On 25 June, 15:21, Mark Carver <mark.car...@invalid.invalid> wrote:
> Dave Liquorice wrote:
> > On Thu, 25 Jun 2009 12:04:29 +0100, charles wrote:
>
> >> Do not forget that if DAB beomes the normal broadcast medium, there will
> >> be more transmitters
>
> > You hope... The Beeb currently quote 86% of UK population covered for
> > DAB with plans to 90%. Not that is "UK population" not land mass.
> > Anyone have the figures for the coverage of the national networks on
> > FM?
>
> ISTR it's about 96% of the UK population (for BBC R1-4), Classic FM is
> 85-90% ish I think.

DAB certainly hasn't reached our area yet, and it seems no concrete
plans for it in the near future.
Presumably they'll have to START it in our area before they can
consider switching FM off.
Could be quite a long wait according to this...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/derby/local_rad..._feature.shtml