5.5Outras respostas passivas

Tirar partido do RDS para enviar mensagens

«Five radio stations in Alabama are among the first in the state to deploy a local platform for Alert FM, an FM-based digital alert and messaging system. The Alabama Broadcasters Association joined GSS for this announcement and encourage local broadcasters to support the Alert FM system as a demonstration of their commitment to first responders, businesses and citizens. Alert FM uses RBDS to send digital information via FM radio stations. Targeted alerts and messages are delivered by satellite to FM transmission facilities and can be received on Alert FM receivers and other mobile devices.

fonte: «Five Alabama Broadcasters Deploy GSS Alert FM», Radio Magzine On line, Jun 28, 2007

A nova tendência: vender rádios

Clear Channel Communications, the nation’s largest radio operator, is now considering selling some of its 1,200 stations in smaller markets after years of acquiring everything in sight, according to industry analysts. The Corporation">CBS Corporation did the same thing recently and now says it is looking at further station sales. The Walt Disney Company struck a deal this summer to get out of the radio business altogether, and in May, Susquehanna Broadcasting, the nation’s largest privately held radio group, was sold to another broadcaster.

FM Extra - mais uma inovação?

«Milpitas, CA - Apr 14, 2006 - The Idea Bank consortium of broadcasters has selected DRE's FM Extra digital subcarrier system as part of its digital radio strategy. The Idea Bank consortium represents nearly 500 radio stations across the United States and meets twice a year to discuss issues that affect the future of radio. At the group's Atlanta meeting in April, it announced that the group plans to initially convert 80 stations to FM Extra this year. Over-the-air FM Extra broadcasting was displayed at the meeting from WREC-FM 91.1 in Atlanta with two digital channels of stereo audio simultaneously with the primary stereo analog channel and RBDS.

DRE states that FM Extra can be used with HD Radio transmissions to provide even more digital channels to listeners. DRE also states that DRE-capable production receivers will be available by the end of June 2006.»

fonte: 80 Stations Plan Conversion to FM Extra, Radio Magazine, 2/5/06, http://beradio.com/currents/nab_insider_05022006/#fm,

"Serviço personalizado de rádio"

Via NetFM:
"Nos E.U.A surgiu um projecto que garante a máxima personalização musical para os seus utilizadores. O Pandora garante um serviço personalizado de rádio a partir do DNA de cada música. Para isso, usa um programa que pesquisa os gostos musicais de cada indivíduo ao mesmo tempo que, como anuncia, o DNA musical, descobrindo as características de cada música para estabelecer a melhor relação possível". Mais aqui.

Que música está a dar

Corey Deitz fez uma listade 10 coisas que provavelmente não sabemos sobre a rádio.

Aqui.

Uma é a facilidade/possibilidade de saber que música está a passar neste momento (para combater os leitores digitais de música); só não percebi se a funcionalidade se aplica apenas à internet: "U.S. radio is now interactive. With YES, listeners of more than 1,000 top U.S. radio stations, from New York’s top urban stations to Los Angeles’ best Top 40 stations, can now identify, interact with and purchase the music playing on the radio."

Outra: "um telemóvel é um rádio (sofisticado)"

Outra ainda: é possível ouvir rádio na internet. Quer-se dizer, não é, mas pode vir a ser...

Chama-se roadcasting

e permitirá - se tudo correr bem - sintonizar, no nosso carro, a música do carro da frente! Estúpido? Invasor da privacidade? É cedo para dizer. Mas também é uma forma de valorizar a rádio, permitindo mais oferta.
Apoio aqui e aqui.
(via Future of Radio)