digital radio'
Yes No Dont know
Source: Ofcom research, Q1 2011, Q2 2012 Base: All adults Q3. Before today, had you heard of digital radios, sometimes called D-A-B radios? Digital radios are sometimes called D-A-B radios and may have ones of these logos (SHOW CARD). They can receive more radio stations and have a clear signal with no interference. It doesn't simply refer to a radio with a digital display panel.
Three per cent of those without DAB claim they are certain to acquire the technology in the next year
In Q1 2011 we reported that 4% of those without DAB at home were certain to purchase a set in the next year, and 6% were very likely (combined, this equates to 3% of all adults). Over the same period ownership among all adults rose by 3.5 percentage points (from 38.2% to 41.7%). Similarly, this year, in Q2, 3% of radio listeners without a DAB set said that they were 'certain to' purchase one within the next 12 months, while 6% claimed to be 'very likely' to do so. A further 10% claimed to be likely to buy a DAB set in the next 12 months. While overall, one-fifth (19%) of those without a DAB set in the home said they were likely to get a set, half of those without a set (49%) said they were unlikely to get one in the next 12 months. Three in ten (30%) were unsure about their purchasing intentions.
Digital Radio Report 2012
Figure 28: Likelihood of purchasing a DAB set
Percentage of respondents who listen to the radio, have any active radio sets at home but have no DAB set in the home Certain to Very likely Likely Unlikely Very unlikely Certain not to Don't know
Likely to get DAB 3% 6%
Source: Ofcom research, Q2 2012 Base: Those who listen to the radio but have no DAB sets in the home (n=1005) QP12: How likely is it that your household will get a DAB radio in the next 12 months?
Voluntary reasons are behind non-ownership of a DAB set
Of the 49% of respondents who said they were unlikely to buy a DAB set, the most frequent reason, cited by half of respondents, was that they felt that they 'had no need for the service' (48%). This was followed by being 'satisfied with existing services' (36%). Much smaller proportions cited involuntary reasons for not having a DAB set; 3% cited poor reception in their area, while 5% thought it was too expensive, and the same proportion felt they couldn't afford a set (Figure 29). Figure 29: Reasons for not acquiring a DAB digital radio set
No need Happy to use existing service Can't afford it Can receive via DTV Too expensive Happy to use analogue radio Don't know why I should Poor reception in area Would never listen 5% 5% 5% 4% 4% 3% 3% 36% 48%
Source: Ofcom research, Q2 2012 Base: Those unlikely to get a DAB radio in the next 12 months Q: Why are you unlikely to get a DAB radio in the next 12 months?
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LOS ANGELES — The NASA rover Curiosity has beamed back pictures of bedrock that suggest a fast-moving stream, possibly waist-deep, once flowed on Mars — a find that the mission's chief scientist called exciting.
There have been previous signs that water existed on the red planet long ago, but the images released Thursday showing pebbles rounded off, likely by water, offered the most convincing evidence so far of an ancient streambed.
There was "a vigorous flow on the surface of Mars," said chief scientist John Grotzinger of the California Institute of Technology. "We're really excited about this."
The discovery did not come as a complete surprise. NASA decided to plunk Curiosity down inside Gale Crater near the Martian equator because photos from space suggested the spot possessed a watery past. The six-wheeled rover safely landed Aug. 5 after a nail-biting plunge through the Martian atmosphere.
Present day Mars is a frozen desert with no hint of water on its radiation-scarred surface, but geological studies of rocks by previous missions suggest the planet was warmer and wetter once upon a time.
The latest evidence came from photos that Curiosity took revealing rounded pebbles and gravel — a sign that the rocks were transported long distances by water and smoothed out.
The size of the rocks — ranging from a sand grain to a golf ball — indicates that they could not have been carried by wind, said mission scientist Rebecca Williams of the Planetary Science Institute in Tucson, Ariz.
Though Curiosity did not use its high-tech instruments to drill into the rocks or analyze their chemical makeup, Grotzinger said scientists were sure that water played a role based on just studying the pictures.
It's unclear how long the water persisted on the surface, but it easily could have lasted "thousands to millions of years," said mission scientist Bill Dietrich of the University of California, Berkeley.
Curiosity chanced upon the dried-up streambed while driving to Glenelg, an intriguing spot where three types of terrain meet. Its ultimate destination is Mount Sharp, a mountain rising from the center of crater floor, but it was not expected to travel there until the end of the year.
Finding past water is a first step to determining whether the environment was favorable for microbial life. Scientists generally agree that besides water and an energy source such as the sun, organic carbon is a necessary prerequisite for life.
While an ancient streambed holds promise as a potentially habitable environment, scientists don't think that it preserved the carbon building blocks of life. That's why the rover will continue its trek to the foothills of Mount Sharp where there's a better chance of finding organics.
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You don't get far along Port Jackson Road before the single orange cone and ROAD CLOSED sign. Beyond that, it's wild.
