Broadcasting: Digital Radio

Lord Walpole Excerpts

Wednesday 30th June 2010 Lords Chamber

[Lord Walpole]

My Lords, does the Minister recognise that about 99 per cent of the cars in this country cannot receive digital radio?

[Lord Shutt of Greetland]

My Lords, I understand that many cars cannot receive digital radio and that it will be 2013 before most cars, as they are manufactured, have digital radio sets built into them. There is the possibility—the Government are working with the industry on this—of having switchover sets placed in motor cars.