<div dir="ltr">Challenge accepted Ian.<div><br></div><div>IMHO considering the amount of public money that has been spent on delivering 97% population coverage DAB for BBC channels, it seems an obscene waste of money (and radio spectrum) to continue simulcasting them on FM for much longer. I thought the BBC were meant to be cash-strapped? There needs to be planned transition to DAB for the 4 main channels asap - releasing <a href="http://a-bc.co.uk/radio-1-eleven-times-better-commercial-radio-fm-spectrum-utilisation-uk/">up to 70% of the FM band</a> for new services - making possible a real radio renaissance. <div><br></div><div>Blue touch paper lit!</div><div><br></div><div>Glyn</div><div><br></div><div>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature">Glyn Roylance - Principal Consultant<div><a href="http://www.a-bc.co.uk/" target="_blank">Associated Broadcast Consultants</a></div><div><a href="http://www.a-bc.co.uk/index.html" target="_blank"></a> </div><div><br></div></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 4 February 2016 at 13:18, Ian Hickling <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:transplanfm@hotmail.com" target="_blank">transplanfm@hotmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div><div dir="ltr">Point for discussion?<br><br><div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font size="3"><b>Ian Hickling</b><br></font></div><font style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;font-size:12pt;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)" size="3"><font style="color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Partner</font></font><br><br><a href="http://www.transplanuk.com/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank"><img alt="" src="http://www.transplanuk.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/transplan_UK_weblogo_190x60.png"></a><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px"><i><font size="3">Office: 01635 578435 (7am-11pm UK time)</font></i></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px"><i><font size="3">Carphone: 07530 980115 (only responds when driving)</font></i></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px"><i><font size="3">6 Horn Street, Compton, NEWBURY, RG20 6QS</font></i></div></div><br><br><div><hr>From: <a href="mailto:news@public-service.net" target="_blank">news@public-service.net</a><br>Date: Thu, 4 Feb 2016 14:09:23 +0100<br>Subject: Is DAB Radio Dead And Buried<br>To: <a href="mailto:news@publicaccess.se" target="_blank">news@publicaccess.se</a><br><br><span style="font-size:16px"><b>Unanimous Parliament Confirms Rejection of DAB Radio Proposal in Sweden. </b></span><br><i><b>Public radio continues on FM and will push for extending its remit to include digital radio online.</b></i><div><br></div><div><i>Read more </i></div><div><i>Digital Radio FM Europe</i></div><div><i><br></i></div><div><a href="http://digitalradioinsider.blogspot.se/2016/01/parliament-confirms-rejection-of-dab.html" target="_blank">http://digitalradioinsider.blogspot.se/2016/01/parliament-confirms-rejection-of-dab.html</a></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div>---</div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size:12px">This is a message from the Public Service Council of Sweden</span></div><div><span style="font-size:12px">a non-partisan NGO </span></div><div><span style="font-size:12px"><a href="http://public-service.net" target="_blank">http://public-service.net</a></span></div></div></div> </div></div>
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