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DAB Radio Technology Ease-of-use

You no longer have to remember frequencies! Once the radio has found all the DAB stations available, you just choose the one you want by name. Simple.

Digital radios are much easier to use than analogue machines because they automatically search for all available stations.

Wider station choice

With up to 55 DAB stations available in many areas – and many more to follow – you’ll be spoilt for listening choice. UK stations broadcasting digitally include national BBC Radio 1, 2, 3 and 4, BBC Radio 5 Live, Classic FM, talkSPORT and Absolute Radio. And, there are also great exclusive-to-digital stations, such as BBC6, 1XTRA, Core & Oneword.

Digital-quality sound

The days of crackle and hiss radio are over. Digital radio is not subject to the same interference as analogue, so you don’t have to spend ages fiddling around trying to get that perfect reception.

Extra features

DAB scrolling text, provided by the broadcasters, shows programme information, news, sports results or artist and track details. More advanced features include ReVuTM which allows you to pause and rewind live radio. An Electronic Programme Guide (EPG) helps you record programmes by using a timer.

Examples of possible extra features on DAB radio:

Electronic Programme Guide (EPG) EPG, broadcast by participating DAB stations, gives programme times and information for up to seven days, making pre-selection and recording of radio programmes a doddle. Intellitext™ gives you on-demand access to scrolling text information from participating broadcasters. Intellitext™ stores the scrolling text and allows you to navigate, by topic, straight to the news you want. ReVu™: Pause, Rewind and Record on Digital Radio with ReVu™ PURE’s revolutionary ReVu™ technology means that interruptions will no longer spoil your radio listening. You can pause live DAB radio broadcasts or simply rewind if you’ve missed something. textSCAN™ PURE were first with textSCAN™ allowing listeners to pause and control the scrolling text that DAB stations send out. USB allows you to upgrade your DAB radio. Digital radio is future-proof and not subject to the obsolescence common to today’s consumer electronics products.

Three examples of DAB products

EVOKE-2XT Luxury Portable Stereo DAB & FM Radio

The multi-award winning EVOKE-2XT digital radio boasts refined audio fidelity with hi-fi quality drive units and active audio filtering. There’s a handy clock display, a radio/tone alarm, kitchen timer and the capability of connecting your iPod, CD or MiniDisc player.

Stereo speakers and separate tone control
Clear white-on-blue display
Input for iPod, CD or MiniDisc
Kitchen timer and tone/radio alarm
Optical digital output
Six DAB and six FM presets
Battery, mains or ChargePAK™ powered*
USB connector for free product updates
Full UK DAB reception, plus FM

* ChargePAK/batteries not included.

Legato DAB/FM/CD/MP3 Micro System with ReVu™

The Legato CD-40 isn’t your average digital radio. Inside its compact sculptured casing is the very latest in digital audio broadcasting and audio processing. Revolutionary ReVu™ technology enables you to pause and rewind live DAB radio.

CD Audio, MP3 CD, CD-R and CD-RW playback compatible
ReVu™ technology for pause and rewind of live DAB radio
Digital optical and analogue line out for playback and recording
Auxiliary input for other devices
Large graphical display and easy-to-use interface
99 DAB presets, 99 FM presets
MP3 CD playlist support
DPAC-II™ for the most natural DAB sound
Infrared remote control
Matching speakers with high-performance, custom designed drive units
Full UK DAB reception, plus FM

ONE DAB/FM Portable Digital Radio

Affordable and portable, ONE is a superb DAB/FM digital radio. Perfect for when you’re out and about, it’s ideal for tuning into the latest sports coverage and the widest choice of music.

A perfect first digital radio, ONE is easy to use with some great new features – plus all the benefits of DAB – including more stations, crystal-clear audio, station selection by name and broadcast scrolling text. And, if you roam beyond digital coverage the listening doesn’t stop because FM with RDS is included too.

