Source: Deccan Herald | Ashwani Kumar N K R, Mangalore, Feb 24, 2014, DHNS
Radio lovers in the nooks and corners of Dakshina Kannada and neighboring districts will no more encounter hisses and buzzes in Akashvani, Mangalore programmes, on Medium Wave. All India Radio, Mangalore, will air its waves in digital mode too, and listeners will be able to receive crystal clear sound even in moving vehicles and remote areas, soon.
DRM transmission
The digital broadcast is done through Digital Radio Mondiale (DRM) transmission, wherein AM signals are being converted to digital signals. In the present mode of Medium Wave transmission, clear signals can hardly be received through AM receivers, said All India Radio (Mangalore) Deputy Director of Engineering G Rameshchandran. He told Deccan Herald that the introduction of DRM (Digital Radio Mondiale) will have advantage over the ordinary Medium Wave transmission with respect to the quality of signals. In digital broadcasting, listeners will be able to hear absolutely hiss-free music and spoken word programmes, he said.
The MW transmitter in Brahmavar will be technically modified so as to carry out DRM transmission, retaining the original MW transmission. Hence, the older radio sets will continue to...................
Read more at http://www.deccanherald.com/content/388286/wave-change-hit-air-mangalore.html
Radio lovers in the nooks and corners of Dakshina Kannada and neighboring districts will no more encounter hisses and buzzes in Akashvani, Mangalore programmes, on Medium Wave. All India Radio, Mangalore, will air its waves in digital mode too, and listeners will be able to receive crystal clear sound even in moving vehicles and remote areas, soon.
DRM transmission
The digital broadcast is done through Digital Radio Mondiale (DRM) transmission, wherein AM signals are being converted to digital signals. In the present mode of Medium Wave transmission, clear signals can hardly be received through AM receivers, said All India Radio (Mangalore) Deputy Director of Engineering G Rameshchandran. He told Deccan Herald that the introduction of DRM (Digital Radio Mondiale) will have advantage over the ordinary Medium Wave transmission with respect to the quality of signals. In digital broadcasting, listeners will be able to hear absolutely hiss-free music and spoken word programmes, he said.
The MW transmitter in Brahmavar will be technically modified so as to carry out DRM transmission, retaining the original MW transmission. Hence, the older radio sets will continue to...................
Read more at http://www.deccanherald.com/content/388286/wave-change-hit-air-mangalore.html
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