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BBC Radio 3 begins 'HD’ broadcasts

post #1 of 3
12/14/10 at 3:27pm
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I thought a few people might be interested in this:  http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/8200090/Radio-3-begins-HD-broadcasts.html

 

 

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BBC Radio 3 will be playing better music tomorrow morning – the Corporation’s classical station has become the first in the UK to broadcast full time in so-called “high definition sound”.

The improvements in audio quality are achieved by increasing the “bit rate” of the broadcast signal. Radio 3 is already broadcast at the highest quality of any BBC radio station, transmitted at 192 kbit per second. The new HD standard, however, uses 320 kbit/s. Audio on a CD is approximately 1400 kbit/s, but compression technologies for digital audio mean that 320 kbit/s is considered to be sufficient by many audiophiles.

 
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post #2 of 3
1/2/11 at 2:05am

that could be great, as they have some excellent shows.

IMHO they are THE radio for classical music

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post #3 of 3
1/2/11 at 9:01am

i listen to radio 3 on FM via my onkyo 9090II, the station is much 'quieter' than others, i guess because they don't pump their volume up (like classic FM).  The sound quality, and much of their programming, is brilliant. 

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