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<H1>Digital Radio Delivery Group</H1>
<P><FONT face=Verdana><STRONG>The UK Goverment plans to end all AM and National
FM broadcasting in 2015 with all stations moving to the 200 MHz DAB
band.</STRONG> </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Verdana>The <STRONG>Digital Radio Delivery Group</STRONG> (DRDG)
is to be the body charged with meeting that target. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Verdana>The Guardian newspaper reports that the UK Digital Radio
Development Bureau is to be dismantled and incorporated into a new body charged
with meeting the government's 2015 digital radio switchover target. The
newly-created Digital Radio Delivery Group will take over DRDB's
responsibilities. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Verdana>Read the full Guardian story at </FONT><A
href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2009/sep/03/digital-radio-delivery-group-switchover"
target=_blank><FONT
face=Verdana>http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2009/sep/03/<BR>digital-radio-delivery-group-switchover</FONT></A></P>
<P><FONT face=Verdana>• <STRONG>When the radio digital switchover happens in
2015 potentially hundreds of millions of AM and FM radios in the UK will be
rendered useless</STRONG>.</FONT> </P><FONT face=Verdana><SPAN lang=PT>
<P>Fonte: Southgate Amateur Radio Club.</P></SPAN></FONT></BODY></HTML>