I like how Capitol have included the DAB in all their logos on this Facebook image. I wish all their regular logos would look like this (because the logos in their website currently don’t mention DAB).
As for their digital radio formats, whatever happened to DAB offering a point of difference? Eg NovaNation, Barry, etc. It’s a waste to see DAB used for something we’d all expect to hear on regular FM or AM.
Had it not been for options like internet streaming and Bluetooth audio, DAB+ might have been more successful… It probably arrived 10 years too late.
MMM Hard N Heavy is now in Adelaide.
Also Triple M now running promos on FM advising people that they may have DAB+ in their car and how to find it to access “a Triple M for everyone”.
Regionals running those promos for a few weeks now. Find them online.
Finally!
The DAB+ ratings have been released for Canberra for the first time, with figures taken from GfK’s Survey 1 ratings for that market.
Of the commercial DAB+ stations, Coles Radio is #1, followed by My Canberra (this was before the format change), KIX Country & The Edge. Club Lime Radio & Hit Buddha tied for 5th, whilst Snow Digital came 6th.
Source: Radioinfo
Capital do well in Canberra, only having to program one of their four DAB stations locally.
Its not saying much when Coles Radio is #1.
Probably based solely on hearing the instore station in supermarkets.
It’s similar to The Edge Digital usually being the #1 station in Sydney DAB+ surveys, how much of that is actually listening to 96.1FM?
If they were actually doing well, they’d include the stations on the shares list like the Hobart ratings do.
Of course the most likely fudge here is that the headline figure is “DAB+ stations attract 54,000 listeners” while they only rank the Commercial stations - Double J won the cume figures on Hobart DAB (in Survey 1 last year), wouldn’t be shocked if the ABC/SBS stations are a big chunk of that.
I don’t think it’s Coles Radio in store listening - Coles Radio is a good station, low on ads and a unique music mix.
They really should be doing a full on Triple M Canberra with the metro rock format, not Hit Buddha; and a Pure Gold station before carrying The Edge. I assume that’s partially ARN/SCA not wanting to step on eachother format wise - but it leaves Canberra still lacking core formats in the market.
Kix Country is also on FM in Canberra, so some people may not be listening to it on DAB+.
I’m still waiting for another Hit station (possibly Old Skool) to launch in Canberra.
I just noticed that the community stations are now on digital radio in Canberra.
1RPH - 48kbps
1WAY - 48 kbps
2XX - 48kbps
Artsound - 64kbps
CMS Digital - 48kbps
Yeah, noticed that myself the other day, but wasn’t sure if that was old news.
They appeared sometime in the past week.
Edge Radio launched on DAB+ at the end of last week here in Hobart.
Do we know yet when there will be an excess capacity auction in the new markets?
I wonder if the community station down there with a similar name will say anything about it?
That’s the station that’s now on…