AIB Member Swedish Radio International (SRI) will commence its live, daily Digital Radio Mondiale broadcasts on 16 June 2003. Its transmissions will debut in conjunction with DRM’s inaugural broadcasts event in Geneva, during the International Telecommunications Union’s (ITU) World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC 2003). The precise moment of the world’s first DRM broadcasts will be marked at a spectacular reception at Geneva’s Chateau de Penthes on 16 June.
“We are proud and happy to be among the first DRM broadcasters. I think cooperation, the way DRM consortium and its members are developing it, is an efficient way to secure DRM’s future success, which is a must for AM radio to survive in a digital media environment,” said Anne Sseruwagi, director of SR International
SR International will broadcast three-and-a-half programme hours per week in English to the east coast of the United States, covering Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Washington and Baltimore. The RS International broadcasts will be relayed via CBC/Radio Canada International’s site in Sackville, Canada.
Deutsche Welle and Radio Netherlands have also announced their participation in DRM’s inaugural broadcasts. In the coming weeks, more of the world’s best-known broadcasters and network operators will confirm their participation in DRM’s historic moment.
Source: BBC Monitoring