On a good day, the winding, gravelly trip north is an angry hustler trying to eat you up. Every corner is a swear word. Fingers thick to the steering wheel, holding breath, sweating and blinkless, till you arrive at a view that's worthy of the wrestle it took to reach it.
The storm has changed all that. The roads are deranged with trucks and diggers and debris and you are certain of imminent death. It's sociopathic. You imagine some truck meeting your car on the trickiest corner and getting swallowed up by green hills. ''Screw it,'' you think. And on you go.
In summer months, thousands from the cities trip to the Coromandel to pitch tents and holiday. In winter, you could head out that way and see no one at all. Now, construction workers in high vis vests, knee deep in mud, having worked six days a week since the storm hit, will keep you company as you make your way north.
''It's greeeeasy conditions, mate,'' says a man with an orange vest and a mullet.
''She's pretty devastating, all right. It used to be all beautiful green paddocks and blue sea - now it's all mud and logs and shit.''
The beach looks like a perfect smile with broken teeth. Logs everywhere. It's a mess. The people up these ways are head-down-get-on-with-it types, who aren't used to asking for help, but they need it now. Some say the council took its sweet time making its way to the northern parts of the Coromandel post storm. The mayor of Thames-Coromandel says he didn't know the extent of the damage when he made his early statements to the media.
The mayor doesn't talk, he shouts.
''They are isolated up there, let's be honest,'' he shouts.
''How many times have you been north of Colville?'' he shouts.
''What happened up there was freakish! Absolutely freakish! There are no two ways about that,'' he shouts. And he goes on to shout that staff were up there within 12 hours, ''as soon as it was daylight!''
Cath Ward says they came moaning and whinging. She lives as far down Port Jackson Road as you can go. It looks like heaven might. It's the sort of place where you stop and breathe and feel silly about modern living. She lives in an old house with her husband, Zander, and their three kids, who are homeschooled out the back.
''Look!'' says the little girl, and she jumps up from her desk to show a spot on the floor that's been damaged by the flood.
Water ran right through the schoolroom that night.
They had no warning the storm was coming, ''apart from our cat didn't want to go out at night and she usually does,'' says the little girl.
That night they heard wind and rain, but that's common enough out those ways. Then they opened the door and saw water glinting in the moonlight where it shouldn't have been. They went to bed.
''In the morning we went to have a look and the floodwaters had come all down the main road,'' says Cath. ''We couldn't get past our letter box, water was all through the paddocks. We get our fair share of floods, but it's usually just water and this time it was rocks and logs.
''Within two hours, five generations' worth of work was gone.''
She stops and laughs.
''Well, not quite, but you know. The farmers have spent months building things and they are gone in two hours and that's pretty gutting.''
The Ward family owns great stretches of land along Port Jackson Road: thousands of acres. There are several of them working different parts of it. That night a creek diverted through a cat door in one of their houses and trashed so much infrastructure it was like coming home to find your teenage kids have held the party of the year. Cath Ward's neighbour has lived in Port Jackson for 60 odd years and has never seen the like. Theodora Ward is 68 and fourth generation on the family farm and she hasn't heard of a such a monstrous storm. She's out on the farm today and has been working till dark every day since June 10. She looks deeply tired. She leans back on the Waikato Regional Council truck she's been riding in with a young male employee, surveying damage.
The main priority, says the nice young man from Waikato Regional Council, is getting the streams back on their original courses and taking care of any major blockages and obstructions. The rest will take years to fix.
On the night of the storm, Theodora Ward lay in bed, listening. She didn't want to get up the next day to see the damage to the land she's nurtured her whole life. She describes what happened: ''Huge trees and rocks hurtled down into the creeks, created dams, the water just backed up behind those dams and it had to go somewhere, so it bolted down and took everything in its track.'' An older man up that way was trapped in his house as it was flung around and half of it ended up on the beach. He tried to ring 111, but got beep all.
''He was badly shaken.''
Now his house is strewn all over the beach and it's over 100 years old, so all the precious kauri and rimu is being hurled on to utes by opportunists with an appetite for windy roads and nothing better to do.
''People get their pleasures in different ways,'' says Theodora.
Last Friday, one of the few remaining fences was cut and a cow was stolen. And construction trucks were smashed and chains and batteries and toolboxes were taken. Residents like to refer to the thief as The Low Life. Or Scumbag.
''It's despicable!'' shouts the mayor.
''It's very hard to get in there and very hard to get out, so I would be very surprised if the local people did not know who took that stuff.''
No one will say who they think it is, but they all seem to have a pretty good idea. ''Rumours are flying,'' says Cath Ward. Someone says if the police do nothing the community will take it into their own hands. These places have a certain code.
