In article <h211f9$eau$1@news.albasani.net>, Steve Terry
<gFOURwwk@tesco.net> scribeth thus
>
>"Chas Gill" <Chas.Gill@gollum.btinternet.com> wrote in message
>news:HNqdnXEDre-MR97XnZ2dnUVZ8sednZ2d@bt.com...
>> "Bill Wright" <insertmybusinessname@f2s.com> wrote in message
>> news:dMKdnVt8W82-X97XnZ2dnUVZ8h2dnZ2d@pipex.net...
>>> "Andy Dee" <notme@honest.gov> wrote in message
>>> news:SYL0m.4944$4r7.3624@newsfe24.ams2...
>>>> DAB sounds worse than FM wrote:
>>>>> There's a 10 Downing St petition to stop FM/AM being switched off:
>>>>>
>>>>> http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/AM-FM-Radio/
>>>>>
>>>>> Please sign. Thanks.
>>>>>
>>>> <mad>
>>>> So why do we need the American spelling "Analog" in this petition?
>>>>
>>>> PLEASE why can't we remain British and use ENGLISH in this country....
>>>> </mad>
>>>> A
>>> I'm afraid the Times spells it 'analog'.
>>> Bill
>>>
>> Personally I don't give a f**k how it's spelled (spelt?) - the whole point
>> is that I have a serious investment in FM radio in my life and I don't
>> want to have to scrap it at someone else's whim.
>>
>I'm sure milions of people are in your boat
>
>But i look around and now almost none of my radio listening is using
>FM or AM.
>In the kitchen i listen to my DAB portable, in the living room via DVB-T
>freeview box, or on Astra 2, mostly so i can get BBC Radio 7
>
>and on my laptop i mostly listen to US Talk radio on internet radio.
>
>If i could get BBC Radio 7 on Band 2 FM
>I would have a use for FM
>
>Steve Terry
>
>

From most all of the comments I've heard from local shops and the few
people I've spoken to .. the main driver for DAB receiver purchase is to
receive Radio 5 Live better, where the medium wave reception is not that
good!..

Round here its fine .. well as far as MW goes, in the car...
--
Tony Sayer