The Daily Telegraph published this story yesterday, again stirring up the controversy about FM Radio frequencies being turned off in favour of DAB Radio.
I’ve posted a number of times about this and I am still convinced that this would be a serious backwards step in the delivery of quality of broadcast radio in the UK.
It shows again how a supposed industry regulator (OFCOM) is completely out of touch with the ordinary public and seems to be indulging in an over enthusiastic pandering exercise with big business.
If this change is goes ahead, every radio in the UK will have to be replaced, including car radios, at the same time opening the floodgates to massive imports of non-UK produced DAB radios!
Why does officialdom want to interfere with our lives some much? OFCOM has yet to officially divulge a date for the switch off, which may be a late as 2020.
However, unless there is a concerted protest effort by the public it looks like we will end up with a rubbish quality radio broadcast system at sometime in the near future. Write to your MP about it here.
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