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Author:  Amnesia10 [ Thu Jul 08, 2010 3:36 am ]
Post subject:  Setback for UK digital radio move
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainmen ... 545573.stm

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Slower than expected uptake of digital radio means that AM and FM signals may not be turned off as early as planned.

In a speech later, communications minister Ed Vaizey is due to say that digital radio "is a huge opportunity" but that the transition cannot be imposed on "an unwilling public".

At the moment the radio industry is working towards a 2015 switchover.

But Mr Vaizey is to say a decision will be made when more than half of radio listeners have tuned into digital.

Latest figures from Rajar show that, in March 2010, 24% of all radio listening was digital, compared to 66% on AM or FM radio.
Author:  l3v1ck [ Thu Jul 08, 2010 3:58 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Setback for UK digital radio move
They need to start putting DAB radios in all news cars. There's still a lot that just have FM/AM.
Author:  Amnesia10 [ Thu Jul 08, 2010 4:19 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Setback for UK digital radio move
I agree but what is the cost difference? I have two DAB radios already and use them all the time. I do not use my FM radios any longer, but still see a significant reason for the service to be left alone for now.
Author:  JJW009 [ Thu Jul 08, 2010 4:22 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Setback for UK digital radio move
l3v1ck wrote:
They need to start putting DAB radios in all news cars. There's still a lot that just have FM/AM.

Including mine, and absolutely everyone I know... despite DAB being out for well over a decade :x

Hands up who has a digital radio in the car? If so, is it DAB+ compatible, or just DAB?

At home I don't use DAB at all, because I have Internet and Freeview radio. I do use FM though, because it's on both radio alarm clocks. Reception is useless though, so I often fail to wake up to the gentle hiss...
Author:  l3v1ck [ Thu Jul 08, 2010 4:32 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Setback for UK digital radio move
I did have a Pure DAB seperate for my hi-fi. But it died last year.
Author:  JJW009 [ Thu Jul 08, 2010 4:36 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Setback for UK digital radio move
We've just bought a little Pure "Sensia" DAB radio for the office. It's surprisingly good for it's size. Just a shame we can't agree what to listen to.

I can't find any decent stations on it; there only seem to be about 20 and they're all pretty rubbish if you're looking for a music station. It does Internet too though, so maybe we can find something groovy from Mexico when we finally set it up...
Author:  Amnesia10 [ Thu Jul 08, 2010 6:29 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Setback for UK digital radio move
JJW009 wrote:
We've just bought a little Pure "Sensia" DAB radio for the office. It's surprisingly good for it's size. Just a shame we can't agree what to listen to.

I can't find any decent stations on it; there only seem to be about 20 and they're all pretty rubbish if you're looking for a music station. It does Internet too though, so maybe we can find something groovy from Mexico when we finally set it up...

Do a rescan and see if you can get BBC 6 Music.
Author:  HeatherKay [ Thu Jul 08, 2010 7:06 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Setback for UK digital radio move
Amnesia10 wrote:
Do a rescan and see if you can get BBC 6 Music.


+1

6 Music is about the only decent "popular" music station out there without incessant commercials. I'm looking at you, Absolute, the station formerly known as Virgin Radio.

I have the Pure Highway unit for in-car use. It broadcasts an FM signal to the in-car radio. To be honest, I don't use it as much as I thought I would, and the amount of cabling required is a bit of a pain. But it's also a battery-powered portable, which is handy if I want to listen to something when I'm pottering about the house.
Author:  paulzolo [ Thu Jul 08, 2010 10:00 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Setback for UK digital radio move
No DAB in the car, and there is not likely to be so. The solutions at present are not good - and most seem to involve using a local FM transmitter so that the car radio can pick it up.

I rarely listen to the radio during the day. We have a DAB radio, but it’s elsewhere. There is something about the radio that annoys me at the moment - I think it’s the inane prattle from the over inflated egos of the presenters, interruptions over music and so on. I really would just have music playing.

I used to work in an environment where the radio was on all the time, and I really, truly hated it. I started wearing headphones.
Author:  Amnesia10 [ Thu Jul 08, 2010 2:32 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Setback for UK digital radio move
I use DAB for Radio 4 and BBC 7 mainly.
Author:  paulzolo [ Thu Jul 08, 2010 2:40 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Setback for UK digital radio move
Another reason to question DAB:

http://www.nmm.ac.uk/explore/astronomy- ... tal-radios
(it’s a 2005 article)


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If you set your clock from the BBC 'pips' and want to be accurate to the second, you should use an FM or AM broadcast.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/reception/digitalr ... _faq.shtml
Author:  JJW009 [ Thu Jul 08, 2010 2:48 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Setback for UK digital radio move
paulzolo wrote:
Another reason to question DAB:

http://www.nmm.ac.uk/explore/astronomy- ... tal-radios
(it’s a 2005 article)


Quote:
If you set your clock from the BBC 'pips' and want to be accurate to the second, you should use an FM or AM broadcast.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/reception/digitalr ... _faq.shtml

Most DAB radios have a clock on them which is set accurately, so there's no need to wait for the pips with your trigger finger at the ready.
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