Dutch study confirms growing demand for PMSE in Europe 2174 1503 SOS - Save our Spectrum

Dutch study confirms growing demand for PMSE in Europe

https://open.overheid.nl/documenten/e67f906a-1324-4ea8-b136-4a0a92f2a3eb/file Wider Spectrum Group , SRF study (page 30) and German alliance (page 37) mentioned “Terrestrial broadcasting is the backbone of the European audiovisual industry and of European content production and exposition, which is still financed by more than 74% by broadcasters,” says the Wider Spectrum group, [Fn 16] an advocacy organisation backed by the…

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Frequency wars: is cultural erosion the price to pay? 1200 675 SOS - Save our Spectrum

Frequency wars: is cultural erosion the price to pay?

Our leaders are feeling more compelled by the day to turn the EU – often referred to as “the world’s unique peace project – into a military alliance. Since this existential U-turn has yet to dawn upon most Europeans, it is not too early to try and draw some consequences, more specifically on culture as…

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BON Warns Against Sale of UHF Spectrum, Urges Protection of Nigeria’s Broadcasting Future 649 698 SOS - Save our Spectrum

BON Warns Against Sale of UHF Spectrum, Urges Protection of Nigeria’s Broadcasting Future

Yemisi Bamgbose, Executive Secretary of the Broadcasting Organisation of Nigeria (BON), has cautioned the Federal Government against selling the Ultra High Frequency (UHF) band reserved for broadcasting to telecom operators. He stressed that such a move would undermine the future of television broadcasting in Nigeria. In remarks reported by The Guardian, Bamgbose urged government to…

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German radio “Deutschlandfunk Kultur” reports: “Cultural frequencies under pressure” 1152 610 SOS - Save our Spectrum

German radio “Deutschlandfunk Kultur” reports: “Cultural frequencies under pressure”

Our friend Johannes Everke (BDKV Managing Director) says, among other things: “Cultural frequencies are as important to us as electricity or water.” “We expect a clear signal: culture needs frequencies, and it needs them permanently.” “Without frequencies, microphones can fail, as has already happened.” “We have already lost 40% of our frequencies to mobile communications.”…

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Australia: New LIPD Licence 2560 1415 SOS - Save our Spectrum

Australia: New LIPD Licence

The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has released its response to the consultation on the Radiocommunications (Low Interference Potential Devices) Class Licence 2025. Summary: The instrument will commence on 1 October 2025. There is no major change to the way users of wireless audio devices interact with the LIPD Licence, other than Wireless multi-channel audio…

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SOS talks to Australian television about frequency auctions 898 530 SOS - Save our Spectrum

SOS talks to Australian television about frequency auctions

Jochen Zenthöfer is the spokesperson for an international initiative called Save Our Spectrum (SOS), which aims to preserve spectrum for use by the media and cultural organisations. For example, when theatre actors or arena rockstars sing, wireless microphone spectrum is used to communicate that sound to speakers and the audience. “Prices at spectrum auctions have…

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