Northern Territory Broadcasters has begun a trial of digital radio in Darwin today. Hot 100 and Mix 1049 and a digital only service called Top Country NT will begin broadcasting in DAB+ from the start of the trial and an additional new digital only station will follow shortly.
Northern Territory Broadcasters General Manager Mark Johnson said: “Digital radio is a new, exciting and involving way for you to tune into your favourite radio stations plus a few new ones…Best of all – digital radio is free.
“You will first notice the exceptionally high sound quality Digital radio has some great new feature. The ability to pause and rewind, more choice of stations, digital sound quality, incredibly clear reception and information on screen.
“Digital radio, is radio as you know it… plus a lot more.
“Many receivers have a scrolling text feature where you can receive additional information on screen like a news “ticker bar”
“Some new digital radio receivers even have a full colour screen which means you’ll be able to get a whole heap of new information on your radio… including details of song titles and artists, and even album covers, to traffic maps and even weather information.
“You just need a new radio to receive digital radio and they are available now from leading retail stores here in Darwin
“There are a whole range of well known manufacturers making digital radios. You can even get digital radios for your car.
“They are easy to set up and tune and simply are added to your car like a sat nav device.
“To work in Australia, your digital radio needs to be DAB+, just look for the logo on the box, in store or even on the receiver.
“There are many types of new digital radios and they come in all shapes and sizes with varying features while many MP3 devices, hi fi systems, portable players and clock radios can also pick up digital radio signals.”
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