Digital Radio eNewsLetter

We'll be there at Broadcast Asia 2004

MediaCorp Radio will be participating in Broadcast Asia 2004 which will be held at the Singapore Expo from 15-18 June. On display at our exhibition stand, visitors will be able to see a demonstration on Project Socrates - an integration of GPRS with DAB technology for education application. There will also be a 15 minutes presentation on "Digital Radio - Beyond Radio in DAB" on 15 & 17 June at 2.30 pm. We will also be around to help answer any queries on DAB in Singapore and our Digital Radio service. We will be located together with MediaCorp Technologies under the Singapore Pavilion at Hall 2, Booth 2C1-8. See you there!

The Asia DAB Committee of the World DAB Forum will be presenting a DAB conference as part of the Broadcast Asia 2004 International Conference. It will highlight developments in the world of DAB through the experiences and success stories of leading DAB players in Asia and Europe.

This half-day DAB conference will be held on Thursday, 17 June 2004 at 9am at the Singapore Expo. Mr. Asaad Bagharib, Senior Director (Technology Services) of MediaCorp Radio Singapore, will be presenting a paper entitled, Digital Radio - It's Never "Business As Usual" which highlight some of the interesting DAB business development from MediaCorp Radio.


	Mr. Taxi-Smart PGK Media Pte Ltd will be showing Mr. Taxi-Smart - an interactive point-of-information and advertisement system specifically designed for taxi based on DAB technology. A development project funded by the Media Development Authority (MDA) of Singapore, Mr. Taxi-Smart comes in the form of an LCD screen with an integrated DAB module. To be mounted within the cabin of a taxi, passengers get to choose their favourite Digital Radio station besides other on-demand data services ranging from traffic, sports & financial news, tourism to shopping. Visitors will get to see Mr. Taxi-Smart during Broadcast Asia 2004 at the Singapore Expo, Hall 2, Booth 2C1-10. For more info, please contact: Giulio Dorrucci at gdorrucci@pgkmedia.com (tel: +65-6832-7637) or Roland Tan at (tel: +65-6359-7746).

	Software DAB Data Decoder from Ngee Ann Polytechnic The DSP Technology Centre of Ngee Ann Polytechnic in Singapore has developed two DAB decoding software for stream mode DLS (Dynamic Label Segment) and MOT (Multimedia Object Transfer) data services. The software is written in JAVA and can be easily adapted for any commercial DAB receiver module available in the market. It supports real-time data service streams from DAB modules and offline decoding of data services from files. For more info, please contact: Mr. Chua Beng Koon at cbk@np.edu.sg (tel: +65-6460-6954)

JVC K-LHX601

JVC Mobile Entertainment has launched the EXAD range of products, including a new DAB digital car radio. The model K-LHX601 is a changer control CD/MP3/WMA/DAB receiver.

Available from http://www.caraudiodirect.co.uk in the UK at £299.99 (S$900).

For further details, contact Lisette Cooper at the Project Office of the World DAB Forum.

For a complete list of DAB radios that are available in Singapore,
visit our Digital Radio website at http://www.DigitalRadio.sg/getdab.htm

For more information on the many DAB receivers available worldwide,
visit the World DAB Forum website at http://www.worlddab.org/

Hear what our Listeners have to say about Digital Radio...

"I must say I'm happy with the buy and am spending more time in front of the new set during the past 2 weeks. The DAB sounds good..."
-T. S. Quek

"I am a new listener to this Digital Radio and I am very impressed with the J-K Pop music..."
- R. Yamato

20th Digital Radio SMS Quiz

Send us your answer to the following question via SMS and you could walk away with a MediaCorp Radio Goodie Bag worth $168.

Here's this week's question:
True or False? There are more than 80 different DAB receiver models on the market worldwide.

Send us your answer:
Type DR followed by <T or F> and SMS to 72346
Each SMS is 30 cents

Closing Date: Sunday, 13 June 2004

The decision of the judges is final and the winner will be notified via their mobile phone. The name and correct answer will be posted via our Digital Radio DLS service which can be seen as scrolling text display on DAB radio and on our Digital Radio website.

Find out if you are the winner of the previous quiz at http://www.digitalradio.sg

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Congratulations to Ms. Jove Xu - Our lucky subscriber for May 2004!

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