Captain Beer
Executive Member
Have you been able to check the bitrate? Some of the DAB stations in the UK broadcast at 64kbps and lower, that's including some music stations 
-
Join the MyBroadband community
South Africa’s biggest forum. Discuss, discover, and connect with thousands of members.
-
Question of the Day: Have you ever been to an airshow?
DAB Stations
- Thread starter DeTector
- Start date
DeTector
Expert Member
I have not been able to. The audio is good though, sounds comparable to cd quality so I assume it is at least 1411kbps but will need to confirmHave you been able to check the bitrate? Some of the DAB stations in the UK broadcast at 64kbps and lower, that's including some music stations
Last edited:
A 48k AAC+ should give you the same quality as a 128k MP3. It is a lossy codec, but remember that FM is not CD quality neither, plus you have all the analogue noise when you do not have a perfect signal.Have you been able to check the bitrate? Some of the DAB stations in the UK broadcast at 64kbps and lower, that's including some music stations
DeTector
Expert Member
Just discovered there is also now a DAB trial running in Cape Town. So I am resurrecting this thread. Not sure if the JHB / PTA one is also still up and also not sure about coverage for the Cape Town one as there is little info available online about it. I am in Somerset-West and I pick up the following on my DAB tuner:
Service 1 - not sure what radio station
Service 2 - not sure what radio station
Service 3 - not broadcasting
Service 4 - not broadcasting
Radio 786
Service 6 - not broadcasting
Bush Radio
5FM
GoodHope FM
Smile 90.4
Radio2000
HeartFM
Lotus FM
KFM 94.5
VOC
RSG
SAFM
Magic 828
Metro FM
FineMusicRadio
I hope VW can enable DAB on my 2018 Polo when I take it in for service soon...
Service 1 - not sure what radio station
Service 2 - not sure what radio station
Service 3 - not broadcasting
Service 4 - not broadcasting
Radio 786
Service 6 - not broadcasting
Bush Radio
5FM
GoodHope FM
Smile 90.4
Radio2000
HeartFM
Lotus FM
KFM 94.5
VOC
RSG
SAFM
Magic 828
Metro FM
FineMusicRadio
I hope VW can enable DAB on my 2018 Polo when I take it in for service soon...
DeTector
Expert Member
Still not sure about the bit rate used but it is using the AAC+ codec so not cd quality but sounds like an improvement over FM. DABs main objective is not to better the quality though, it is to use less spectrum and allow more channels. Some say FM quality is better than DAB? Don't know...
upup
Executive Member
What does the radio look like.
This is what we have in UK
The quality on most is on par or better than FM. What I don't like is that many of the stations transmit in mono. The great benefit of course is no crackling or interference.
UK Digital Radio Bitrates – Astra 2
This page was last updated on 01-07-2025 This is a list of BBC and commercial radio stations in the UK, comparing audio bitrates for online streams, including BBC iPlayer, DAB, Freeview and satellite (Sky and Freesat). Please contact the site with any corrections or additions to this list.
www.astra2sat.com
The quality on most is on par or better than FM. What I don't like is that many of the stations transmit in mono. The great benefit of course is no crackling or interference.
DeTector
Expert Member
Hi there, not in SA no. The JHB trial is closed but is in trial in CPT but its only your local stations as listed up in the thread. You should be able to get it on the internet though through phone or PC
Gimli_
Expert Member
What receiver did you buy? I notice jbl tuner 2 has dab, does it work in SA?
Gimli_
Expert Member
Amazon delivered my new internet/ DAB+ portable radio yesterday. Much to my surprise the scan picked up 21 DAB stations here in centurion. I thought the trial ended but on further investigation I found a note on SADBA website stating a new trial started on 1 june and will run for 8 months.
