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Rds forum 2015 Rds forum 2015
The future of radio in the digital age
- FM/RDS, Digital radio and Internet
© RDS Forum Office, Geneva, Switzerland – November 2015
Rds forum 2015 Radio is ...
still the
most used
broadcast medium
In the digital age the most popular radio
programmes use simulcasting on
Analogue radio, Digital radio and Internet
and of which FM radio attracts everywhere in the
world still the largest proportion of listeners
In Germany still over 90% listening is on FM The next popular distribution media for radio are:
Internet, Satellite or cable and DAB+
RDS2 Info Day Dietmar Kopitz, RDS Forum Office 2
Rds forum 2015 60 years of FM is also 30 with RDS
Thus it is time now to innovate RDS
FM/RDS are widely used worldwide A really global standard from ITU & IEC
Over one billion FM/RDS receiver chips are now made per
year
Price is as low as 1 EUR per FM/RDS chip
Smart phones have been the largest market
Car radio market is next and in Europe almost 100%
Most radio receivers sold in Europe and in the USA have
RDS
RDS has been a kind of “silent revolution”
RDS2 Info Day Dietmar Kopitz, RDS Forum Office 3
Rds forum 2015 Our ambition ...
To increase the RDS data transmission
capacity with RDS2
Backwards compatibility is a must
Not to make billions of existing FM/RDS radios
obsolete
RDS2 Info Day Dietmar Kopitz, RDS Forum Office 4
Rds forum 2015 FM/RDS is a hybrid system
Audio is analogue
Data are digital
RDS used so far only
one subcarrier
RDS2 uses
three additional subcarriers and complies with
Recommendation ITU-R BS. 450-3 (2001)
Transmission standards for sound broadcasting at VHF
RDS2 Info Day Dietmar Kopitz, RDS Forum Office 5
Rds forum 2015 What the ITU says about the future of FM
RDS2 Info Day Dietmar Kopitz, RDS Forum Office 6
Conclusions from
the 2013 report:
“FM will remain an
important means of
delivery of audio
broadcasting.”
Rds forum 2015 Advantages of RDS2
As radios uses larger screen now
The data sent on RDS can enhance the radio
programme’s audio with station logo and graphics
Commercials can be made more attractive
Give useful complementary information
Improved RadioText with multi-lingual characters
Improved TMC delivery with more relevant local
information
Ensure service following in mobile reception
Support hybrid radio Internet listening and the
connected car concept
RDS2 Info Day Dietmar Kopitz, RDS Forum Office 7
Rds forum 2015 RDS2 development objective
Price for the consumer must not increase
very much
DSP technology could make this possible
Something not possible 10 years ago
RDS2 Info Day Dietmar Kopitz, RDS Forum Office 8
Rds forum 2015
RDS2 Info Day Dietmar Kopitz, RDS Forum Office 9
My conclusion
It’s a win-win situation
So, let’s go for RDS2
and get most out of RDS
Now, what is RDS2 and why should you care
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