DAB is appalling - it's not a replacement for FM, but for AM.

The UK also has the original version of DAB, which has become obsolete. So some in the next few years there will be a second switch-over. Making the original DAB tuners junk.

Anyway, didn't Channel 4 withdraw from DAB not long ago?

Ron , Surrey, UK

Why should I switch to DAB when it's vastly inferior? "Digital" does mean better. A combination of the vastly outdated MP2 codec, pathetically low bitrates (even Radio 3's 192kbps isn't brilliant- and every other station is lower) and numerous stations in mono (in 2008!), why should I switch?

James, Mansfield,

FM sounds as good as Digital. Why get rid of FM ? Just so we can have scrolly displays on our radios ? Yeah, that's worth the 100 quid for a DAB radio.

Alex, London,

DAB is rubbish i get a much better sound from FM. Why should I switch, it will be the sell off again of spectrum like TV. It will not be used to get 5.1 sound which it could. This time unless our Politicians offer better quality I for one wont fall for it again!!!
So the 50% will nver be reached!!!!

James, Brighton, England

Dead And Burried (DAB) Whilst using 1980's MP2 technology, DAB is burried before it even learned to walk. DAB is simply being forced through as another money spinner interms of licenses and DAB set sales. The quality of DAB is terrible and is a huge step back when compared to FM. Its all about greed

Mike Taylor, London, UK

What is wrong with FM? Why do we have to change? No doubt somebody somewhere will make money from this. Why should they. Leave us alone please!

R Gray, Glasgow,

Another scheme to auction off the airwaves in the name of progress. The proceeds just will be wasted on unproductive government spending as per usual.

DAB sucks...its intolerant of interference, too power hungry for portable battery receivers and offers lower quality sound than FM.

Tom Brewer, Slough, UK

The UK implementation of DAB offers poorer quality music than FM. More choice does not mean better radio. Consumers forced to spend money for no improvement in service. Who benefits from this - electronics manufacturers, government coffers (spectrum sales), bored bureaucrats with too little to do?

Will, Kingston, Surrey

Digital sets are too expensive, they are ugly and the technology is suspect.

John, Welwyn , uk

I love digital radio but then I only listen to spoken-word radio through it. It is truly terrible for music. The changeover has nothing to do with improving facilities and all to do with auctioning off the FM frequencies. More money for our politicians to squander and more wasted and perfectly ..

Peter, St Albans, UK

DAB is a deeply flawed technology which delivers poor sound quality and is inefficient in it's use of bandwidth. The current push to get the public to buy DAB equipment should stop now until a decent standard for digital radio is introduced.

Ian, Crawley,

Why does any one want digital radio? Our landfill sites are already too full; we do not want to have to further waste resources by this change,which will cost the consumer millions. This sounds lunacy if there is insufficient capacity for digital broadcasting.

Roland Platt, Brentwood, UK