At one time, a company called Quad advertised itself as “The closest approach to the original sound”. With the topic of analogue FM radio turn-off in the news again, I would be very grateful if you could clarify the options, given the Quad aspiration. I have a rather fine, if old, hi-fi system into which any radio signal can be delivered.
Where should I go if they actually have the temerity to close FM? Finance is a major consideration.
Where I live, the web is not an option, but it may be for others. Mike
I don’t think you need to worry too much about FM radio being turned-off. It may never happen, unless the transmitters become unmaintainable. DAB (Digital Audio Broadcasting) is roughly as old as the web, and the BBC started broadcasting in 1995 – before MP3s and iPods, never mind smartphones and tablets – and it still hasn’t taken off.
In theory, the British government…
