Translated from French:Radio Magazine
MONGOLIA: Will it abandon long waves in favour of digital short waves? We knew the problems encountered by this country in the operation of its long-wave transmitters. A meeting was held in September at the central station in the presence of the Minister of Electronic Development, Innovation and Communications. He declared that “due to lack of maintenance, the propagation of radio waves has deteriorated and fallen to 55% of the territory. People in remote areas of Mongolia can no longer listen to the radio. ".
Aware that national radio is the main tool responsible for quickly transmitting information, especially on disasters, the director of the national radio and television network spoke. He pointed out that the transition to world-class digital system services has been going on for more than 10 years, but has not resulted in a clear solution.
Therefore, the minister in charge of the sector wants to focus on the transition of radio stations to digital technology and the expansion of shortwave radio.
With the transition of national radio to digital technology, it will cover 95 percent of the entire territory and 3.5 million citizens will be able to listen to the radio regularly.
You should know that only one of the long-wave transmitters has been replaced by a DRM-compatible transmitter, the others date from the 1960s. Mongolia also risks suffering from the lack of long-wave receivers.
The digital shortwave solution is the least expensive solution to cover a vast territory three times the size of France.
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