06-11-2012, 05:36 PM
I'm listening to 6 Music on DAB as I type this.
My DAB reception is far better than FM but this is obviously something which is dependant on local conditions.
I can't help but think that DAB is a surplus platform those as the obvious way to broadcast digitally would be internet streaming.
I'm no expert but are the costs of maintaining and operating a conventional transmitter network plus those for able and satellite, more than it would cost to install and maintain a nationwide wireless internet access which is either free to use or could be used at a subscription charge comparable to a TV Licence fee?
The main thing that matters is content, not how it's broadcast. I'd rather have a 405-line black and white TV with two channels of decent programmes than a wide-screen 3D thing with "fifty-seven channels and nothing on."
- Joe
My DAB reception is far better than FM but this is obviously something which is dependant on local conditions.
I can't help but think that DAB is a surplus platform those as the obvious way to broadcast digitally would be internet streaming.
I'm no expert but are the costs of maintaining and operating a conventional transmitter network plus those for able and satellite, more than it would cost to install and maintain a nationwide wireless internet access which is either free to use or could be used at a subscription charge comparable to a TV Licence fee?
The main thing that matters is content, not how it's broadcast. I'd rather have a 405-line black and white TV with two channels of decent programmes than a wide-screen 3D thing with "fifty-seven channels and nothing on."
- Joe
