Licensing Small Scale DAB

Peter Madry, Senior Broadcast Specialist25th March 2017

CMA Community Radio and Small Scale DAB Event

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Road to licensing

Analyse trial conclusions Legislation

Develop legal

frameworkConsult Advertise

licences

Complete Current activity

First awards

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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!

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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

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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

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Thank you – questions?