[Swprograms] OT: DRM Coming

[John Figliozzi <jfiglio1@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

 From Radio Magazine's Currents Online <http://beradio.com/currents/ 
radio_currents_082205/>

DRM Radios to Show at European Conventions
Berlin and Amsterdam - Aug 25, 2005 - The first Digital Radio  
Mondiale (DRM) consumer radios will arrive at Europe’s media  
exhibitions IFA and IBC in September, as major commercial and public  
broadcasters simultaneously announce new and extended DRM broadcasts.

Texas Instruments and Radioscape will unveil several manufacturers’  
multi-standard consumer receivers with DRM, Eureka-147, FM with RDS,  
LW, MW and SW capabilities based on TI’s DRM350 digital radio  
baseband. Also, Coding Technologies, AFG Engineering and Himalaya  
(Power) Electronics will present a DRM-capable radio based on Analog  
Devices’ Blackfin.

RTL Group will discuss its DRM strategy and will broadcast live RTL  
programs in German, French and English. Deutsche Welle will reveal  
its upcoming DRM expansion, and will broadcast live from IFA along  
with RFI. BBC World Service launches its DRM Europe service to the  
Benelux countries, and neighboring France and Germany. Radio  
Netherlands will add special broadcasts to its existing DRM line-up  
during IFA and IBC. Deutschland Radio, Voice of Russia, Truck Radio,  
TDP Radio and CVC will send DRM broadcasts. TDF and French  
broadcasters RFI, Radio France, RTL, Europe 1, Radio de la Mer,  
Superloustic, Radio Orient, Radio Telerama, Radio Nouveaux Talents,  
Beur FM and Littoral AM join together for a special DRM transmission.  
T-Systems will broadcast Radio 1 during IFA.

IFA will be held Sept. 2 to 7 in Berlin. IBC will be held Sept. 9 to  
12 in Amsterdam.



John Figliozzi



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