If you thought that was tedious, wait for this little lot. The WorldDMB Forum has published a set of mandatory features and functions which all digital radio set manufacturers are being encouraged to incorporate into their equipment, in order to ensure that said equipment will be able to receive digital radio services across Europe, despite the fact different digital broadcasting systems have been adopted in different territories.
The WorldDMB Digital Radio Receiver Profile aims to ensure that, moving forward, digital radio sets are able to receive DAB, DAB+ and T-DMB Audio broadcasts, which covers most of Europe's digital radio services. Broadcasters will also be encouraged to adhere to the standards to ensure their outputs can be received.
Paul Smith, the General Manager of PURE, whose digital radio technologies are used in more than 80 per cent of DAB digital radios, welcomed the Profile, telling reporters: "Manufacturers and broadcasters will benefit from this important step towards Europe-wide digital radio. But most significantly consumers will in future be able to listen to their digital radios in any country in Europe. Today's announcement will encourage and broaden the take up of digital radio both in the consumer and automotive markets. We therefore whole-heartedly endorse this initiative".