This
extends their broadcast area to include most of Los Angeles'
Westside from the mid-Wilshire area
to the ocean.
reception basics
m.
"It is impressive how quickly support for DRM has come from the technical
community
, including more than 75 broadcasters who have followed through on
their promises to begin airing
its content," said Peter Senger, director of
distribution at Deutsche Welle and chairman of the DRM
Consortium.analogue caused
Part of the station's
license area since its inception, the Westside's potential listening
audience
of some 400,000 were unable to hear the station without this booster.m. Andrew Moloney
, marketing
manager for receivers at RadioScape, will present "Making Digital Radio Work"
at 11:50
a.
Founded in 1996, RadioScape's investors include Atlas Venture, Royal Bank
Ventures, Scottish
Equity Partners, JAFCO, Texas Instruments, Yasuda
Enterprise Development, iGlobe Partners, Psion
and NTL.radioscape.reflectors receiver
"Although
TI only joined the DRM Consortium last year, it already is the first
company
to provide silicon for this standard.
Commercial and public international broadcasters
, as well as national radio
networks and local radio stations, have begun transmitting regular DRM
broadcasts and special programs.basics signals
to 6 a. Backed by a complete module developed
by RadioScape
, we expect OEMs will be able to provide DRM-capable receivers by
the end of the year.multipath broadcasting
With the DRM350
baseband,
developers can create cost-effective DRM/DAB-based devices with a single chip. The modules
enable manufacturers to begin immediate development of multi-standard
receivers, including table
-top radios, CD boom boxes, micro hi-fis and tuners. on
Wednesday, June 1. Combining DAB and DRM
into new receivers
will extend the range of digital stations to reach new audiences with
innovative
digital services anywhere in the world. Its Digital Radio broadcast suite is
used extensively throughout
the world including the largest DAB installation
to date -- the UK's commercial DAB network. RadioScape
is
headquartered in London, England with offices in Singapore and Hong Kong.mw basics
, Public radio station
KCSN FM
(88.
A community affairs/talk strip provides news from the student-produced
Golden
Mic Award-winning KCSN News Department, along with a variety of
interesting half hour programs including
"The California Report" and "Pacific
Time," as well as "Focus," a report on current University news
. For early
morning listeners, KCSN continues to carry the BBC World Service from 2 a.m. Both TI
and RadioScape will be exhibiting and
speaking at The Digital Radio Show on June 1-2, 2005.ti.
vdl multipath
digital-radio-show.m.
RadioScape's DRM module is expected to be available in 3Q05.
Its innovative
"Software Defined" approach has made it a leader in DAB and
DMB technology with its DAB receiver
modules being extensively used by many of
the world's leading consumer electronics manufacturers
.however understand
The technology for KCSN's new HD Radio signal is still in the testing
phase, but when fully
implemented, it will radically enhance the sound quality
for all listeners, eliminating hiss, distortion
, and other types of
interference. TI is the first
company to release an integrated digital baseband
that supports both DRM and
Digital Audio Broadcast (DAB) standards, and RadioScape, using its innovative
Software Defined Digital Radio approach, is the first company to announce a
module supporting
not only DRM, but also DAB, FM-RDS and Analogue AM
standards. This module approach will speed the
development and deployment of
multi-standard receivers..com
Statements contained in this
news release regarding the growth of the
digital radio market, TI and RadioScape market penetration
and qualification
of TI and RadioScape products and other statements of management beliefs,
goals
and expectations may be considered forward-looking statements as that
term is defined in the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, and
are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause
actual results to
differ materially from those expressed or implied by these statements.transmitter contribute
NORTHRIDGE
, Calif.kcsn.org.TI and RadioScape Launch First Chips and Modules for Digital Radio Mondiale Standard
All other
trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective
owners
.signals sensitivity
In addition, it will permit the utilization of other
technologies down the road, such as digital
radio tuners at home and in the
car.
About TI
Texas Instruments Incorporated provides
innovative DSP and analog
technologies to meet our customers' real world signal processing requirements
. TI is headquartered in
Dallas, Texas, and has manufacturing, design or sales operations in more
than
25 countries. TI and
RadioScape disclaim any intention or obligation to update any forward
-looking
statements as a result of developments occurring after the date of this news
release.
however caused
com/drmsolution . The DRM300 baseband supports DRM, while the single-chip
DRM350 baseband supports
DRM as well as DAB. This flexibility also
allows for future support of digital content playback
, including MP3 and
Windows Media Audio (WMA)."
"We have been broadcasting for several months
in DRM to both Germany and
France and remain firmly committed to the development of the DRM technology
,"
said Thomas Rabe, chief financial officer at RTL Group.m.
