Do you prefer Digital Radio to old Steam radio?

[anotheoldgit]

http://www.dailymail....gital-switchover.html

I own one of these Dab radios, but find one is limited to the number of stations available, and although it is often said the reception one gets is crystal clear, I do not find it so, one particular station I listen to fades away according to the weather, even with the retractable antenna fully extended.

[emmie]

one DAB radio i have gives such poor reception i can't listen to it. Tried extending, changing the aerial, makes no difference

[ChuckFickens]

You must be in a poor DAB reception area (as am I) if you think the selection of channels is limited. (in good areas there are far more channels than on analogue radio)

That said, the quality of DAB is nowhere near that of analogue for most channels, FM has a quality of about 196Kb/s, most DAB stations are 128Kb/s or less.

If they can sort out the reception problems and up the quality then I'd be in favour of it, until then not really...

[fourteen85]

What annoys me about digital radio is BBC local radio, you can only tune in to the area the BBC seems to say you can, in my case I have to listen to Radio Lancashire but there are times when I would like to listen to Radio Manchester, especially for sport commentary, I can do this by listening to the AM signal but not on digital

[Flyhalf]

DAB stations are localised, and if you're at the edge of their range, service will suffer. Dratted nuisance, as I bought mine years ago to access Radio Scotland, and can't get it down here.

[Zacs-Master]

DAB. Diabolical Audio ***. A total techno failcake. Listen on line via wi fi.

[douglas9401]

Aside from the technical difficulties, I like the variety that DAB brings. Nice to hear classic rock on the radio.

[237SJ]

My local radio station is still analogue and as it`s my favourite station, I hardly listen to the DAB I have in the kitchen. When my mother lived in Devon, I bought her a DAB radio to keep her company after my Dad died. All she could get was radio 2 and that was only if she went upstairs and put the radio on the landing windowsill. There have been so many DAB stations that have disappeared as well that I think the whole thing`s rubbish TBH.

[THECORBYLOON]

when I have the digital radio on, there's something next door that interferes (might be a fridge) and I lose reception regularly for about 10-15 seconds. I can hear something like a wee motor whirring and as it reaches a peak, the sound on the radio goes.

[Zacs-Master]

Douglas. Listen via wi-fi.

[DrFilth]

douglas , rock xs 106.1 fm


http://www.realradioxs.co.uk/

[Gromit]

I'm somewhere inbetween. I prefer the superior quality of digital radio but the choice and conveniece of analogue has a lot going for it.

I personally tend to listen again on iPlayer, or use internet radio feeds on my iPad via apps. I no longer own a 'radio'.

But I mostly lusten to Radio Gromit. I have 15,000 tunes in my iTunes library so I mostly listen to that via my stereo on shuffle or randon play.

I do feel sorry for the older generation who have difficulty with technology. My mother is a radio listener but she would be stuck if the station weren't on a proper radio.

[mushroom25]

The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders estimate that fitment of DAB radio to all new cars won't occur at least until next year at the earliest; whilst the proportion of new cars fitted is increasing, there's still around 40% of models that don't offer DAB at all, even as an option. Even when all new cars are fitted as standard, there will be a huge pool of perfectly serviceable cars with analogue radio equipment, that will become increasingly difficult to re-sell as the digital changeover date approaches.

it will be a brave or reckless government that sets a changeover date that doesn't take account of the above.

[Gromit]

There is pretty good selection of stations on .


BBC Radio 1
BBC 1 Xtra
BBC Radio 2
BBC Radio 3
BBC Radio 4
BBC Radio 5 Live
BBC Radio 5 SX
BBC 6 Music
BBC Radio 4 Extra
BBC Asian Network
BBC World Service
The Hits Radio
Smash Hits!
KISS
Heat
Magic
Q
SMOOTH RADIO
Kerrang!
Talk Sport
Capital FM
Premier Radio
Absolute Radio
Heart

[Gromit]

Freeview. Above.

[anotheoldgit]

Gromit

/// I do feel sorry for the older generation who have difficulty with technology. My mother is a radio listener but she would be stuck if the station weren't on a proper radio. ///

It is not a mater of technology, one should feel sorry for the lack of suitable radio stations for the elderly.

Take the list of stations you have listed, is there one that broadcast any music from the 30s, 40s, 50s, or 60s, on a permanent basis?

[Gromit]

Point taken AOG. Radio 2 used to be that station 20 years ago. But now it plays 70's and 80's because it is aimed at 35-55 year olds.

If there is room for an Asian Network then surely there is a need for an easy listening station.

There are many streams in iTunes radio that fit your criteria, but I don't think many over 70s are tuning in.

[Gromit]

http://www.macworld.c...4407/radioandyou.html

[DrFilth]

aog i pick up gold on the mw 1458

they play lots from sixties and fifties , they have shows on that only play tracks from the sixties

check out dean martin shows on gold

[douglas9401]

Zacs-Master, ta, but I get excellent reception on all four of my sets.

Cheers DrFilth, I've already got that on preset along with Planet Rock, Kerrang and Absolute.

[anotheoldgit]

Thanks for that Gromit, but I do not have itunes radio.

Is it on one of those new fangled mobile phones?

i have an early Nokia C5 and it is almost useless, one cannot even see the screen in the bright out doors.