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ERO Consultation on Replacing AM with DRMThe European Radiocommunications Office (ERO) are holding a public consultation on replacing AM broadcasting with Digital Radio (DRM). The consultation document called "Managing the Transition to Digital Sound Broadcasting in the LF/MF Bands" says: "The key to achieving an all digital environment for sound broadcasting below 30 MHz is a rapid transition to digital broadcasting in the LF and MF bands." "This is of crucial interest and importance to the major commercial
and public service broadcasting networks in all countries. The objective
of a rapid deployment of digital broadcasting in the LF and MF bands does,
however, have "However, there are some shortcomings in the current regulatory
situation. The current Rules of Procedure are limited to DRM transmissions
with spectrum occupancy 2 (9 kHz). There is no provision for increasing
spectrum occupancy. Furthermore, these Rules of Procedure are provisional
and as a consequence the DRM transmissions introduced using these Rules
of Procedure are also "An ITU conference may need to be convened at an appropriate point in the future to revise the GE75 Agreement and the associated Plan. Such a conference should take advantage of wider bandwidth DRM modes and improved planning parameters as they become available and should aim at optimising network coverage so as to make best use of the advantages offered by DRM." Read the full consultation document ECC Report 117 at Responses to the consultation must be submitted by 30th December 2007. The ERO consultation contact address is yurdal@ero.dk European RadioCommunications Office (ERO) ERO Active Consultations
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