Availability and Pricing
Pricing for both the DRM300 and DRM350 chips starts at $18 in sample
quantities of 1K or less
and are expected to be available in 3Q05.mw broadcaster
m. For
more information, please visit http://www.signals transmitter
(For
more information,
please visit http://www. " at 12:10 p.m.contribute introduce
Many existing
transmitters can be
easily modified with an inexpensive upgrade to carry DRM
signals, enabling a single tower to broadcast
over a large geographic area so
that listeners can receive the same station with near-FM quality
sound. These problems were caused by mountains, high-rise buildings and weather conditions.
sensitivity contribute
)
The TMS320DRM3xx family is based on TI's innovative digital signal
processor (DSP) technology and
RadioScape's unique Software Defined Digital
Radio approach. The RS500 module from RadioScape supplies
all the necessary
hardware and software to design and build receivers able to support any
combination
of DRM, DAB, FM-RDS and AM, cutting down significantly on the
development time and resources needed
from the manufacturer..context dab
to 6 p.
Information about the station and their program schedule can
be obtained
from their website at http://www.
RadioScape's modules based on TI
's DRM300 and DRM350 chips will be
available from RadioScape and will support FM-RDS and AM in software
."
At The Digital Radio Show (http://www.
In addition to Semiconductor, the company's businesses
include Sensors +
Controls, and Educational + Productivity Solutions.com .broadcaster mw
About RadioScape
RadioScape(R) Ltd. The company has
announced that it is working on DRM capability that will result
in true,
multi-standard, digital radio receivers.context signals
5), broadcasting from the campus of California State
University,
Northridge, since 1963, recently installed an "HD Radio" digital booster
transmitter
.
The recent expansion was funded by a $109,781 matching grant from the
Corporation for Public
Broadcasting (CPB), as part of a pilot program awarding
funding to public radio stations in the top
13 markets to equip them with HD
Radio technology.
Under the aegis of Dr. William Toutant
, CSUN's Dean of The College of
Arts, Media, and Communication, KCSN General Manager Fred Johnson
, and its
Program Director Martin Perlich, the station's recently reinvented format,
entitled
"Arts and Roots Radio," adds a distinctively unique format to the
local airwaves. daily.
What is Digital Radio Mondiale (DRM)?
DRM is the only universal, non-proprietary digital radio
system for the
short-wave, medium-wave and long-wave AM broadcast bands.
TRADEMARKS
RadioScape is a registered trademark of RadioScape Limited.however introduce
Modules Support Digital Audio Broadcast
and DRM to Accelerate Development of
Cost-Effective Receivers
LONDON, Spurring the worldwide growth of digital
radio, Texas Instruments Incorporated (NYSE:
TXN) (TI) and RadioScape have
announced, at The Digital Radio Show in London, the world's first chips
and
modules for the Digital Radio Mondiale (DRM) standard. The
first of which, the RS500, is
announced today (see separate RadioScape
release). "We continue to work
closely with both TI
and RadioScape to ensure a successful launch of a cost-
effective DRM/DAB-capable radio receiver
for the mass market later this year. on Wednesday, June 1.sensitivity finder
KCSN Takes on the Westside With 'Arts and
Roots' Programming
More information is located on the World Wide Web at
http://www. is the world
's only developer of end-to-end digital audio
broadcasting solutions giving RadioScape unmatched systems
knowledge and
enabling it to ensure that customers receive the highest levels of quality,
robustness
and reception at all stages. The
following factors and the factors discussed in TI's and RadioScape
's most
recent Form 10-Ks could cause actual results to differ materially from the
statements contained
in this news release: actual market demand for digital
radio products and TI and RadioScape products
specifically, and actual
certification test results relating to TI and RadioScape products.bsi signals
The grant
to KCSN is the only one that incorporates
broadcast expansion along with the new digital technology
and is being used as
a landmark test case.com ) in London,
both Texas Instruments and RadioScape
will speak about the accelerated
deployment of DRM during their presentations.
DAB, however,
uses these effects as reflectors creating multipath reception conditions to optimise receiver sensitivity
.
signals mw
Texas Instruments is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the
symbol TXN.
contribute broadcaster
) and a potpourri of programs
offering country, bluegrass, movie soundtracks, Beatles, classic
R+B,
Broadway, folk and more during evening and weekend hours. Dan D'Aversa, senior strategy executive
for RTL Group, will present "The Future of Radio . on Thursday, June 2.reflectors vdl
It offers a mix of classical
music "from the last thousand
years" (aired weekdays from 6 a.ti.
New features, customized variants
and modifications can be easily implemented
on the programmable DSP architecture of the DRM300 and
DRM350 chips, avoiding
time-consuming and expensive hard-wired re-spins. In addition Les Mable,
business development manager for
TI's Digital Radio business, will present "Innovation in Digital
Radio" at
12:20 p.Analogue radio signals such as FM or MW have been subject to numerous kinds of
interference on their way from the transmitter to your radio.
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