China - Current situation - History
15.10.2012
The Chinese regulator, SARFT, chose DAB for the standard for digital audio services in May 2006, and tested DMB services in the following years . Beijing Jolon, GTM in Guangzhou and other broadcasters provided DMB services during Olympic Games in 2008 . DAB is now on air in three cities (Beijing and Hong Kong in Band III and Shanghai in L-Band) . Some of them provide several DMB services among audio services .Beijing Jolon, the biggest local broadcaster in Beijing, has launched ‘Push Radio’ based on DAB in 2010 in Beijing .Beijing Jolon broadcasts 30 hours – or 25 program channels every day through Push Radio . 16 Audio programs are broadcast 15 times per day and downloaded onto receivers .Value added services such as news, data and slideshow have been provided in Push Radio services . Cooperating with CRA, Beijing Jolon has upgraded their latest generation receivers to support DAB+, and is trialling the Push Radio in Australia
03.09.2011
The Chinese regulator, SARFT, chose DAB for the industrial standard in May 2006. DMB/DAB is now on air in 11 cities across the country. After the Guangzhou launch of commercial services in 2007, the Ministry of Industry and Information (MII) decided to issue licences for DMB in mobile phones.
Chinese DMB Operator, GTM, will provide the DMB and CMMB services during the Asia Games in Guangzhou, the biggest province in China, later in 2011. GTM also plan to order 50,000 DMB receivers for the Asia Games.
Photo of Mavis Ma, University of Hong Kong
Beijing Jolon, the biggest local broadcaster in Beijing has launch ‘Push Radio’ based on DAB in 2010 in Beijing. Beijing Jolon broadcast 30 hours - or 25 program channels every day through Push Radio.16 Audio programs are broadcast 15 times per day and downloaded onto receivers. Value added services such as news, data and slideshow have been provided into the Push Radio services. Beijing Jolon are upgrading their latest generation receivers to support DAB+. A trial of Push Radio is being planned for Brisbane in August/September 2011.
02.09.2011
The Chinese regulator, SARFT, chose DAB for the industrial standard in May 2006. DMB/DAB is now on air in 11 cities across the country. After the Guangzhou launch of commercial services in 2007, the Ministry of Industry and Information (MII) decided to issue licences for DMB in mobile phones.
Chinese DMB Operator, GTM, will provide the DMB and CMMB services during the Asia Games in Guangzhou, the biggest province in China, later in 2011. GTM also plan to order 50,000 DMB receivers the Asia Games
Photo of Mavis Ma, University of Hong Kong
Beijing Jolon, the biggest local broadcaster in Beijing has launch ‘Push Radio’ based on DAB in 2010 in Beijing. Beijing Jolon broadcast 30 hours - or 25 program channels every day through Push Radio.16 Audio programs are broadcast 15 times per day and downloaded onto receivers. Value added services such as news, data and slideshow have been provided into the Push Radio services In Nov 2010, Beijing Jolon and Commercial Radio Australia signed an agreement to development ‘Push Radio’ applications based on DAB+.