{"id":98,"date":"2022-09-05T20:06:41","date_gmt":"2022-09-05T18:06:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/localdab.org\/?page_id=98"},"modified":"2022-09-26T13:31:44","modified_gmt":"2022-09-26T11:31:44","slug":"dab-text-info","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/localdab.org\/index.php\/dab-in-simple-words\/dab-text-info\/","title":{"rendered":"DAB+ text info"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"has-x-large-font-size wp-block-heading\">Does DAB<sup>+<\/sup> also have RDS?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">DAB+ uses a system to provide additional information (data) concerning the radiostation and program similar to RDS (Radio Data System). However, we do not call it RDS anymore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">DAB+ is an entirely digital system, so sending additional data with the audio is not a problem. Many stations also send pictures as a slideshows, showing their logo, DJ, photo, album cover, etc. It is called <strong>MOT<\/strong> (<strong>M<\/strong>ultimedia <strong>O<\/strong>bject <strong>T<\/strong>ransfer).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">DAB+ is technically quite different without any comparison to the RDS system. Some data, such as track titles and artists, are inserted directly into the HE-AAC audio stream. We call this information <strong>PAD<\/strong> (<strong>P<\/strong>rogram <strong>A<\/strong>ssociated <strong>D<\/strong>ata).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One can use additional space in the HE-AAC stream we call <strong>EXTENDED PAD <\/strong>(extra chunks of 8kbps). One can use the extra 8 kbps to transport a slide show (MOT). It is essential to realize that a station with a bit rate of 88 kbps and a slide show of 8kbps only streams audio at 80 kbps!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More station information is inserted in the Fast Information Channel (FIC) and carries station information under the general name of Multiplex Configuration Information (MCI).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/localdab.org\/?page_id=28\">Back<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Does DAB+ also have RDS? DAB+ uses a system to provide additional information (data) concerning the radiostation and program similar to RDS (Radio Data System). However, we do not call it RDS anymore. DAB+ is an entirely digital system, so sending additional data with the audio is not a problem. Many stations also send pictures [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":28,"menu_order":50,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-98","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/localdab.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/98","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/localdab.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/localdab.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/localdab.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/localdab.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=98"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/localdab.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/98\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1089,"href":"https:\/\/localdab.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/98\/revisions\/1089"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/localdab.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/28"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/localdab.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=98"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}