The RDS Forum is the international platform for advances in RDS technology – The next meeting of the RDS Forum is on 28/29 May 2018
The RDS Guidelines are for broadcasters, transmission operators and RDS equipment and receiver manufacturers to provide RDS implementation advice. They contain in fact the collective RDS implementation know-how of the RDS Forum members.
These RDS Guidelines were last updated in 2013/4 with the aim to add more implementation advice to support the transition to digital radio, actually taking place very slowly in Europe.
Non-members of the RDS Forum can purchase a PDF copy.
Here you can download an order form for the Implementation Guidelines (IGL).
NOTE: For broadcasters the guidelines will be provided for free.
One of the following guidelines can be downloaded as a PDF for free at your own choice and it can be opened with a password that is available upon request.
IGL no. | Title |
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1 | About the Programme Service name – PS (static & dynamic) Request password for IG 1 |
2 | About the Programme Identification – PI & Extended Country Codes ECC Request password for IGL 2 |
3 | About Programme Type coding PTY & PTYN Request password for IGL 3 |
5 | About Radiotext – RT/RT+ Request password for IGL 5 |
6 | About cross referenced services – EON & Linkage Request password for IGL 6 |
7 | About Alternative Frequencies (AFs) Request password for IGL 7 |
8 | About Clock Time & Date feature Request password for IGL 8 |
9 | About Open Data Applications ODA Request password for IGL 9 |
10 | About RDS receiver concepts Request password for IGL 10 |
12 | About an RDS & DAB feature comparison Request password for IGL 12 |
13 | About Regionalisation Request password for IGL 13 |
14 | About Traffic Programme & Traffic Announcement flag coding Request password for IGL 14 |
15 | About Service Following by RDS & DAB mobile receivers Request password for IGL 15 |
16 | About RDS in Smart phones and Tablets Request password for IGL 16 |
17 | About broadcasting and reception in road tunnels Request password for IGL 17 |
THE RDS FORUM
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