[comradio-l] DCMS: Radio, Written answers and statements, 20 July 2010

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Digital Broadcasting: Radio
Culture Media and Sport
Written answers and statements, 20 July 2010

Andrew Rosindell (Romford, Conservative)

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport
what recent discussions he has had on the (a) financial and (b) other
effects on local radio stations of the switch off of analogue radio.

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

The Government have no plans to switch off analogue radio as FM would
be retained for small local commercial and community radio stations.

The Government have published a Digital Radio Action Plan which sets
out a range of considerations before a decision on whether to set a
radio switchover date can be made. This includes an assessment of the
costs and benefits, to both the industry and consumer, of a digital
radio switchover programme.

http://is.gd/dAuZY

Hansard source (Citation: HC Deb, 20 July 2010, c196W)

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