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<H1>FM to be tuned out in favour of digital by 2017 ?</H1>
<P><FONT face=Verdana>An article in the Times newspaper on December 19 covered a
report from the Digital Radio Working Group which indicated that a compulsory
switch from FM to Digital broadcasting as early as 2017 was a
possibility.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Verdana>The report from the Digital Radio Working Group is not
currently Government policy. FM radios installed in cars (automobiles) have a
lifetime well in excess of 10 years and they may well prove to be the limiting
factor for any timescales that are eventually drawn up by the
Government.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Verdana>It is likely to be several years before all new cars come
fitted with Digital Radio as standard. Even after that occurs it could take 15
years before all cars that were fitted with FM radios are sent to the
crusher.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Verdana>The full Times article <EM>'FM to be tuned out in favour
of digital by 2017'</EM> can be read at<BR></FONT><A
href="http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/media/article5369738.ece"
target=_blank><FONT
face=Verdana>http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/media/article5369738.ece</FONT></A></P>
<P><FONT face=Verdana>Digital Radio Working Group sets out vision for digital
future<BR></FONT><A
href="http://www.culture.gov.uk/reference_library/media_releases/5216.aspx"
target=_blank><FONT
face=Verdana>http://www.culture.gov.uk/reference_library/media_releases/5216.aspx</FONT></A></P>
<P><FONT face=Verdana>DRWG Final Report<BR></FONT><A
href="http://www.culture.gov.uk/images/publications/DRWG_Final_Report.pdf"
target=_blank><FONT
face=Verdana>http://www.culture.gov.uk/images/publications/DRWG_Final_Report.pdf</FONT></A></P></FONT></DIV>
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<P><FONT face=Verdana size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Fonte: The Southgate News
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