Subject: Auckland DAB+ test transmissions

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newtaste said

New Zealand is moving ahead with DAB+ it seems, following on from
Australia's decision:

Last week, the Radio Broadcasters Association, representing commercial
stations, agreed to join a digital radio trial in Auckland of DAB+,
one of numerous options for moving radio out of the analogue era.

At the centre of all of this excitement is Kordia, the state-owned
enterprise whose origins go back 60 years to when it built the
national radio and television transmission network.
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There's no need to go shopping for a digital radio just yet, since the
industry hasn't fixed on a broadcasting standard. More than ever, that
standard looks as though it will be DAB+, with the RBA's decision last
week to join a trial being run by Kordia.

Kordia is pushing DAB+ partly because the Australian Government has
mandated its adoption. If New Zealand opts for the same standard,
economies of scale should mean cheaper receivers than otherwise.

So while digital radio testing is gathering pace, a live service is
unlikely this year.

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Digital TV, without the satellite
5:00AM Saturday March 08, 2008
By Anthony Doesburg
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/story.cfm?c_id=5&objectid=10496825