A DIGITAL DILEMMA; On Britain's wavelength: When wireless reigned supreme Picture: GETTY. From: The Daily Mail (London, England) | Date: February 12, 2008 | COPYRIGHT 2008 Solo Syndication Limited. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information) Copyright information

Byline: Michael Hanlon

gone badly wrong. Indeed, techietypes IGITAL radio, we were told, wouldfinally drag the dear old wireless into the 21st century. This greattechnological revolution would give us more stations and more choice.

There would be television-style single-click channel selection and no morefiddly dials and scanning up and down the frequencies. Hiss and crackle wouldbe a thing of the past as digital would deliver crystal-clear sound quality.

Further, Digital Audio Broadcast (DAB) machines could display on a small screenlots of interesting and supposedly ...

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