KEY POINTS

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KEY POINTS
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TIMELINE
DAB must have comparable coverage to FM before
upgrade begins
National stations no longer fight for licence
Poss. deadline for digital radio in new cars
Digital switchover
Digital listening must have grown to 50 of total

• Digital radio means all formats including online
  and mobile etc.
• Manufacturers must ensure DAB sets are
  future-proofed and able to receive DAB and DMB-A

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WHAT THIS MEANSFOR STATIONS

• FM to be solely ultra-local
• All medium wave to become digital
• Stations can plan investments correctly
• Growth in digital only content
• Government has called for more niche services
• Scaling back local commercial regulation
• reducing local hours in return for enhanced
  commitment
• more flexibility to co-locate
• analogue services can merge to form new DAB
  operations

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KEY POINTS