5 , ▁ 0 . 3 5 , ▁ 0 . 4 5 , ▁ 0 . 5 5 , ▁ 0 . 6 5 , ▁ 0 . 7 5 , ▁ 0 . 8 5 , ▁and ▁ 0 . 9 5   M Hz . ▁ ▁An ▁IT U ▁conference ▁in ▁Gene va , ▁Switzerland , ▁on ▁December ▁ 7 , ▁ 1 9 8 4 , ▁resolved ▁to ▁dis continue ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁ 5 0   k Hz ▁channel ▁spac ings ▁throughout ▁Europe . ▁ ▁Most ▁countries ▁have ▁used ▁ 1 0 0   k Hz ▁or ▁ 2 0 0   k Hz ▁channel ▁spac ings ▁for ▁FM ▁broadcast ing ▁since ▁this ▁IT U ▁conference ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 . ▁ ▁Some ▁digit ally - t un ed ▁FM ▁rad ios ▁are ▁unable ▁to ▁t une ▁using ▁ 5 0   k Hz ▁or ▁even ▁ 1 0 0   k Hz ▁incre ments . ▁Therefore , ▁when ▁travel ing ▁abroad , ▁stations ▁that ▁broadcast ▁on ▁certain ▁frequencies ▁using ▁such ▁incre ments ▁may ▁not ▁be ▁heard ▁clearly . ▁This ▁problem ▁will ▁not ▁affect ▁reception ▁on ▁an ▁analog - t un ed ▁radio . ▁ ▁A ▁few ▁countries , ▁such ▁as ▁Italy , ▁which ▁have ▁heavily ▁con g ested ▁FM ▁bands , ▁still ▁allow ▁a ▁station ▁on ▁any ▁multiple ▁of ▁ 5 0   k Hz ▁wherever ▁one ▁can ▁be ▁s que ez ed ▁in . ▁ ▁The ▁ 5 0   k Hz ▁channel ▁spac