[cma-l] Hansard Written Answers & Statements 28/11/13 - Digital Broadcasting: Radio (Culture, Media & Sport)

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++ Tracey Crouch (Chatham and Aylesford, Conservative)

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if she will
take steps to ensure that all UK local radio stations are guaranteed a
platform on DAB should digital radio switchover go ahead; and if she
will make a statement.

++ Edward Vaizey (Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Culture,
Communications and Creative Industries), Business, Innovation and
Skills; Wantage, Conservative)

Government recognises the importance of local commercial radio
stations to the communities they serve and is committed to reserving
part of the FM spectrum as a platform for local and community radio
stations, for as long as it is needed. My officials are also working
with Ofcom to consider the potential options for smaller local
stations to migrate to digital in the lead up to and after a future
switchover. We are very encouraged by the recent research Ofcom has
carried out on software enabling small scale DAB transmissions, which
has been successfully trialled in Brighton.

Hansard Source:

http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201314/cmhansrd/cm131128/text/131128w0002.htm#131128w0002.htm_wqn68

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