2026 Technology & Engineering Emmy® Award for ATSC 3.0

On October 14, ATSC 3.0 received a 2026 Technology & Engineering Emmy® Award from NATAS. Over the last 15 years, Fraunhofer IIS has contributed key technologies to this standard, including MPEG-H Audio, Next Generation Audio (NGA) concepts, and related transport and signaling technologies. MPEG-H Audio is already used commercially every day in ATSC 3.0 services in South Korea and Brazil.

Radio Republik Indonesia goes digital with DRM in FM band

In June and August 2020, Radio Republic Indonesia (RRI) installed and commissioned five digital radio transmitters in the FM band, using the Digital Radio Mondiale (DRM) FM digital radio standard. Subsequent to that, the Indonesian Ministry of Information and Communication (Kominfo) conducted tests on the DRM FM transmissions of RRI.

By Sharad Sadhu