BBC to keep FM radio – bad luck if you splashed out on an ex
Mar 19, 2018 11:02:32 GMT -5
Post by boscy on Mar 19, 2018 11:02:32 GMT -5
18 March 2018
BBC to keep FM radio – bad luck if you splashed out on an expensive DAB radio set in anticipation of a switchover
The BBC has cancelled its big FM radio switch off – meaning listeners have wasted money on expensive digital sets.
Analogue signals were due to begin to be turned off in 2015 under Government plans, forcing millions to tune in to digital.
But the proposals were put on hold amid fears that not enough listeners had switched to Digital Audio Broadcast (DAB) radios.
Digital audio broadcasting - wikipedia
BBC to keep FM radio – bad luck if you splashed out on an expensive DAB radio set in anticipation of a switchover
The BBC has cancelled its big FM radio switch off – meaning listeners have wasted money on expensive digital sets.
Analogue signals were due to begin to be turned off in 2015 under Government plans, forcing millions to tune in to digital.
But the proposals were put on hold amid fears that not enough listeners had switched to Digital Audio Broadcast (DAB) radios.
Digital audio broadcasting - wikipedia