Clock with kitchen and sleep timers
Intellitext™ for on-demand access to scrolling text information from participating broadcasters
textSCAN™ to pause and control scrolling text
USB connector for free product upgrades
Stereo headphone socket
20 presets (DAB or FM)
Exceptional battery life for 35 hours portable DAB listening
Battery, mains or ChargePAK™ powered*
Full UK DAB reception, plus FM with RDS

* ChargePAK/batteries not included.

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Dab Digital Radio

DAB, or digital audio broadcasting, brought to the radio industry what the digital technology of cellular phones brought to the telecommunications industry–an alternative to analog technology. Using the Eureka 147 format, broadcast companies in Europe and the UK made the shift form analog broadcasting to DAB digital radio broadcasting; the Eureka format became globally standardized everywhere except in the United States.

The United States chose instead to have its DAB digital radio broadcasting formatted in hybrid-digital radio, which make it the only country to have done so, and more or less stopped the adoption of DAB digital radio technology altogether. In the United States, satellite radio has received all the broadcasters’ and broadcasting equipment manufacturer’s attention. Why?

Because satellite radio requires listeners to purchase expensive receivers, and in addition, to shell out the cost of subscribing each month. Radio listeners in other countries must simply raise their eyebrows at the prospect; they receive Eureka 147 and digital radio at no cost.

DAB Digital Radio Features

When the UK decided to make a massive commitment to DAB digital radio in 2001, all of the BBC’s public radio stations, and more than fifty private ones switched their operating systems from analog to the analog and digital hybrid. The radio receivers used to pick up HD audio broadcasts have the capacity to display information relevant to the audio content of the broadcast.

DAB digital radio transmits radio text to the listener, providing tidbits lie the name of particular musical artist when his or her song is being aired, or the plot summary of a radio drama for which the listener may have tuned in a bit late. It will identify the participants in a talk program, or give up to the minute scores for sporting events. For more info see http://www.digitalradio-review.com/Articles/Digital_Radio_Recorder.php on Digital Radio Recorder.

A DAB digital radio receiver eliminates the need for fine tuning the reception on your favorite station as you move through its broadcast area. All you need to do is scroll through the list of stations available and then hit a button to select the one of your choice, for crystal clear reception.

iBiquity Digital

In the United States, iBiquity Digital has been approved by the FCC as the only supplier of hybrid digital analog technology, which it claims enormously increase the amount of broadcast channels, improve the sound quality so that AM sounds like the FM of the past, and FM achieves CD quality.

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Related Dab Digital Radio Articles

DAB stands for Digital Audio Broadcasting, this is a way of broadcasting radio digitally via a network of transmitters. It provides listeners with much better sound quality, more choice and more information.

Because of the way DAB technology works, broadcasters can transmit many more stations than ever before. Listeners in most major towns and cities in the UK can receive between 30 and 50 radio stations with a digital radio, in many cases that’s more than double what’s available on analogue. Because digital radio uses the spectrum more efficiently than analogue, it is possible to broadcast more channels using the same frequency, making room for broadcasters to expand their station portfolios.

DAB digital radio delivers improved sound quality. The technology allows the receiver to lock on to the strongest signal it can find and ignore everything else. This eliminates the hiss, crackle and fade so familiar on analogue radio.

A DAB digital radio will tune to a station at the touch of a button. No more fine tuning a station to get the best reception. A DAB set allows the listener to scroll through a list of available stations by name – then tune in by pressing the ’select’ button.

Have you ever heard a song on the radio and wanted to know who it is by or what it’s called? Or tuned into speech radio and wanted to know what the programme is about or who is speaking? Digital Radios have a screen which can show text information transmitted by the radio station. Some stations send information about latest news, sports scores, what’s on now and next, website address and phone numbers. Some radios offer an option to view the Electronic Programme Guide (EPG) which shows listings information for some stations. It is also possible to Pause rewind and record live radio.