<P> The UK government is planning for a switchover from FM to digital radio once take - up and coverage meets certain criteria . Successive Governments have admitted that FM VHF Band II analogue radio would not cease until the majority use digital , so no actual date has ever been agreed . Digital listening figures however consistently include Satellite , DTT and online streaming , not just DAB . In any case there is a commitment to maintain community FM Radio . This means that as long as there are significant numbers of listeners on FM in the United Kingdom no government is likely to take the politically unpopular decision to turn off analogue . Support for the FM Switch Off in the UK is limited . </P>
<P> The UK government is planning for a switchover from FM to digital radio once take - up and coverage meets certain criteria . Successive Governments have admitted that FM VHF Band II analogue radio would not cease until the majority use digital , so no actual date has ever been agreed . Digital listening figures however consistently include Satellite , DTT and online streaming , not just DAB . In any case there is a commitment to maintain community FM Radio . This means that as long as there are significant numbers of listeners on FM in the United Kingdom no government is likely to take the politically unpopular decision to turn off analogue . Support for the FM Switch Off in the UK is limited . </P>
when is fm radio being turned off uk
when is fm radio being turned off uk
no actual date has ever been agreed
no actual date has ever been agreed