Britain's commercial radio companies are lobbying for the FM and AM radio signals to be switched off, leaving listeners forced to tune in via digital radio sets or the internet.
The nation's network of terrestrial TV transmitters is due to be shut down in just four years' time. Now, the radio companies want the AM and FM signals to follow suit, with some broadcasters calling for a shutdown as early as 2015.
The radio companies claim that their medium will be left behind unless the government orders a cut-off date.
But the move is likely to spark a debate about whether listeners should be forced to junk their old radios and upgrade to a technology many see as unnecessary, or even inferior.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/main.jhtml?xml=/money/2007/06/24/cnradio124.xml
The nation's network of terrestrial TV transmitters is due to be shut down in just four years' time. Now, the radio companies want the AM and FM signals to follow suit, with some broadcasters calling for a shutdown as early as 2015.
The radio companies claim that their medium will be left behind unless the government orders a cut-off date.
But the move is likely to spark a debate about whether listeners should be forced to junk their old radios and upgrade to a technology many see as unnecessary, or even inferior.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/main.jhtml?xml=/money/2007/06/24/cnradio124.xml