ARLA/CLUSTER: Governo sueco tem planos para encerrar todas as emissões analógicas em AM/FM até 2022

[João Costa > CT1FBF]

Swedish govt plans 2022 AM/FM radio switch-off

Telecompaper reports on the proposed ending of AM and FM broadcasts in 2022

They say:
State-owned Swedish broadcasting services provider Teracom said it
welcomes the government's report about migration to digital radio.
Digital radio coordinator Nina Wormbs presented her report into
terrestrial digital broadcasting on 01 December and suggested
switching off FM broadcasts in 2022 and expanding digital radio
nationwide.

Teracom CEO Stephan Guiance said consideration must be given to the
manner of migration, to ensure quality, and to avoid a scrapheap of
obsolete radio receivers. He said DAB+ radio provides a greater choice
of services, lower energy use and lower transmission costs. The money
freed up can then be spent on programme production.

Guiance said Sweden lags behind other countries such as the UK,
Germany, Denmark and Norway, where digital radio has been established
for many years. In Norway, analogue radio broadcasts will probably
cease in 2017. He said Sweden needs to set a date for the FM
switch-off.

Read the full article at
http://www.telecompaper.com/news/swedish-govt-plans-to-switch-off-analogue-radio-in-2022--1052711

Thanks to Mike Terry of BDXC for spotting this item.