It's a matter of great interest that CR Forum members like Hemant Babu and Ram Bhat are looking beyond traditional CR and exploring "open and unregulated" ways of doing audio transmission. There are very few unregulated and democratic spaces left on the spectrum, and we must do all we can to preserve, protect and expand these spaces. This can only be done by experimenting with new technologies that challenge our prehistoric broadcast regulations.
My congratulations and best wishes to Ram and Hemant. Sajan *City as Studio : EXB 10.03 * * * *Presents * * * *== Ghumakkad Baaja == * * * *An open collaboration between Prayas Abhinav, Hemant Babu, Ram Bhatt and Nishant Sharma * * * *A demonstration of an open and unregulated way of doing audio transmissions * * along with discussions about transmissions, public networks and "selling air".* ============================================================ Can we be active broadcasters and not just passive consumers ? Can we create and share audio/video content in a widely accessible way? Could there be a platform much like satellite T.V, but in an on-the-move outdoor friendly format without needing a multi-crore license? ============================================================ *6:30 p.m, Saturday, 26th June, 2010 Sarai-CSDS, 29, Rajpur Road, Civil Lines, Delhi-110054 * We plan to use an amplified and meshed version of 2.4 ghz (Wi-fi) transmission. This micro-wave segment of spectrum is not radio-waves. We are doing this through high powered 4 Watt ERP transmitter-antennas, at city scale, to make unregulated open-to-air audio broadcasting. We are also developing a low-cost device which can receive these audio broadcasts on the move. Leveraging the potential of an open community of content creators, existing professionals, we will be populating multiple channels of community, local and entertainment content on this infrastructure. India has a heavily regulated and censored radio-spectrum use policy for broadcasters. There are no ways for people to create and share audio content in a widely-accessible way. Internet-radio is not localized due to bandwidth access. Community radio is very restrictive, low power and does not allow news and political content. The radio industry is dominated by commercial music syndicates and public bodies which restricts the kind of content possibilities. In comparison, other media (like TV, print, Internet) has much more diversity to offer. Audio platforms have remained mostly one-way, and have not exploited opportunities of p2p broadcasting networks. A meshed Wi-fi local network (wireless ethernet) offering audio content on a low cost device, so that news, local content and entertainment in audio form can be accessed widely. The use of amplified wi-fi bandwidth delivers high speed, interactive audio content city-wide. Our solution will provide a platform much like satellite TV, but on audio and in a on-the-move, outdoor-friendly format. The solution will inherently be capable of being used for p2p data exchange and audio streaming. This will enable people to be active broadcasters and not just passive consumers of information. ==================================== *City as Studio: EXB 10.03 is showing works by: * Prayas Abhinav Shamsher Ali Love Anand Hemant Babu Konrad Bayer Ram Bhat Nabina Das Neelofer Gaigongmei Gangmei Goutam Ghosh Deepankar Gohain Niha Masih Suraj Rai Ish S Nishant Sharma *Realised by Iram Ghufran, Amitabh Kumar Produced at Sarai Media Lab, Sarai- CSDS June 2010 Exhibition Timings: 11 am to 5 pm Monday to Friday from June 18 to July 14, 2010* For details on the works, go here - http://www.sarai.net/practices/media-forms/city-as-studio-exb/exb-10-03 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *[[END OF NEWSLETTER]]* _____________________________________ The Newsletter of the Sarai Programme, 29 Rajpur Road, Delhi 110 054, www.sarai.net Info: [email protected] subscribe: send a blank email to [email protected] with subscribe in the subject header. Directions to Sarai: We are 10 minutes from Delhi University, and 5 mins. from the Civil Lines Metro Station. See Calendar and Newsletter online: http://www.sarai.net/about-us/newsletter
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