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Radio Australia: Another one bites the dust

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-38578050

That came up this morning in an interview during the
bbc Newshour show.Norwegian bureaucrat was
talking about how great it was but the Norwegians
thought it was terrible along with a private broadcaster.
It's only about the money savings and nothing else.
Private b/c blew the bureaucrat's fuse with some
facts;bbc guy quickly ended the interview...we can't
have that!😊
 
The United States government did the right thing when they mandated the TV changeover.
They underwrote the cost of basic digital to analogue converters.
Norway should simply borrow Kroner from their eventual savings to that end.
They can afford it; they are a prosperous, digital nation with lots of spare ones and zeros collecting interest.
Unlike TV converters, DAB converters might offer all the digital benefits, not just some.
 
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ai4i said:
Norway should simply borrow Kroner from their eventual savings to that end.
They can afford it; they are a prosperous, digital nation with lots of spare ones and zeros collecting interest.
Unlike TV converters, DAB converters might offer all the digital benefits, not just some.
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It probably wouldn't get rid of the silent spots and terrain shadows that even FM can often penetrate.

Norway should turn over their national FM network to the commercial broadcasters, leasing it to them. And still do their DAB thing. It doesn't have to be one or the other.

Then again, perhaps they (the NRK) need to reduce FM availability to keep their own ratings.
 
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boombox4 said:
Norway should turn over their national FM network to the commercial broadcasters, leasing it to them.
And still do their DAB thing. It doesn't have to be one or the other.
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After the UK closed all their VHF TV channels,
they sat on the band for a decade before introducing DAB to the public on those same frequencies.
Perhaps Norway has something creative in mind for the FM band, so they need to clear off the stations.
 
It's the national stations that will be turned off and a few big commercial broadcasters. Smaller community FMs will continue for another 5 years.
 
CTListener said:
[…]The ABC has largely dismissed the backlash, with the managing director, Michelle Guthrie, claiming just a handful of complaints had been made and many of them were from ham radio enthusiasts.

Why would the hams care? It's not their transmitters the ABC is shutting down.
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They probably meant overseas SWL's. Looks like they don't care about serving the Outback.

Ooops, I forgot. They can get all that necessary emergency info on their cell phone, 500 miles away from the nearest cell site. Yeah. This is what happens when urban people forget what it means to live in a very rural area.
 
boombox4 said:
They probably meant overseas SWL's. Looks like they don't care about serving the Outback.

Ooops, I forgot. They can get all that necessary emergency info on their cell phone, 500 miles away from the nearest cell site. Yeah. This is what happens when urban people forget what it means to live in a very rural area.
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Have to wonder how quickly they will remove the transmitters and knock down the towers - to prevent possible pressure later to restore service....
 
All radio and television should be delivered to wide "Outback" areas by satellite:
TV by the KU band, and radio by the "L" or "S" band.
 
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Radio Australia was coming in better than usual the other morning... got a few recordings of it on the Grundig G2. The G2 is pretty handy for that. Good SW reception, too. It was the news, and then a Triple J relay, with some cool songs.

Only 7-8 days and Radio Australia will be gone. :-(
 
boombox4 said:
It was the news, and then a Triple J relay, with some cool songs... :-(
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JJJ is or was much less censored than the broadcast media in other countries, or this message board.
They gave significant airplay to this Machine Gun Fellatio song when it was popular.
The title on YouTube is misspelled and should read, Mutha Fukka on a Motorcycle.
 
Listen while you can. 9580 is coming in really well into Arizona right now. After either 0000 or 0230Z (aka 7:00 or 9:30 PM EST tonight -- I've heard reports of both times), it's gone unless you listen online.
 
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