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The public service broadcaster, the BBC, has been promoting its DAB Digital Radio stations since September 1995 and at present (2006) covers about 88% of the population, including the major motorway network. Progress beyond this figure seems to be slow, leaving some several million of the UK population who still do not know when they will be able to receive DAB. The switch from analogue TV to digital TV ([[Digital switchover|DSO]]) is imminent, possibly relegating DAB to a lower order of priority. FM will not be switched off when analogue TV is switched off, however, which is a growing misconception.
As of August 2005, the BBC national DAB multiplex contains a number of different services, including Radios 1-5, and digital-only services such as [[Radio Five Live Sports Extra]], [[6 Music]], [[1Xtra]] and [[BBC7]], as well as an [[Electronic
The [[Digital One]] national commercial multiplex began broadcasts on [[15 November]] [[1999]] with 69% coverage and since then its DAB network has always been more extensive than the BBC's. It contains eight audio stations, an EPG and an experimental video service for mobile phones which was launched in October 2006. Digital One also developed along with Frontier Silicon a low cost silicon chip used in the majority of receivers and is directly responsible for DAB receiver prices falling below £100 in 2002, and as little as £30 in 2006. As a result of this, DAB portable radios are now outselling their analogue counterparts at the highstreet chain [[Currys.digital]] (formerly [[Dixons (UK)|Dixons]]).
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