India is one of the leading countries in introducing DRM through an
ambitious roll-out plan spearheaded by the public broadcaster, All
India Radio (AIR). The progress has been good but the successful
take-up of Digital Radio for the millions of radio listening Indians
will depend on: affordable receivers, sufficient digital broadcasts,
effective marketing and good content.
With the endorsement of AIR, the DRM Consortium launched an "Indian
DRM Chapter" (Platform) in February 2011. Its focus is to support the
digital roll-out in India.
The Platform, which meets virtually every month in order to exchange
information and share in the latest development, is to hold a DRM
Workshop at the LaLit Hotel in New Delhi on November 22 offer an
opportunity to all interested parties and stakeholders to hear how the
DRM transmissions in India have been progressing, to get the latest
DRM news from all over the world and receive an update on the All
India Radio digital roll-out.
Mr Yogendra Pal, the Honorary Chair of the India Platform is looking
forward to this meeting of the India Platform: "The meeting of the
Indian Platform members is long overdue. Though we share information
virtually all the time there is no better way to get the latest
information and contribute to the successful introduction of DRM in
India, than meeting face to face."
Ruxandra Obreja, DRM Consortium Chair, is keen that this event should
be open and welcoming to anyone interested: "DRM needs to go beyond
the transmission sites and excite radio manufacturers, content-makers
and listeners now. As you know, the DRM India Platform is open to
membership from other broadcasters, digital chip, module and receiver
manufacturers, transmission companies, distributors and retailers. On
the 22nd we will all meet and take the project forward."
About DRM
Dgital Radio Mondiale TM (DRM) is the universal, openly standardised
digital broadcasting system for all broadcasting frequencies below and
above 30 MHz, including LW, MW, SW, band I, II (FM band) and band III.
DRM provides digital sound quality and the ease-of-use that comes from
digital radio, combined with a wealth of enhanced features: Surround
Sound, Journaline text information, Slideshow, EPG, and data services.
DRM on short, medium and long wave for broadcasting bands up to 30 MHz
(called 'DRM30') provides large coverage areas and low power
consumption. The enhancement of the DRM standard for broadcast
frequencies above 30 MHz ('DRM+') uses the same audio coding, data
services, multiplexing and signalling schemes as DRM30 but introduces
an additional transmission mode optimized for those bands.
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