On Thu, 25 Jun 2009 08:10:39 -0700 (PDT), BobC wrote:

>>> 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),

And there are notable holes in FM coverage at that level.

>> Classic FM is 85-90% ish I think.

And Classic FM can be poor over quite large areas.

> 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.

One would hope so. No DAB here either, at least not with the bit of
damp string supplied with the mini-hifi set. No problem with R1-4,
Classic FM or Radio Scotland. The two regional stations CFM and
R.Cumbria aren't so good.

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Cheers
Dave.