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>"Officials say the move to digital will save money" Could someone explain the economics of how switching from FM to DAB saves Noway money?
by bogomipz 9y ago
>"Officials say the move to digital will save money"
Could someone explain the economics of how switching from FM to DAB saves Noway money?
- maxerickson 9y agoWithout addressing the net cost, one place where it saves money is in electricity for transmitters; digital broadcasts get similar geographic coverage with a fraction of the power.
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- samhain 9y agoI found a link[1] that says that DAB is about 41x cheaper on slide 6... But mostly because you can fit more stations on it. [1] http://www.gatesair.com/documents/slides/2015-09-Anderson-Advanced-Digital-Radio-HD-Radio-DRM-DAB-CDR.pdf http://www.gatesair.com/documents/slides/2015-09-Anderson-Ad...
- bogomipz 9y agoSure, that's economies of scale. Does Norway have that much demand for radio where they would reach that?