DAB + is Digital Audio Broadcasting. A technology digital radio transmission carried by the CSA. And Nicolas Curien, in charge of the file, explains to France Bleu Occitanie what it is changing: “It’s digital radio by air. It’s like FM but digital. It will be nothing but happiness. A greater variety of radios since 39 new radios will arrive in Toulouse and then gradually in Occitanie. these 39, two thirds will be new radios with novelties of pure-players which were not present or radios which emitted in other regions and arrive in Toulouse. ”
But the stake is obviously, better listening quality insists the person in charge of the CSA: “The sound is of better quality. Digital sound, which does not weaken with distance to the antenna and which has no interference. So a uniform sound. In the car, you don’t have to tweak to change frequencies. ”
“Smooth transition.” – Nicolas Curien
For those who still have a little trouble understanding DAB +, this new offer is very similar to the switch from analogue television to TNT. Except that the two technologies will continue to exist together: “We are lucky not to have to switch off the FM to switch on the DAB + because they are not the same frequency ranges. That said, it is clear that in the long term DAB + will prevail. We are going to have a transition. sweet. ”
And if the sound is better, the offer is larger, to take advantage of Dab +, you will still have to invest. Buy compatible car radios and sets. But it will be easy, Nicolas Curien promises. “Manufacturers already have the obligation to integrate the Dab + chip in car radios and in radio sets. You can go to your dealer And at the entry level, you find sets at 30 euros for listen to the radio in Dab +. You have to get it and from today, you can listen to DAB +. ”
In two or three years everywhere in Occitania
This Thursday, November 5, Toulouse and Montauban therefore have Dab +. And it will happen gradually in the cities of the region and then throughout the territory. “We are gradually gaining momentum. We are starting both in Toulouse and Montauban, And in the space of two or three years, we will be present everywhere in Occitania. The big event will be in July with the launch of two multiplexes which will broadcast also on the whole of the territory and first of all the big metropolises and the big highways which connect them. “
And for those nostalgic for FM, don’t panic. You will still be able to enjoy it for a long time: “In several decades, I think there will still be FM in remote and sparsely populated areas, areas that cannot be equipped with this Dab +.” concludes Nicolas Curien.
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