Digital Radio Update — September 7, 2016

Digital Radio Update Editor: Doug Irwin Radio Managing Editor: Emily Reigart Digital Radio Update is a sampler of recent news about digital radio in all its forms from Radio magazine and other sources. Topics include over-the-air terrestrial technologies, streaming, satellite and other new forms of “digital radio.” Mobile, Streaming, HD Radio and More NextRadio App Usage Spikes During Louisiana Flooding The number of session listening minutes in Louisiana spiked to 40.6 on Aug. 4. More» Nielsen: “Connected Cars” Are Still a Mystery to Many Consumers New report shows that nearly one-third of consumers have never heard of these technology-enabled vehicles. More» Verizon and Sprint Now Use Carrier Aggregation to Increase LTE Speeds Three-channel carrier aggregation can boost speeds to around 300 Mbps. More» Sponsored Links More Digital. More Radio. AudioScience's ASI8921/ 8821-5500 series tuner cards offer the most digital radio capabilites: 4 or 8 tuners for analog FM, HD-Radio FM or DAB/DAB+. Record streams in PCM, MPEG-1 layer2 and MP3, while capturing all associated PAD data. MRX multi-rate recording allows each stream to be sampled at it's own rate. Need more digital radio? Add up to 8 cards in one system. For information, call AudioScience at +1-302-324-5333, goto www.audioscience.com or email us at salesasi@audioscience.com. Facebook's Internet.org Plans Set Back by SpaceX Launch Pad Accident A fire meant the loss of the Falcon 9 and the AMOS-6 satellite. More» Triton Digital Releases June 2016 Top 20 Ranker Webcast Metrics uses a proprietary platform to track audience data and to convert it to easier to unpack audience metrics. More» AT&T's Fuetsch: Don't Discount LTE At least two of the major carriers are making use of carrier aggregation to increase the speed of their LTE data services. More» Sponsored Links Visual Radio with ENCO DAD ENCO will unveil a complete Visual Radio solution powered by the DAD radio automation platform. A Visual Radio exhibit at the booth will demonstrate how to turn your station into a complete multimedia experience with automated camera switching, music video playout, advertisements, graphical overlays, and social media feeds. Learn how to seamlessly create and deliver broadcast quality video content with the most powerful and flexible radio automation system available. www.enco.com Around the World BLOG: How the Solent Wireless Mini-Mux Works — And Lessons for the Future James Cridland takes us behind the scenes at one of the UK's miniature DAB multiplexes. More» DRM To Be Well Represented at 2016 IBC Digital Radio Mondiale has a slate of events lined up under the banner “DRM: Smart Radio for All.” More» PantronX Debuts Titus II Digital Radio Mondiale Receiver It is a full software-defined radio system that is built within an Android tablet. More» Sponsored Links For more than 45 years, ESE has been meeting the Precision Time and Signal Distribution needs of the Broadcast Industry. Product families include GPS based Master Clocks, Audio & Video Distribution Amplifiers, Analog & Digital Displays, NTP Time Servers and Frequency Standards. For further product information please contact us at 310-322-2136. Digital Radio Overtakes FM in Switzerland Overall, listening via the two digital means of reception (DAB+ and internet) increased by four percentage points each. More» Angel Radio's DAB Minimux Reaches 1st Anniversary Portsmouth minimux has 17 services broadcasting, with two more pending. More» Two DRM Shortwave Tests Are Coming Up Here's how to receive them. More» DAB Coverage to Reach 95% in Germany, 90% in Italy It is estimated that 70% of the Italian population (as one example) can be reached with a DAB+ signal when out-of-doors. More» From Our Advertisers: Building a smarter social media experience New technology options aim to streamline social media curation for the radio industry. Read More » From Radio Magazine Read the August Issue and Our Product Source Supplement The digital edition is available to virtually page through here. More» Making a Wireless Extension Cord Normally a transmitter site or studio facility is a little island in which all the wiring and cabling remains. More»

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