[A-DX] UKW / DAB+ Diskussion -- Fw: UK - 70m radios affected by switchover

["Wolfgang Bueschel" <BueschelW@xxxxxx>]

So stellt sich das in GB dar.  73 wb


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Terry" Sent: Tuesday, June 30, 2009 5:13 PM
Subject: [dxld] UK - 70m radios affected by switchover

> 29 June 2009
> Channel 4 News (PA)
>
> Almost 70 million radios in the UK will be affected by plans to switch all
> national FM stations to digital, official figures show.
>
> Culture, Media and Sport minister Sion Simon said the latest figures from
> industry watchdog Ofcom showed there were 45.9 million analogue radios
> being used in the UK along with 22.5 million car radios.
>
> Under proposals in the Digital Britain report published earlier this
> month, all national radio stations will move from FM to digital DAB format
> by the end of 2015.
>
> The move follows a similar project to move television signals from
> analogue to digital.
>
> The figures were released in response to Liberal Democrat culture
> spokesman Don Foster.
>
> Mr Simon said: "Ofcom's research in September 2008 showed that about 45.9
> million analogue radio devices were in use in the UK at least once a week.
>
> "In addition, their research showed that there were about 22.5 million
> cars with an analogue radio."
>
> http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/science_technology/70m+radios+affected+by+switchover/3239362
>
> (Many people are very unhappy about this - Mike) 

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