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Current AffairsCzech Radio to spearhead digital radio revolution with new stations
Czech Radio recently launched a new Science and Technology station -
Leonardo. At the moment you can only listen via the Internet, but in a few
months Leonardo will become one of the first in the country to be broadcast
digitally, rather than on classic radio waves. We spoke to Radio Prague's
director Miroslav Krupicka about the beginnings of the Czech Republic's
digital revolution.
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Talking PointHuge changes under way in international broadcasting
Last week radio and television broadcasters from across the world - from
China to the United States - gathered in Prague to discuss the future of
international broadcasting. This was the third annual conference of the
Association of International Broadcasters. This year there was a huge
amount to discuss, especially with the intense and long-running debate
over the role of the media in the war in Iraq. And there was also plenty
of discussion over issues directly relevant to us at Radio Prague - what
is the future for smaller international broadcasters in a changing
international market, and where are the latest technologies taking
international broadcasting? I spoke to someone who probably knows more
than anyone else about the subject, Jonathan Marks, whose company Critical
Distance, advises international broadcasters. I began by asking him to
look into his crystal ball.
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Current AffairsInternational broadcasters keen on cooperation
The Association of International Broadcasters convened in the Czech capital
this week for its annual summit. Miroslav Krupicka, the director of Radio
Prague, was there. He later spoke with Brian Kenety about some of the
issues facing the international broadcast industry.
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Current AffairsRadio Prague launches digital test broadcasting on AM
Moving on to some positive news for those of you listening to us on AM. On
October 20th, Czech Radio launched its first ever Digital Radio Mondiale,
DRM, test transmission on the medium wave frequency 774 kHz. DRM is a new
digital transmission system that can be used for long, medium, and
short-wave bands. It supports audio quality that comes very close to FM
standards. Czech Radio's test transmissions are expected to go on for
about three weeks on the Czech Radio 6 channel, on which Radio Prague
broadcasts its half hour programme every day. To find out more, Dita
Asiedu spoke to Radio Prague Director, Miroslav Krupicka:
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