{"id":42850,"date":"2020-04-15T07:26:06","date_gmt":"2020-04-15T11:26:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=42850"},"modified":"2020-04-15T07:26:06","modified_gmt":"2020-04-15T11:26:06","slug":"drm-featured-on-bbc-digital-planet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2020\/04\/drm-featured-on-bbc-digital-planet\/","title":{"rendered":"DRM featured on BBC Digital Planet"},"content":{"rendered":"
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DRM broadcast (left) as seen via a KiwiSDR spectrum display.<\/p><\/div>\n

Many thanks to SWLing Post<\/em> contributor, Ed, who writes:<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>The April 14, 2020 edition of the BBC World Service program ‘Digital Planet’ includes a story about the status of Digital Radio Mondiale (DRM) broadcasts on shortwave. The segment had no breaking news, but SWLing Post readers might enjoy hearing an updated explanation on BBC of how DRM works on shortwave and other bands, where it’s being used, and what unique services it can offer. The segment includes a clip of digital audio played over shortwave and an interview with Ruxandra Obreja, Chair of the DRM Consortium and DRM Association.<\/p>\n

The segment was followed by a casual conversation between BBC producer Gareth Mitchell M7GJM and interviewer Bill Thompson about SWLing and Amateur Radio–which was great to hear discussed on BBC World Service!<\/p>\n

The entire segment and followup discussion begins at 21:17 and ends at 31:49 minutes into the mp3 recording found at this BBC URL<\/a>:<\/p><\/blockquote>\nhttps:\/\/open.live.bbc.co.uk\/mediaselector\/6\/redir\/version\/2.0\/mediaset\/audio-nondrm-download\/proto\/https\/vpid\/p089gy9c.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

Thank you for the tip, Ed! Digital Planet is a fantastic technology show–check out more episodes on their website<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Ed, who writes: The April 14, 2020 edition of the BBC World Service program ‘Digital Planet’ includes a story about the status of Digital Radio Mondiale (DRM) broadcasts on shortwave. 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