I don't think even RTÉ know the answer to that, yet. (Our absent friend Stuart will agree with this in his out-of-office message, I am sure!) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Mahoney" <pauldmahoney@xxxxxxxxxx> To: <vip_students@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, November 28, 2008 8:49 PM Subject: [vip_students] Re: Dab Radio Hi Flor I just got a dab radio but i find it doesn't work in the midlands. It has the ordinary fm stations but as i got it for the dab stations i want to know when will i be able to use it for them. Paul Mahoney ----- Original Message ----- >From: "Flor Lynch" <florlync@xxxxxx> To: <vip_students@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, November 28, 2008 8:22 PM Subject: [vip_students] Re: Dab Radio > Thomas, > > The radio in the music centre will not become 'useless' for some time yet, > perhaps 20 years or more. FM radios are too widespread for anyone to > seriously think of phasing them out by 2012, the date when digital > television becomes standard terrestrial tv. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Tom Connole" <tconnole@xxxxxxxxxx> > To: "Mr. Paul Traynor" <vip_students@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Friday, November 28, 2008 8:07 PM > Subject: [vip_students] Dab Radio > > > hi Paul and all, > Can someone please give me some information about this Dab Radio? I > understand that Rte are going live with some new stations using this > format > from Monday? I was 40 years old last year and for a present to celebrate > my > birthday my family bought me a music centre with a radio? What I want to > know is how long it will be before the radio in the music centre becomes > useless? > > many thanks Tom Connole > > > -- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter. We are a community of 5.7 million users fighting spam. SPAMfighter has removed 974 of my spam emails to date. Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len The Professional version does not have this message