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dc.contributor.authorMarsh, Jonathan
dc.date.accessioned2021-05-17T11:30:39Z
dc.date.available2021-05-17T11:30:39Z
dc.date.issued2020-07
dc.identifier.citationMarsh, J. (2020) 'The impact of small-scale digital audio broadcasting (DAB): emerging opportunities for the UK community radio sector'. Professional Doctorate Thesis. University of Bedfordshire.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10547/624963
dc.descriptionThis thesis is submitted to the University of Bedfordshire in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Professional Doctorate thesisen_US
dc.description.abstractThis research explores small-scale digital audio broadcasting (DAB) in the United Kingdom by providing an historical contextualised framework with contemporary findings. The research begins with an overview of digital audio broadcasting, which is underpinned with evidence from a range of literature, which includes public facing reports, white papers and policy documentation relating to this area of research. This includes the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) with relevant published articles, which feature within parts of this work. Reports and relevant documentation from non-government stakeholders also feature in this work. This includes the Office of Communications (Ofcom), research organisations such as the Radio Joint Audience Research (RAJAR), along with broadcasters and academic articles. These combined sources provide historical examples and contemporary evidence of digital audio broadcasting in the United Kingdom. A significant part of this work draws upon primary sourced qualitative research. This consists of semi-structured interviews with stakeholders and includes comprehensive discussions with a range of research analysts, broadcasters, radio organisations and multiplex operators. The interviews provide a detailed level of expert analysis and discussions, which offers a direct insight into digital audio broadcasting. The key research questions discuss; the setup and launch process of small-scale DAB; geographical coverage of small-scale DAB; cost of broadcasting on and operating a small-scale DAB multiplex; available multiplex capacity, including the significance of DAB+; long term licensing and roll out of small-scale DAB; and broadcast audio quality. The research also includes a primary sourced quantitative survey. The survey was formulated in direct response to the stakeholder interviews to address a gap in industry knowledge relating to broadcast audio quality, which was identified during the interview process. The survey data, results, analysis and discussions provide original contribution to knowledge as the research identifies and addresses a gap in knowledge regarding listeners’ opinions, perceptions and threshold limitations of analogue and digital broadcast audio qualities. These qualitative and quantitative research methods are combined and triangulated with the underpinning of relevant public facing literature. This research provides stakeholders with a detailed account of small-scale DAB, which draws upon relevant and original research data, results and analysis. It is anticipated that local and community broadcasters can make informed decisions based on areas of this research, to reduce their digital broadcasting costs, while simultaneously providing their audiences with reliable DAB services. This research is relevant to broadcasters intending to broadcast their output on a DAB multiplex, and for broadcasters who are already broadcasting their services on a multiplex but are looking to reduce their transmission costs.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Bedfordshireen_US
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/*
dc.subjectbroadcasten_US
dc.subjectbroadcastingen_US
dc.subjectcommunity radioen_US
dc.subjectDABen_US
dc.subjectDAB+en_US
dc.subjectDigital Audio Broadcastingen_US
dc.subjectEUREKA-147en_US
dc.subjectradioen_US
dc.subjectsmall scale DABen_US
dc.subjectSubject Categories::P302 Radio studiesen_US
dc.titleThe impact of small-scale digital audio broadcasting (DAB): emerging opportunities for the UK community radio sectoren_US
dc.typeThesis or dissertationen_US
dc.type.qualificationnamePhDen_GB
dc.type.qualificationlevelPhDen_US
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Bedfordshireen_US
refterms.dateFOA2021-05-17T11:30:39Z


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