Eric Dillon

The short answer to this question is: No, DAB radio doesn’t need WiFi or an internet connection. Digital radio and internet radio use completely different technologies and so generally can be listened to on separate devices. However, if you want to listen to digital radio stations on your phone, you will need WiFi as phones […]

People were originally encouraged to convert to DAB radios because, among other advantages, the sound quality would in theory be better. However, the sound quality is now considered by many to be much worse than analogue transmissions. The reason for this is, by trying to squeeze more stations into a limited bandwidth, stations have had

Regarded by many as the BBC’s premier radio station, BBC Radio 4 is in fact the second most popular domestic station after Radio 2 and the most expensive to produce. It concentrates on spoken word programmes, largely news, dramas, comedy and documentaries. Output is nationally on FM, MW, and LW across a range of frequencies,

BBC Radio Scotland is the BBC’s national English-language radio station for Scotland. It broadcasts within Scotland on AM, FM and DAB radio as well as digital television. You can’t receive the station outside of Scotland unless you listen near the Scottish border, on digital television within the UK or online. On FM, the frequency varies

BBC Radio Norfolk is the BBC’s local radio station for the county of Norfolk. The station broadcasts a range of local news, talk and music programmes with a Norfolk focus. BBC Radio Norfolk broadcasts on AM, FM, DAB and Freeview within Norfolk. It can also be heard in adjacent areas of East Anglia. If you

BBC Radio London is the BBC’s local radio station for Greater London. The station broadcasts a range of local news, talk and music programmes with a London focus. BBC Radio London broadcasts on FM, DAB and digital television within the Greater London area, but can only be heard in the rest of the UK online.

BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra is a digital-only station that broadcasts live sport. It was launched in 2002 as the sister station of BBC Radio 5 Live. 5 Live Sports Extra only broadcasts on digital radio and online, so you won’t find it on an AM/FM radio—it doesn’t have a frequency on AM or

Europe comprises 51 independent states, the largest being Russia with 37% of the land area and the smallest being Vatican City in the centre of Rome. Five of these states are partly in Europe and partly in Asia while Armenia and Cyprus are geographically in Asia but considered European. By the end of 2017, 2,100

Radio stations are increasingly broadcasting programmes over the internet instead of or as well as via conventional means (analogue or digital transmissions). However, anyone listening to a programme by different methods will soon realise that the internet broadcast is delayed when compared to the standard radio version, often by a considerable number of seconds, and