Jackie, its often been a point of some bemusement that here in the Midlands we get local DAB stuff - London, for example - that has no obvious business being on our multiplexes. On the face of it this does seem to be waistful and you do tend to wonder if some space could be freed up by removing stuff that shouldn't be there. It could be I'm missing something here though, as for example, I don't know whether here in the UK we go in for sycronizing DAB multiplexes on a single frequency. still, from what I've been reading in a Wiki about DAB our present DAB receivers are going to become obsolete, eventually. A new standard is very much on the way, which will incorporate such things as DMB (Digital Multi-media Broadcasting) and AAC+ (A A C Plus) to allow more stations and at higher quality. So that's three or four DAB receivers that'll have to be slung out in my case. I'll end with an extract from the Wiki at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Audio_Broadcasting Very technical but interesting, and I've no idea how it'll all pan out in the end - if anyone has any idea! For instance, one wonders about the role of satalites in DAB, and the idea that's been floated of Baloons or lower level stationary platforms hovering in the stratosphere. Suppose I'll still be alive when it happens. Wiki extract: As DAB+ is not backwards-compatible ordinary DAB receivers cannot receive DAB+ broadcasts, however DAB receivers that will be able to receive the new DAB+ standard via a firmware upgrade went on sale in July 2007. If a receiver is DAB+-upgradeable there will be a sign on the product itself or in the literature for the product, but the vast majority of receivers on sale don't support DAB+ yet. DAB+ broadcasts have already launched in Italy, and several other countries are also expected to launch DAB+ broadcasts over the next few years, such as Switzerland in 2008, Malta in 2008, Australia on 1st January 2009, Germany in 2009. When DAB+ stations launch in the UK, Norway and Denmark, they will transmit alongside existing DAB stations that use the old MPEG-1 Audio Layer II audio format, and most existing DAB stations are expected to continue broadcasting until the vast majority of receivers support DAB+ , at which point stations using the old DAB format will be switched off. Cheers, From Ray I can be contacted off-list at: mailto:ray-48@xxxxxxxx -----Original Message----- Jackie Cairns To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Peter I don't think Beat 106 exists now, but we got it too. Personally, I wish we got every radio station there was on DAB, but I know that wouldn't happen. Ian wants an accessible Internet radio, but I don't know of any that are. Jackie ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter Beasley" <p.beasley@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: [access-uk] Re: digital radio >I don't know why, but in the Birmingham area we used to get beat 106 from >Glasgow. I'm sure that it was probably on other local multiplexes around >the country too. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jackie Cairns" <cairnsplace@xxxxxxx> > To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2008 3:07 PM > Subject: [access-uk] Re: digital radio > > >> Billy, it's Jackie here, not Tris. You can't get DAB stations from >> Scotland in England, or vice versa, unless they are national ones like >> the BBC or the multiplex with Core and Classic FM on it. >> >> Hope that helps. >> >> Jackie >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "TrueBlue & Proud" <billy72@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2008 2:43 PM >> Subject: [access-uk] Re: digital radio >> >> >>> Tristram, I'm living in Scotland. The question is: Would I be able to >>> get Scottish DAB stations if I was say in Blackpool?. >>> >>> I visit sunny Blackpool regularly, at least 3 times a year, and keep >>> missing my favourite radio stations in Scotland. >>> >>> Billy >>> >>> >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Tristram Llewellyn" <tristram.llewellyn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >>> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >>> Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2008 10:43 AM >>> Subject: [access-uk] Re: digital radio >>> >>> >>> Graham is quite right in suggest you are unlikely to get much joy from a >>> DAB set in France picking up UK stations. The DAB system is a network >>> of relatively low power transmitters known as a Single Frequency Network >>> that make up the coverage. I forget exactly what the range is but it is >>> not anywhere near that of traditional AM or even FM transmitters that >>> blast out coverage. Suffice to say those trasmissions are not likely to >>> reach the shores of France in any form you are likely to be able to pick >>> up reliably. I don't believe DAB has taken off in any great way in >>> France although other European countries do use it. In the UK we use >>> band three (what the old 405 line TVs used to use) for our DAB whilst in >>> Europe they can often use L band as well so sets brought here would not >>> necessarily recieve European stations as many cheaper sets do not >>> includee L band coverage. >>> >>> Regards. >>> >>> Tristram Llewellyn >>> tristram.llewellyn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq