DAB is now being made available across the range of the Automotive market, from VW campers to top of the range Audis *** Did you know that analogue listening has been losing market share over the last 10 years, while all digital platforms are on the rise? *** DAB+ allows approximately 20 audio services to be broadcast within a single Eureka 147 transmission *** Sub €30 DAB radios are available to all via web sites such as Amazon *** DAB Slide show pictures enables advertisers to couple pictures with audio magnifying consumer brand awareness *** Did you know that in countries where DAB/DAB+ is fully established, it is the fastest growing of all digital platforms? *** More than 45 different combined DAB/DAB+ receiver models commercially available ***

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Current situation in Canada Top
Last update: 02-09-2008 - older versions

Population:33.2 million
Coverage:
Sparkline Graph 30%
Services:115 DAB, 3 Data
Last update: 20-01-2008

DAB launched in Canada in November 1999. Stations in Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver started broadcasting in 1999; Ontario in 2000; and Ottawa in 2003. Coverage now amounts to about 35% of the population. In June 2005 the CRTC (the Canadian broadcast licence regulator) approved the application by CHUM Limited (CHUM/Astral) to offer subscription radio services via the DAB network.

There are currently a total of 73 licensed Digital Audio Broadcast DAB stations in Canada.

Radio Canada/CBC has also introduced its first experimental DAB station with their news/weather/traffic offering in Montreal.

Coverage Top
Last update: 24-01-2008 - older versions

The DAB stations operating in the five main cities Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, Ottawa and Windsor, provide services to some 11 million potential listeners or more than 35% of the population.

Services on Air Top
Last update: 24-01-2008 - older versions

In this country there are

on air.

There are currently a total of 73 licensed Digital Audio Broadcast DAB stations in Canada.

  • 15 stations in Ottawa (11 commercial and 4 public)
  • 25 in Toronto (21 commercial and 4 public)
  • 15 in Vancouver (11 commercial and 4 public)
  • 12 in Montreal (8 commercial and 4 public)
  • 6 in Windsor (2 commercial and 4 public).
Simulcast on AM / FM Exclusive on digital Total of services
DAB programmes 49 66 115
Data services 0 3 3
Total4969118

Details of Trials Top
Last update: 03-09-2008 - older versions

Radio-Canada (CBC) and CRC have been carrying out demonstrations of DMB in Montreal, Toronto and in Ottawa to raise the awareness of these DAB-based technologies among broadcasters, regulators and Telecom (Mobile) industry.

Also, there are seven DAB stations (four commercial and three public) field-testing in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Regulation Top
Last update: 03-09-2008 - older versions

In its 1995 transitional policy, the CRTC allowed a maximum of five programmes per multiplex, which prevented broadcasters from offering an attractive choice of programmes on DAB. In 2006 in response to requests from broadcasters the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) agreed to change Canada’s 1995 transitional policy to allow more freedom to provide DAB only programmes to attract more consumer interest (i.e. more services per multiplex, use of L-Band, multimedia, subscription).

Useful Links Top

http://www.digitalradio.ca