France grasps the nettle in defense of cultural frequencies 914 514 SOS - Save our Spectrum

France grasps the nettle in defense of cultural frequencies

In keeping with traditions that looked long gone, the French Parliament rose to the challenge of spearheading the fight for shielding the so-called “cultural spectrum” from the ambitions of other sectors, notably the mobile industry. More precisely, the European affairs Committee has just adopted a proposition of European resolution whose single article sounds like an…

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Dutch study confirms growing demand for PMSE in Europe 734 477 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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