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To coincide with the AES, the 1.5 Mbps signal was enhanced to provide DTS 96/24 Digital Surround with the ability to deliver higher signal quality than that available from DVD-Video. This represents the first time that sound of this quality has been publicly broadcast anywhere in the world. Utilising DTS’ Coherent Acoustics compression/ decompression algorithm, Swedish Radio commenced its DVB multi-channel, 24-hour test transmission service from the Sirius 2 satellite on 7 February.
The free-to-air broadcast service is being transmitted across Europe using the Nordic and European beams of the Nordic Satellite AB (NSAB) Sirius 2 satellite (5 degrees East), on 12.245.34 MHz Vertical and 12.379.60 MHz Horizontal, respectively. The test also includes
terrestrial transmissions over DVB-T supplied by Teracom. SR’s transmission follows the inclusion by the DVB of DTS Digital Surround as part of its Digital Television specification.
