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Glastonbury Festival needs frequencies between 470 and 694 MHZ

Glastonbury Festival needs frequencies between 470 and 694 MHZ 953 1191 SOS - Save our Spectrum

“Without continuous access to the entire 470-694 MHz frequency range, it becomes impossible to host an event like the Glastonbury Festival,” says the new EBU study “BROADCASTERS’ SPECTRUM NEEDS FOR AUDIO PMSE APPLICATIONS,” which we linked to here: https://tech.ebu.ch/publications/tr075 Conclusions: Especially in these times of fake news and hate speech, broadcasting continues to be of…

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Call to Europe 2023: Vote to protect culture and media

Call to Europe 2023: Vote to protect culture and media 1200 626 SOS - Save our Spectrum

In May 2023, more than 100 cultural and media organizations call on decision makers, governments and regulators to protect production and distribution via the lower UHF spectrum band (470 and 694 Megahertz). At the World Radiocommunication Conference in the autumn of 2023, there is a risk of transferring this frequency band to mobile broadband services.…

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Call to Europe 3 (C2E3) – 2023

Call to Europe 3 (C2E3) – 2023 2000 1548 SOS - Save our Spectrum

OnePaper C2E3 OnePaper C2E3 only text OnePaper C2E3 only text (ger) OnePaper C2E3 only text (fr) OnePaper C2E3 only text (esp) Llamamiento a Europa 2023 El espectáculo debe con/nuar: vota para proteger la cultura y los medios de comunicación Supporters C2E3 long version C2E3 long version without citation Quote Nicholas Ofczarek Actor Quote Olivia Klemke…

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UK: “Permanent need for PMSE in TV-UHF band”

UK: “Permanent need for PMSE in TV-UHF band” 1920 1083 SOS - Save our Spectrum

In its new “Spectrum Statement”, the British government has fortunately stated that PMSE has a permanent need for frequencies in the range between 470 and 694 MHZ (TV-UHF band). This is what the paper literally says: “[…] and other surrounding factors on the future format of broadcasting and the importance of Programme Making and Special…

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Good news: UK government is in favor of “No change”

Good news: UK government is in favor of “No change” 1920 1106 SOS - Save our Spectrum

The UK government reiterated at the end of March 2023 that it supports the “no change” position at the World Radiocommunication Conference 2023 in Dubai. This is excellent. Thus, the frequencies for culture, wireless microphones and television will be protected. In response to a question from Emma Hardy MP (Labour MP for Kingston upon Hull…

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Spectrum Booking Portal for the Olympic and Paralympic Games 2024

Spectrum Booking Portal for the Olympic and Paralympic Games 2024 1920 1282 SOS - Save our Spectrum

The Olympic and Paralympic Games will be held respectively from July 26 to August 11, 2024 and from August 28 to September 8, 2024. The Spectrum Booking Portal (SBP) allows a stakeholder to create requests for frequencies according to the Spectrum Management Plan, which defines rules, policies, and conditions regarding the usage of wireless equipment…

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Visit in Betzdorf / Luxembourg

Visit in Betzdorf / Luxembourg 2560 1723 SOS - Save our Spectrum

The initiative SOS – Save Our Spectrum visited the Luxembourgian municipality of Betzdorf and held talks there. All children of Grand Duke Jean were born at Betzdorf Castle: Princess Marie-Astrid (February 17, 1954), Grand Duke Henri (April 16, 1955), Prince Jean and Princess Margaretha (May 15, 1957) and Prince Guillaume (May 1, 1963). In the…

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2000 frequencies were coordinated at the SuperBowl 2023

2000 frequencies were coordinated at the SuperBowl 2023 1920 952 SOS - Save our Spectrum

A mammoth task for audio engineering: more than 2000 frequencies were coordinated at the SuperBowl 2023. This was announced by the company Sennheiser. Rihanna used the Sennheiser Digital 6000 wireless system during her halftime performance. It was the second most-watched halftime show in Super Bowl history, surpassing the average viewership of the football game between…

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2023, The Year of Living Dangerously for European culture?

2023, The Year of Living Dangerously for European culture? 1920 1188 SOS - Save our Spectrum

The upcoming World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-23) will turn 2023 into a ‘year of reckoning’ for European culture. As a matter of fact, delegates scheduled to flock into Abu Dhabi next November to agree ways and means to proceed with optimal allocation of this rare resource which the radioelectric spectrum is will hold in their hands…

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European Year of Culture 2022 in Esch-sur-Alzette a complete success

European Year of Culture 2022 in Esch-sur-Alzette a complete success 2560 1440 SOS - Save our Spectrum

With a big thank you to Luxembourg, especially to Minister of Culture Sam Tanson, the artists’ initiative “SOS – Save Our Spectrum” draws a positive balance of the European Year of Culture 2022. Capital of Culture was Esch-sur-Alzette. Here and in the region, there were hundreds of events that showed how colorful, multicultural, cosmopolitan and…

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