Digital audio broadcasting (DAB). The multimedia future of radio

Andreas Fischer

The arrival of digital radio systems via cable and satellite at home in the living room will now be followed by the digital 'everywhere radio' technology already knocking at the door: Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB) to be received with a small aerial rod aerial.

Digital audio broadcasting (DAB) the multimedia future of radio

Andreas Fischer, DAB–Platform e.V, Germany

INTRODUCTION: DAB AS A MULTIMEDIA BROADCASTING SYSTEM

With DAB, radio goes digital. This means: perfect, undistorted reception and CD–like sound, even when in the car. DAB widens the range of many popular programmes in CD quality and offers a great variety of new services and additional data services. It is possible to receive all these benefits – simply via an aerial.

THE BENEFITS OF DAB

Perfect reception, superior sound

The FM system, which was adopted as early as 1949, has reached its bounds. As...

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