DMB Mobile TV at the Olympics, China, 2008
Who's broadcasting | What's on-air | Receivers available | Where to buy receivers | Frequencies being used
Olympic mascots; Beibei, Jingjing, Huanhuan, Yingying, Nini
The 2008 Beijing Olympic Games Opening Ceremony will be held on Friday 8th August 2008 and will signal the start of the first digital Olympics. This is a historic event, and the public broadcaster Beijing Jolon will be broadcasting mobile TV based on the Eureka 147 family of standards in Beijing and other cities around China
Who's broadcasting? 
Beijing Jolon will be broadcasting mobile TV; Beijing Jolon Digital Media Broadcasting Co., Ltd., was founded by Radio Beijing Corporation in January 2005. Beijing Radio Station was awarded the exclusive DAB broadcasting license from the Chinese regulator, SARFT, in Beijing. Beijing Jolon launched DAB multimedia services in Beijing in 2006.
What's on-air?
There are currently four mobile TV channels on-air in Beijing and during the 2008 Olympics these will broadcast CCTV Olympic programmes:
CCTV-1 - provides an overview of the Olympics with news round-ups and coverage of sports such as: swimming, diving, weightlifting, athletics and also football, basketbal, volleyball and sychronised swimming.
CCTV-2 - mainly broadcasting coverage of sports which are of interest to Chinese audiences like football, basketball, volleyball, archery, rhythmic gymnastics, equestrian, saile and also judo, wrestling, taekwondo, rowing and canoeing. During the Games the channel will broadcast live on a 24-hour basis.
Photo of Mavis Ma, University of Hong Kong
CCTV-5 - (The Olympic Channel) highlights the events in which Chinese athletes are participating: shooting, gymnastics, table tennis, badminton, athletics, swimming and supplemented with football, basketball, volleyball and fencing.
CCTV-7 - this channel enjoys high coverage and ratings in China's rural areas. The channel will have special Olympic broadcasts during the Games and will replay top-level competitions for those in rural areas.
For more information on CCTV broadcasts during the Olympics please visit their website - www.cctv.com/english
There are also currently 15 DAB digital radio services on-air in Beijing during the Olympics:
- Beijing People's Radio Station broadcasts
- Beijing People's Broadcasting Station broadcast traffic
- Beijing People's Broadcasting Station broadcast music
- Beijing People's Broadcasting Station broadcast art
- Beijing People's Broadcasting Station foreign language broadcasting
- Beijing People's Radio Sports Broadcasting
- Beijing People's Broadcasting Station broadcast the capital of life
- Beijing People's Radio City Broadcasting Service Management
- China Radio International broadcast programs in three sets
- China Radio International, Global Information Broadcasting
- China Radio International, easily FM
- China Radio International Jinge FM
DAB also supports various multimedia applications including; Electronic Programme Guides, Slideshow, MOT, TPEG, Surround sound, BIFS and Journaline - which will be demonstrated during the Olympics.
Receivers available
PMP - iRiver B20, Aigo DT 5200, Aigo DT5201, BBEF DE 400, Sigmacom YDAB-2201, CEC S86, NACALA MT-PTX241C, Popspa im-838
Mobile Phones - JinPeng S7128, OBEE9918+, CapitelP751 capitel T106, aircar7980, Elitek EIT6201, Elitek EIT6107, ChexXing I918, ChenXing X88T, ChangHong V003, GPS
GPS - aiviter GD608, KHW K468, Aigo DT5202
USB receiver - Kaisin UBS dongle DD100, Kaisin 3 in one receiver DDF100, HSDT USB dongle HSD1000
For further information and full specification of the receivers available please go to the Beijing Jolon website -
www.bjdmb.com.cn - translated
Receiver review -
iRiver B20 portable mobile TV
One of the devices available during the Olympics is the iRiver B20 this portable mobile TV device is capable of receiveing both DAB digital radio and DMB mobile TV. This beautifully designed product is also easy to use and will add to your Olympic experience!
Where to buy worldwide - http://www.iriver.com/wheretobuy.asp
Where can you buy mobile TV devices in China?
Electronic markets:
ZongGuanCun, Ding Hao Market, Hai Long Market, E World, Ke Mao Market
Other markets:
Bai Nao Hui Market
Mobile phone stores:
ZhongFu Telecom, DiXinTong, SK Mobile Phone, (GongZhuFen store; ZhonGuanCun store), HongTuSanBao PC Mall, (FangZhuangWuMei Store), (XiBaHe Store), XiZhiMen Mobile Phone Market, GongZhuFeng Guo Yi Plaza
Frequencies being used
If you are going to the Olympics this year and your DMB device has an option to use Chinese frequencies then you too can enjoy the live action from services provided by Beijing Jolon. The frequency using in Beijing is; Band III 207-215 MHz, there are four main frequencies; 208.72, 210.432, 212.144 and 213. 856.
For further details on the Olympics please visit the official website - http://en.beijing2008.cn/