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Small-scale DAB network - United Kingdom

Small-scale DAB is an innovative technology that provides a low-cost route to digital broadcasting for local commercial, community and specialist radio stations.

With open source software, it is possible to simplify the transmission infrastructure by using a single transmission site with all the encoding/multiplexing/modulation happening on a PC and using internet streams as the audio source. 

Almost all small-scale DAB transmissions operate using open source software maintained by opendigitalradio.org. 

Here's a dual perspective from community broadcaster Ash Elford and network operator David Duffy on how small-scale DAB is helping community and local broadcasters in the UK reach their audience.