{"id":46226,"date":"2020-10-30T06:20:57","date_gmt":"2020-10-30T10:20:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=46226"},"modified":"2020-10-30T06:20:57","modified_gmt":"2020-10-30T10:20:57","slug":"fccs-am-digital-order-did-not-include-drm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2020\/10\/fccs-am-digital-order-did-not-include-drm\/","title":{"rendered":"FCC’s AM digital order did not include DRM"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This news item expands on our previous post<\/a>.<\/p>\n

(Source: Radio World<\/a>)<\/p>\n

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No Luck for DRM in the AM Digital Order<\/h1>\n

Digital Radio Mondiale was hoping that the Federal Communications Commission would consider allowing its technology as an all-digital option for AM stations in the United States, along with HD Radio. But the FCC disappointed it.<\/p>\n

[…]\u201cMany commenters agree that all-digital AM broadcasting should be allowed but object to HD Radio as the sole authorized transmission technology,\u201d it wrote.<\/p>\n

\u201cSpecifically, commenters urge us to consider the Digital Radio Mondiale all-digital transmission technology on the grounds that it: (1) offers equal or better sound quality to HD Radio at lower bitrates; (2) can transmit metadata as well as emergency alerts, multicast subchannels, and a data channel; (3) is energy- and spectrum-efficient; (4) uses a superior audio codec; (5) is not susceptible to interference; (6) is not owned or controlled by a single company; and (7) has been used successfully in other countries and is the approved technology for shortwave broadcasting in the United States.\u201d<\/p>\n

But the FCC said the request was \u201cbeyond the scope of this proceeding.\u201d<\/p>\n

It said it needed to move expeditiously on this all-digital proposal; and that if parties believe that it should re-evaluate HD Radio and consider alternative technologies, \u201cwe would need to evaluate a fully developed proposal including data such as laboratory and field testing, similar to the petition for rulemaking that formed the basis of this proceeding.\u201d[…<\/a>]<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Click here to read the full article at Radio World.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This news item expands on our previous post. (Source: Radio World) No Luck for DRM in the AM Digital Order Digital Radio Mondiale was hoping that the Federal Communications Commission would consider allowing its technology as an all-digital option for AM stations in the United States, along with HD Radio. But the FCC disappointed it. 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