What would it actually mean to digitize radio in Brazil? Would it simply be about improving the audio quality perceived by listeners? Would it eliminate hiss and other transmission noise? Would coverage change? Would we have a more complete “RDS” with additional features? Would digitalization necessarily mean being able to tune, in the car, to a station with all these characteristics? Today, in Brazil, is it impossible to listen to the digital version of my favorite FM stat

O que seria, de fato, digitalizar o rádio no Brasil? Seria apenas melhorar a qualidade sonora percebida pelos ouvintes? Seria eliminar chiados e outros ruídos da transmissão? O alcance mudaria? Teríamos um “RDS” mais completo, com mais funcionalidades? A digitalização implicaria, necessariamente, em poder sintonizar no carro uma emissora com todas essas características? Hoje, no Brasil, é impossível ouvir a versão digital da minha FM favorita, com qualidade de áudio signifi

Natal no longer has any AM radio stations on the air. In practice, even when they still existed, I already had no ease in receiving even local AM stations once entering covered parking areas, whether in residential or commercial buildings such as supermarkets or shopping malls. Carrying out this type of test in the morning would not even be functional in open air conditions, considering that the nearest AM stations are not located in Natal or within a radius of less than 50