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WORLDBEAT: UK AUTO MANUFACTURERS NOT SUPPORTING DIGITAL
RADIO BROADCASTING
The United Kingdom's government mandated switchover date for
digital radio may need to be extended several years. This
following a new survey of car manufacturers that reveals at
least half are steering clear of the new entertainment
technology.
As part of its Digital Britain vision, the UK Department for
Culture, Media and Sport named 2015 as the deadline for
turning off its ageing but very popular analogue radio
network, in favor of one based on digital standards. The
move would mean the majority of today's in-car tuners as
well as home radio sets would cease to function overnight.
But new findings from Auto Express Magazine suggest the
switchover could now be delayed until 2017 or later. This
after a survey of 24 mainstream car manufacturers by the
publication has revealed that 50 percent do not offer any
digital radio units for their model range, even as an
optional extra. Also, almost 60 per cent of new vehicles
registered this in the U.K. this year came with no option
for the installation of a digital radio receiver. (Auto
Express, Southgate)
BT
WORDBEAT: BELEGIUM HAMS ASSIST IN NEW FREE WIFI SYSTM
The Belgian national society the U-B-A reports on the
involvement of radio amateurs in getting free WiFi in the
city of Geraardsbergen. The UBA says that O6RY and ON3FDS
worked with the city officials to bring about the new WiFi
service and in the process generated some valuable public
relations for the amateur radio in that nation. More about
this story is on-line at tinyurl.com/ham-radio-wifi
(Southgate)
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