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DAB: the future of radio? The development of digital radio in four European countries

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In common with most media and consumer technologies, radio is migrating from analogue to digital operation. Europe was the first region of the world to develop a digital replacement for traditional analogue broadcast radio. The Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB) project began in 1987 and the first domestic DAB broadcasts began in 1995. However, DAB has made less progress than originally anticipated: begun significant DAB services. This article examines the development of the DAB service in four European countries, illustrating the variablitiy in modes of development. The different digital policies adopted by each country are key factors in these developments and we show how the existing state of analogue radio and the limitations of the technical system have shaped these policies

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Media, Culture & Society

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London : Sage Publications., 2008

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English

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0163-4437

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Vol. 30, No. 2, Page 151-166

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Broadcasting
Technology
DAB
Digital Radio
European Countries
Digital

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