Sweden scraps DAB

27th November 2006

The incoming culture minister in Sweden's new government, Lena Adelsohn Liljeroth, has said in an interview with Swedish Radio that Sweden will not use the old DAB system, which is similar to but further than what the previous government said last year when they froze Swedish Radio's plans to expand their DAB transmitter network.

The following text is an automated online Swedish to English translation of the Swedish Radio web page that carries the interview (I'm not sure what a 'digital ice ring' is, but I reckon it's a better name for GCap's new national jazz station than "Crunchy Apple", so I reckon they should change the name before it's too late).

As the article suggests, it seems likely that Sweden will now adopt either the new DAB+ or DMB systems for digital radio instead - there's virtually no difference between the upgraded DAB system and DMB apart from DMB being designed primarily for mobile TV, but it can still carry radio.

" Dab-radion has no future"

The the digital radio telecasts in the system Dab as Sweden's radio
implements will not become the future's radio. The says Minister for Culture
smooth Adelsohn Liljeroth. She says that the do not exist any future for
Dab-radion.
" the question was decided of the previous government"

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- that question was decided already of the previous government. The
introduction of Dab-radio willed mean that all willed need to buy new radio
devices, in addition to these new boxers as man needs to their TV device.
The had not been economic or politically possible, says smooth Adelsohn
Liljeroth.

Was intercepted last winter
The was last winter as the the social democratic government the intercepted
expansion of Dab, the digital radio.

The has costed several hundred millions sek but only got few listeners.

In order to listen must one have a digital radio device. But Sweden's radio
sends still in Dab over the large town areas.

On road to be replaced of Dab2
According to the Minister for Culture exists the also a discussion about the
technical quality on Dab. Dab is on road to be replaced of Dab2 or DMB that
the also is called.

- about this is a good technical solution disputes of course many. A part
countries have abated to Dab, but the has had little other conditions. But
the is clear that the in the long run comes a digital ice ring of radio, but
how the will see out do not know I, says smooth Adelsohn Liljeroth.

But Dab is eliminated also for the sitting government?

- yes, I have not interpreted the individual. The is a meagre question that
the goes to arouse lives in again."