Technically it's a great idea. Overall I think it's a terrilble idea. All the analog receivers will be obsolete. Those in poor countries that rely on SW radio the most will hurt the most.
@baldbaby2000 All India Radio is doing regular nightly digital radio mondiale shortwave transmissions to Europe from Khampur on 9950kHz in the 31m band, and there are plans to expand DRM onto MW stations over there(and it is steadily gaining acceptance too). As for the receivers you just manufacture and sell affordable low cost mains/battery/12v portable MW/SW/LW radios with the DRM facility built in as a switch to listen in DRM mode and switch the receiver over to it.
DW should focus on it's concept and vision rather than technical issues. While DW-TV, English and German radio services are doing relatively good job, other desks, like Ukrainian and Russian are becoming a boring "talking head" for EU press-releases. Once and for all DW should decide what should it be focused upon. Balanced international news, range of opinions and analysis from german and world perspective or just localized EU-propaganda/information tool.
DW World is replacing it's analog SW transmissions with Digital Radio Mondiale SW transmissions which give better reception and audio quality on SW transmission and can do the same for the MW/LW bands.
The problem is not with technical quality of transmissions but with the content's quality. This is especially relevant for all radio desks, maybe except for English and German in the meantime.
Digitalization i'm afraid is speeding up the demise of analogue AM. Digital Radio Mondiale is the future of AM radio and gives better quality/better reception and is a good replacement;who wants to listen to stations that are difficult to hear,swallowed in noise and have poorer fidelity these days? It also makes finding stations easier,retunes if a broadcast changes frequency, and allows timeshifting of your favourite programmes with on demand content/multimedia images and text and more.
i hope this will not spell the end of weeding out sw stations, but of course it will. something else on the way out. can't leave nothing alone. half the majic of sw is the hunting out of weak stations
Technically it's a great idea. Overall I think it's a terrilble idea. All the analog receivers will be obsolete. Those in poor countries that rely on SW radio the most will hurt the most.
baldbaby2000 2 years ago
@baldbaby2000 All India Radio is doing regular nightly digital radio mondiale shortwave transmissions to Europe from Khampur on 9950kHz in the 31m band, and there are plans to expand DRM onto MW stations over there(and it is steadily gaining acceptance too). As for the receivers you just manufacture and sell affordable low cost mains/battery/12v portable MW/SW/LW radios with the DRM facility built in as a switch to listen in DRM mode and switch the receiver over to it.
AnthonyUK 2 years ago
Why the footprints of these broadcast are only for central Europe?
tipex 2 years ago
Because that is what DW has intended for it.
AnthonyUK 2 years ago
DW should focus on it's concept and vision rather than technical issues. While DW-TV, English and German radio services are doing relatively good job, other desks, like Ukrainian and Russian are becoming a boring "talking head" for EU press-releases. Once and for all DW should decide what should it be focused upon. Balanced international news, range of opinions and analysis from german and world perspective or just localized EU-propaganda/information tool.
dimakir 3 years ago
DW World is replacing it's analog SW transmissions with Digital Radio Mondiale SW transmissions which give better reception and audio quality on SW transmission and can do the same for the MW/LW bands.
AnthonyUK 3 years ago
The problem is not with technical quality of transmissions but with the content's quality. This is especially relevant for all radio desks, maybe except for English and German in the meantime.
dimakir 3 years ago
Digitalization i'm afraid is speeding up the demise of analogue AM. Digital Radio Mondiale is the future of AM radio and gives better quality/better reception and is a good replacement;who wants to listen to stations that are difficult to hear,swallowed in noise and have poorer fidelity these days? It also makes finding stations easier,retunes if a broadcast changes frequency, and allows timeshifting of your favourite programmes with on demand content/multimedia images and text and more.
AnthonyUK 3 years ago
i hope this will not spell the end of weeding out sw stations, but of course it will. something else on the way out. can't leave nothing alone. half the majic of sw is the hunting out of weak stations
turnermedman 3 years ago