Newsbytes: The Advantages of OMRI; Qmusic Broadcasts From Beach

Radio World International NewsBytes Editor – Marguerite Clark   Digital Now WorldCast's Eric Pere thinks that "… the time has come to make the definitive switch to digital audio and perhaps even digital MPX. Digitizing an analog MPX signal may not be ideal but we can multiplex various signals in a digital stream in a much more efficient way." Hear more from our new trends piece about transmitter technology. Read it here and post your own comments. Top Stories - Dec. 6, 2016 Qmusic Broadcasts From Q-Beach House For the 10th consecutive year, Dutch-language commercial radio station Qmusic temporarily moved its studios to the sands of Ostend. Marc Maes reports from Ostend, Belgium. OMRI Is the New Black In a Guest Commentary, Gunnar Garfors, president of the International DMB Advancement Group, looks at how the new Open Mobile Radio Interface standardizes the communication between a phone chipset and apps. News & Technology AUSTRALIA: SCA, PodcastOne Create PodcastOne Australia DIGITAL: WorldDAB Releases Second GA Podcast TAIWAN: Radio Taiwan International Tests DRM ASSOCIATION: Stage Tec Becomes AIMS Alliance Member UK: Digital Radio Closes in On Majority of Total Listening WHO'S BUYING WHAT: BBC Uses Dante to Cover US Election EVENTS: D.C. Drone Film Festival Announces 2016 Winners USER REPORT: Tweaking the Stream With Telos 9X/2 PRODUCTS: Marantz Rolls Out Latest PMD Recorder Industry Roundup Radio Caroline Aims to Rock Radio Waves Again (Waterford News) Govt to Reintroduce Radio Lessons (Daily News) CBC/Radio-Canada Wants to Move to Ad-Free Model With $318M in New Annual Funding (Montreal Gazette) RadioApp Officially Launches With Rhyming Consumer Campaign (Mumbrella) Austria Will Test DRM (and Currently Testing DAB+) (Southgate) Readers: We see a bright future for digital radio (Media Life) Calendar of Events Government Video Expo Dec. 7–8 Walter Washington Convention Center Washington International CES Jan. 5–8 Las Vegas, Nevada European Radio Show/Salon de la Radio Jan. 29–31 Paris BES Expo Feb. 2–4 New Delhi EBU Radio Week Feb. 6–9 Geneva For a full list of upcoming events visit the Radio World calendar page. Got a Story to Tell? Radio World wants to hear about your new facility, engineering initiative or tech tip. Write to rwieditor@nbmedia.com.

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