04.09.2019
MDR publishes study on sustainability of DAB+
The public broadcaster for Germany’s federal states of Thuringia, Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt, MDR, published a research study that found that only 10% of the currently used effective radiated power (ERP) is necessary for the broadcast of radio services via DAB+. The study also found that on average, a two-person household uses approximately 2 MWh of energy per annum for receiving terrestrial broadcast services. Using DAB+ instead of FM could result in energy savings comparable to approximately 5600 households.
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