Digital Radio eNewsLetter

Digital Radio System Maintenance
We would like to inform all our Digital Radio listeners that there will be no DAB transmission on 17th & 24th November 2004 from 2am to 6am due to maintenance work. We apologise for the inconvenience and would like to thank all of you for your support and understanding.

Dr. Christopher Chia, CEO Media Development Authority giving his Welcome Address

Mr. James Yip, CEO MediaCorp Radio Singapore and Chairman of the Singapore DAB Forum giving his Opening Address

Members and guests at the Singapore DAB Forum meeting

Singapore DAB Forum
A total of 41 members and invited guests attended the Singapore DAB Forum (SDF) meeting at the MICA Building on Tuesday, 21 September 2004. Formed in 1999, the role of the SDF is to advise the Media Development Authority of Singapore (MDA) on the development and implementation of Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB) in Singapore and to encourage the industry to work together where there is a common ground.

Mr. James Yip, CEO of MediaCorp Radio Singapore, is the new Chairman of the SDF. Comprising of three Sub-Forums, the Technical Forum will be chaired by Mr. Asaad Sameer Bagharib, Senior Director of MediaCorp Radio Singapore. Mr. Giulio Dorrucci, Chairman and CEO of PGK Media, will chair the Development Forum while the Promotion & Marketing Forum will be chaired by Ms. Koh Soo Boon, Managing Partner of iGlobe Partners.

In Singapore, feasibility studies on DAB began as early as 1996 before the launch of Digital Radio - a digital service of MediaCorp Radio, on 19 Nov 1999. DAB listeners can now tune in to 13 radio stations, 6 of which can only be heard exclusively on Digital Radio. DAB stations are enhanced with textual information such as song titles & artistes' names on DLS service plus graphical slideshow on PAD service. There is also a dedicated NPAD data channel service that includes flight information, weather updates, traffic reports, news in text with pictures, and even lottery results.

Over the past 4 years, there have been several innovative DAB project developments such as subscription-based Rediffusion DAB service, Radio-Digital Mobile (RDM) and Mr. Taxi-Smart for transportation, Socrates for education, the emergency SCDF DLS text broadcast as well as eBillboard, among others. More info at http://www.digitalradio.sg

For more info on the Singapore DAB Forum, visit http://www.dab.org.sg/

or contact the Secretariats:
Michelle Lui at +65-6837-9893 or email: michelle_lui@mda.gov.sg
Donald Ng at +65-6837-9927 or email: donald_ng@mda.gov.sg

	PURE Digital Élan PURE Digital (UK) has announced the latest edition to the biggest range of DAB receivers in the world. The Élan will retail in early October for a suggested price of £79.99 and it includes features like 16 presets, clock and a sleep timer. More info at http://www.pure.com or contact Mr. Lionel Wong at +65-6350-5434 or email: lionel.wong@sg.bosch.com

	Afreey's ADR-605R Afreey Inc. from Taiwan has released the ADR-605R. The unit features S/PDIF optical output, CD playback and CD recording from either DAB/FM or external audio source.

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 have always tuned to Chinese Evergreens since I bought "The Bug" on 5 Aug 2004 because I really enjoyed the old 70's movie theme songs that you play. Well to me, Digital Radio's Chinese Evergreens is the best station that I have ever come across."
- Ms. S. S. Tay

"I've heard of hi-fi sound, FM stereo, Dolby, and now digital radio. Wow, what crystal clear sound with superb separation. More listeners should switch to DAB with no regrets, it’s almost like switching from dial-up to broadband."
- Mr. J. Gan

24th Digital Radio SMS Quiz
Send us your answer to the following question via SMS and one lucky winner will walk away with a MediaCorp Radio Streamliner Portable AM/FM Radio, Digital Radio Mouse Pad, Post-It Pads & Car Decal, music CDs, PURE Digital Umbrella, T-Shirt, Baseball Cap & more worth $188.

Here's this week's question:
True or False? The cheapest DAB radio in Singapore costs less than S$300.

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

Closing Date: Sunday, 7 November 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 http://www.digitalradio.sg

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

Join us as a member now!
Join us as a member now! Subscribe to our Digital Radio eNewsLetter and you stand a chance to win a gift worth $28 from our lucky draw. For full details on how to subscribe, simply logon to our Digital Radio website at http://www.digitalradio.sg. Only subscribers residing in Singapore are eligible to take part in this lucky draw.The name of our next winner will be announced in the November 2004 issue of the Digital Radio eNewsLetter.

Congratulations to Ms. Betty Yoong - Our lucky subscriber for October 2004!

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