[BC] Wow, I wonder if y ou feel the same way about AM?

[Peter Smerdon]

Here's my take on it, as an interested observer viewing it from a 
distance....

DAB is popular in the UK because they offer new programming channels.
DAB was languishing in the UK like the rest of Europe until they granted 
digital-only licenses to new players.
Then it started to take off, despite the abysmally low bitrates. 
Quantity over quality.

High quality(?) simulcasting of content that's already available wasn't 
generating listener interest and receiver sales.

I suspect that observation of this "UK effect" is what drove the 
establishment of the US second/third channel programming in the US.

However, I believe that the additional digital-only programming in the 
UK is real programming, not a low cost, heavily automated ghost.
I'd welcome clarification from any UK locals.

Regards,

Peter Smerdon.
Melbourne Australia.

Broadcast List USER wrote:
> I don't know about all of Europe, but DAB is very popular in England.
>
> I don't know why it wouldn't be popular in all of Europe.
>
> It works well where the population is dense.
>
> It COULD be popular over large rural areas at low band, and it would  
> work there (like channels five and six).
>
> Stating that DAB isn't working is just wrong.
>
> --chip
>