SSDAB & Community Radio: Past, Present, & Future University of Bedfordshire, Luton - Saturday 25th March, 11am-4pm This free event was for community radio stations, commercial radio broadcasters and individuals interested in small-scale digital audio broadcasting (SSDAB) and community media.

1. Licensing Small Scale DAB
Peter Madry, Senior Broadcast Specialist
25th March 2017
CMA Community Radio and Small Scale DAB Event

2. 1
Road to licensing
Analyse trial
conclusions
Legislation
Develop
legal
framework
Consult
Advertise
licences
Complete
Current
activity
First
awards

3. 2
Indicative coverage plan
• Built on early assumptions
• Serves as an indication that existing services
could move to DAB given available spectrum
• Plan has some shortcomings that need to be
addressed
– Needs international coordination
– What about unserved areas?
This is not a definitive plan!

4. 3
Considerations (1)
Licensing
Interpretation Mux structure Process
• What legislation
requires
• How we put
requirements into
practice
• Accommodating
existing services
• Future expansion
• Regional or whole UK
• Demand-lead or pre-
planned

5. 4
Considerations (2)
Technical
Frequency plan
Transmitter
parameters
Platform issues
• Accommodating
existing services
• Unserved areas
• International
coordination
• Power vs no. of sites
• Use of SFNs
• Hole punching
• Technical standards

6. Thank you – questions?
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