Radio / Television News

Have Your Say: Where is digital radio in Canada? When are we shutting off FM here?

THE DIGITAL BRITAIN REPORT, an ambitious new plan by the leadership of the U.K. aimed at leading that country into the digital age, has set the year 2015 as the deadline when it will shut off analog transmission of radio station signals. According to the Daily Telegraph newspaper, the government there is hopeful the continued uptake of Digital Audio Broadcasting, the standard of choice across the Pond, will allow them to make the switch, freeing up additional OTA spectrum for other uses and multiplying opportunity for radio broadcasters. Right now, digital listening already accounts for just over 20% of tuning...