"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote in message
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The Reid wrote:
I'm looking at a Hi Fi mag as I write, it appears to have lots of
tuners and receivers (well not receivers, they seem to be missing
from the listings) that are not DAB. Am I missing something,
isn't analogue being switched off soon? Or did I misunderstand
the news broadcasts of a while ago and FM radio is carrying on
and only analogue TV is due to be switched off?

There's no switch off date for FM radio unlike analogue TV.

I'd not want to lose my FM for DAB only, as the quality leaves much
to be
desired on most stations. The 'suits' have gone for quantity rather
than
quality so the data rate is too low.

However, DAB gives a choice of stations that you'd otherwise only
get on
AM or not at all so might be considered the lesser of the two evils
for
those.

You might consider a Freeview tuner for radio - they tend to be
much
cheaper than FM ones, although don't have the same selection of
stations.

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Well, actually Dave, I think I am right in saying that all stations
that are on DAB can be found on DTTV and/or satellite, either of which
is considerably better quality than DAB. The only problem is that its
difficult to get DTTV and/or satellite in a moving car!


--
Woody

harrogate3 at ntlworld dot com