New BBC radio transmitter to improve DAB coverage for London and the South East
8 Dec 2010
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BBC Radio has announced the launch of a new digital radio transmitter for London and the South East. The BBC says the transmitter will add 133,000 people to the DAB network.
The BBC says it should also "improve coverage" for some 7.6 million people across the whole of London, north Kent and Surrey.
"The BBC is committed to broadening the availability of digital radio and we are delighted to further expand and improve coverage in the South East and London," said Mark Friend, Controller, Multiplatform & Interactive, BBC Audio & Music.
The corporation says it remains on track to reach its target of around 92% coverage for the DAB network across the UK by the end of 2011.
Comments
Why is the BBC wasting our license payers' money on this dead format?
It's all due to political pressure so the Govt. can sell off some radio spectrum - just like the Govt. want the license fee to fund broadband, TV licenses for the elderly, the NHS, Schools, Defence and ...er..everything else.
Shame there'l be no money left for decent TV & radio programs.
I hope you'r reading this, Mark Friend, Controller, Multiplatform & Interactive, BBC Audio & Music.
When will the BBC (and OFCOM) understand that there are lots of people who don't want to have AM/FM switched off?
IF a switch-off does happen after all this stealthy 'consulation' then the public backlash will be huge especially from the millions who will no longer have a radio in their car that 'works'
In this part of the South East we are still waiting for Freeview to be 'available' in our area, currently 2012 - a switchover that is more like a one l-o-n-g yawn and again we had as licence payers have had no influence over the timing
so, when will the far supior sounding FM be closed for good? And what happens if FM keep over 50% audience share?