Indeed. It's not for our benefit, but rather the broadcasters, who can cram multiple stations, at broadly the same energy cost, into a similar amount of spectrum occupied by a single FM service.
Same applies to Digital Telly BTW
The extra 'choice' is just a carrot.
Dunno, but I hope reception has improved especially in Cornwall where it's ok at elevation but non existant half way down the hills. Soon went back to FM after that experience.
Whereas what we *really* want is total RF based Internet coverage
*everywhere*.E.g. every lamp post is a Wifi point requiring no login or password
TBH terrestrial *broadcasting* of anything at all is pretty much dead. Starlink style LEO , fibre, or extremely local wifi...
We have so much bandwidth now we don't need to restrict it to one or two stations
You don't live in LOndon where pirate FM stations are a said to be a real pain.
Sometimes.. the FM will switch to DAB if the FM signal goes short in level..
Very few places now where stations like Greatest Hits and the hits can't be heard..
I used to live in London up till 1996. Never really noticed pirate radio as a problem, despite hanging around the Clarendon and Roxborough with the Radio Floss gang :)
I left West London in 1969, when my little town started filling up.
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