Regional workshop on digital radio broadcasting, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

The Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU), the Arab State Broadcasting Union (ASBU), the Asia-Pacific Institute for Broadcasting Development (AIBD) and the WorldDAB are jointly organising the second Regional Workshop on Digital Radio Broadcasting to be held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from 21st to 25th November 2016.

The workshop, organised by ABU-ASBU-AIBD-WorldDAB, aims to provide broadcasters and other media professionals with a clear understanding of digital radio broadcasting services, aiming to build and enhance confidence among the participants, to design, plan and operate DAB+ technology based digital radio broadcasting services.

This five-day workshop will provide expert knowledge and information on the current status of digital terrestrial radio broadcasting. Topics will include interactive multimedia service and digital radio broadcasting, highlighting the issues & challenges as well as sharing some of case studies and experiences in the process of transition from analogue to digital.

The workshop is designed for a wide audience of Policy Makers, Regulators, Broadcast Engineers, Corporate Executives and Managers, i.e. middle-level managers, administrators and officials dealing with strategic planning for the introduction and business development of Digital Terrestrial Radio Broadcasting.

It is envisaged that by the end of the workshop the participants will be able to understand:

• Baseband digital signal processing for radio and sound broadcasting (analogue to digital conversion and compression)

• Transmission chain of DAB+

• DAB+ service options

• DAB+ network planning

• Linking with non-broadcast services including hybrid digital radio broadcasting

• Some regulatory and policy aspect in transition to digital

There are no registration/participation fees for ABU members. Non-members will need to pay a registration fee of USD150.00 to cover participation costs for the five days.

 For more details and to register contact the Project Office.