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Old 04-12-2012, 09:15   #17
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Re: The death of analogue radio

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Originally Posted by qasdfdsaq View Post
Handheld TVs? In-car TVs? Laptops/desktops with TV tuners? Mobile phones with TV tuners?

Meh, I don't have any TVs or (working) radios, (snippage).
... All of which sets you apart as not typical of the average TV or Radio user in the UK. Remember, the most popular station is BBC Radio 2

DAB radios are always going to have a constituency. The question is how long it takes for that constituency to be large enough for anyone to be prepared to take the risk and announce a switch-off date for FM. My point is, the upgrade/adaptation path for radio is so steep and rocky, because the benefits of DAB over FM are so slight and the practical disadvantages are so great, that that date is a very, very long way off.
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