Now that the shock of the storm has worn off and people are hard at work, it is what it is. They work on their farms to a soundtrack of construction workers and hearing these strangers busy on trucks and diggers and tractors in their high vis vests, knee deep in mud, helps. They've always been living in isolation and in some ways that's never been more evident than in battling through this storm.
''I suppose there has been so much flooding in recent times, it's just another flood to the rest of the country, isn't it?'' says Theodora. ''Until it affects people personally, I think it really is just news on the news.''
The mayor says half a million dollars has been pulled from the emergency fund. He wants to be left alone to get on with it.
''You can't keep going on about this,'' he shouts.
''When is a story not a story?''
But the residents want their stories told.
''At first we felt very neglected, and therefore you feel isolated,'' says Cath Ward. ''But if people know about it, then all the people who have an affiliation with the area are more likely to come up and help. But if no one knows about it, you don't get that assistance.''
Over in Sandy Bay, it's mostly cleaned up, but houses that were once full of furniture sit empty. Lee and Raewyn Hitchens make up half the permanent population of this stretch of land and they've lived in their spot for 20 odd years. They tell the story of the storm like they've told it many times over. The phone rings again and again. They seem like an information hub. There is an album dedicated to storm photos on the computer in their dining room. Their campervan is ''haddit'' thanks to the storm. Downstairs, parts of the wall have been chopped from the bottom.
They got no sleep that night. At 3am, Raewyn made a cup of tea. Someone came over and wondered about calling Civil Defence. ''What would they have done?'' says Raewyn, and she laughs. They are used to being forgotten in Sandy Bay. Raewyn has written to the local paper about it.
''It's bit like...I'm trying to think,'' says Lee, ''where we went for the jazz...''
''New Orleans,'' says Raewyn.
''But we're still not as badly off as people in Christchurch.'' They tut. The phone rings.
Raewyn comes back to say on the night of the storm, everything stopped suddenly around 3am.
''I've told her that,'' says Lee.
He had said it a few minutes earlier.
''It just stopped. No wind. No rain. I looked up. The moon was out. The stars were out. It was unbelievable.''
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Emma is a modern appaloosa mare, with a beautiful head and neck , She had her first foal this year, a colored filly , the filly is sold . And Emma is bred…$800
"Pocos Dazzling Dude" a.k.a. "Dude" is a 2005 AQHA Red Roan Gelding that is Foundation Bred and he is also Eligible for NFQHA Registry. 14.3 hands tall…$2,750
Drifter is sired by the using ranch horse sire, CEE HARLANS SMARTBOY (Harlan Roan, Smart Little Lena, Freckles Playboy, Cee Booger Red lines) and his dam…Stud Fee: $500
Snickers is a three year old half arab/QH/mustang gelding. His sire is pure arab, dam is 1/2 Quarter Horse and 1/2 Mustang. Snickers is a nicely built…$400


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Line Service Specialist
Thunderbird Aviation - Eden Prairie, MN
The Line Service Specialist also performs other duties as assigned. Line Service Specialists are a vital part of the Thunderbird team....
Acquisition Specialist
ENSCO, Inc. - Los Angeles, CA
Is seeking a DoD Acquisition Specialist. The ASE Division is the premier integrator of disparate weather systems and technologies to enhance safety, reduce cost...
Security Administrative Specialist - Senior - TS/SCI
PAE - Falls Church, VA
As it enters its 60th year of business, PAE's current portfolio of service offerings includes capabilities in training, logistics, aviation support, facility...
Customer Service Representative - Parts Specialist (Manufacturing and/or Distribution)
JobGiraffe - Elgin, IL
Working closely with the warehouse and operations teams stateside. At least one year of experience working with parts (automotive, aviation or engineered parts...
Aircraft Services Specialist
City of Springfield, MO - Springfield, MO
Aircraft Services Specialist. Must be able to work various assigned shifts to accommodate twenty-four hour operation and be available for travel and certify in...
CBA - Electronics Technician II/Avionics Worker Luke AFB
L-3 Communications - Luke AFB, AZ
Works for the Avionics Specialist Lead. Must have an in-depth knowledge (aircraft movement and safety/hazards) of flight line operations....
MPL Flight Instructor, $5k Sign on Bonus
CAE Oxford Aviation Academy, Phoenix - Mesa, AZ
No aircraft accident or aviation violation convictions. Ensures that students understand and practice all aspects of the Operations Manual....
Aircraft Maintenance Specialist
PNC Bank - Pittsburgh, PA
Vehicle Operation - Working Experience. Position Overview As an Aircraft Maintenance Specialist within PNC's Aviation organization, you will be based in...
Safety Analyst with Security Clearance
MCR, LLC - Huntsville, AL
DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES Serves as Aviation Safety Program Specialist across PEO/PMO with responsibility for system safety program management and execution,...
Associate Benefits Specialist
Air Line Pilots Association, Int'l - Atlanta, GA
Associate Benefits Specialist. Working knowledge of design and operation of retirement and welfare benefits required....