Wontumi 101.3 FM, Kumasi brings you greetings from the National Communications Authority (NCA).
Wontumi 101.3 FM, Kumasi, is happy to announce that it is one of the stations selected for the trial of Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB) in Ghana.
DAB is a sound broadcasting technology that the NCA is testing in Accra and Kumasi. DAB offers good sound quality and additional value-added services to the radio service.
All the 18 stations involved in the DAB trial can be heard in both Accra and Kumasi at the same time.
This means that just as you are listening to Wontumi 101.3 FM in Kumasi our friends and family in Accra can also hear us LIVE on DAB!
All you need is a DAB+ Receiver i.e. a DAB+ radio set. Stay tuned! We will let you know where you can get your DAB+ Receiver or radio set.
The National Communications Authority, NCA, has brought Digital Audio Broadcasting to Ghana and Wontumi 101.3 FM, Kumasi is proud to be one of the first 18 stations to broadcast on DAB. Take note that on DAB we can be heard simultaneously in Accra and Kumasi.
DAB+ …. Your radio is going digital.
The National Communications Authority (NCA) has commenced its Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB) trial in Accra and Kumasi.
In comparison to FM, DAB allows the transmission of metadata such as text and images for the following – service and programme information, emergency warnings, news, weather and traffic information.
The Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB) allows more stations to share the same frequency channel and transmitter thereby enhancing energy and frequency efficiency.
In this trial, 18 existing FM stations in Accra and Kumasi including Wontumi Radio 101.3 – Kumasi will share the same frequency channel to deliver DAB services.
Consumers are able to select DAB stations by searching for the names of the stations instead of memorising their frequencies.
Ghana will deploy the latest version of DAB, DAB+.
This trial makes Ghana one of the first countries in West Africa and the fourth in Africa to deploy this technology.
