Babcock International has been involved in DRM since the inception of the
standard displaying a wealth of experience in the design, development,
regulation and practical application of DRM as a dependable broadcasting medium,
particularly in the HF and MF frequency bands.
Babcock already provides
DRM broadcasting solutions to a number of customers, including the BBC World
Service, with regular transmissions to Europe and South Asia as it has a range
of DRM capable facilities at locations around the world and is able to broadcast
a DRM service to every continent. As their business card shows Babcock also has
a wide range of expertise in frequency and spectrum management, facilities
design and build, re-engineering and project management.
Supporting the
Consortium, Babcock have also broadcast a number special DRM transmissions over
recent years to coincide with specific industry events and conferences etc. On
Monday 19th October, Babcock broadcast another DRM test from the Woofferton
transmitting station in Shropshire, UK, beamed into central London between 1630
and 1830 (UK time) on 3955kHz. This was used to showcase DRM at a joint
BBC/Babcock event being held at the BBC’s Broadcasting House headquarters.
Babcock organises a bi-annual internal ‘Roadshow’ at the BBC to highlight the
seasonal changes to broadcast schedules and SW frequencies every March and
October, and is using this autumn’s event to demonstrate DRM technology to BBC
World Service managers, production and editorial staff. The roadshow also
provides an opportunity to showcase Babcock’s new broadcast capabilities in
Playout, TV and radio distribution and multi-platform media.
