What are you listening to?

A story in the Daily Telegraph today, talks about Digital Radios (DAB) being added to cars. The story does not offer any major commitment from car makers, more that they are 'thinking' of adding them. Many manufacturers offer them as optional extras, but it appears the uptake has been low. Is this because we are not sure what advantage a DAB radio would bring?

The sets would offer wider choice, although that choice is diminishing by the day with many station closing. The BBC offer a number of DAB services: 1Xtra, 6 Music, BBC 7, Asian Network and 5 Live Sports Extra along with digital broadcasts of their FM stations. Commercial stations are less plentiful and appear to have sketchy coverage. One of the national stations, Birdsong offers I kid you not - bird song. Would this be the reason to get a set fitted?

So what do you listen to in the car? Would you welcome the extra stations that DAB could offer? Would Birsdsong improve your journey to work or are have you already moved away from radio and listening to your CD's or ipod.

A quick straw poll in the Carmony office reveals more CD listeners than radio.

Author: Carmony.co.uk

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