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Old 11-10-2021, 09:42   #5
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Re: Analogue radio switch-off

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Originally Posted by Rillington View Post
It's nearly ten years since analogue television was fully switched off, yet there is no talk of any analogue switch off for radio.

It could be argued that AM and FM will never be switched off and that we will have analogue and digital continuing to operate alongside each other for along time into the future.

Should we be working towards a switching off of AM and FM or can both formats happily live alongside each other indefinitely?
Not happening for at least another decade

https://www.theregister.com/2020/07/...nded_10_years/

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Analogue radio station licences will be extended for another 10 years, the UK government has said – entirely reversing plans to shut off FM and AM radio stations in favour of DAB digital radio.
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