Digital radio broadcasting is to be organized on highways

At the initial stage, digital radio broadcasting will be organized in large cities and district centers of the country along highways. This is reflected in the "Action Plan on Introduction and Development of digital radio broadcasting in Azerbaijan", Azernews reports.

For the first time in Azerbaijan, a 1 kW DAB+ digital transmitter was installed in the Baku TV Tower Complex on August 26, 2019, and currently, 11 local digital radio programs in one package are being tested and broadcast on channel 11B. frequency (frequency 218.6 MHz) is carried out in the city of Baku and the Apsheron Peninsula.

It was noted that in accordance with the radio-frequency plan of transition to digital radio broadcasting in the country, DAB+ transmitter, antenna, and basic station equipment will be built in the existing infrastructure and, if necessary, in other territories.

Single-frequency (synchronous) networks will be established to ensure the stability of digital radio broadcasting.

At the initial stage, digital radio broadcasting will be organized in large cities and district centers of the country along highways.

After that, radio monitoring will be conducted to determine the coverage area of digital radio broadcasting. In the next stage, it is planned to build radio transmitting equipment for the territories not covered by digital radio broadcasting and to fully cover the country with digital radio broadcasting.

It was noted that to receive digital radio in vehicles, receivers supporting the DAB+ standard are required. Although radio devices installed in modern European-made cars, mostly imported to the country, support DAB+ digital radio broadcasting, since analogue FM radio broadcasting is currently used in Azerbaijan, it is this broadcasting that is preferred.

The introduction of DAB+ digital radio broadcasting in the country will create an opportunity for the population to receive higher-quality digital radio broadcasting. At the same time, DAB+ digital radio broadcasting will provide the population with prompt information signals during emergencies and other situations, which, in turn, will make it possible to transmit urgent and immediate information to the population.