You may be aware that the UK government is keen to push through proposals to turn off FM radio by 2015, and to force everyone to buy new DAB radios.
This means, if you ever listen to the radio, either at home or in your car, you will have to throw away your existing radio and replace it with a new, more expensive substitute.
DAB has a lower sound quality than FM broadcasting, and it's reception in cars can be very erratic. With the exception of the BBC (who have a vested interest in DAB), most broadcasters do not want and do not support DAB. A number of broadcasters who undertook experimental DAB programming have since withdrawn from the service. The UK does not yet have 100% coverage for Digital Broadcasting, and in some areas there is no commitment to ever provide a service. For TV and at home you have the option of using a satellite service, but that is impractical for a portable or car radio.
Do you want to be forced into adopting a broadcasting system which offers lower performance, poorer sound quality and less coverage than the FM system we have at present?
If you feel strongly about this please add your name to the Downing Street Petition against switching off FM radio:
http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/AM-FM-Radio/
Of course, if this goes ahead, the government will then sell off the existing FM radio band to the highest bidders, raising another small one-off amount of money to help repay the crippling debt they have committed us all to.
Please forward this to anyone you know who will be affected by the FM shutddown.
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