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Switzerland to phase out analog FM broadcasts by end of 2024
(www.theregister.com)
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this post was submitted on 05 Jul 2024
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The point is to reduce bandwidth... analog uses 100 percent of the bandwidth all the time when transmitting, a digital signal can send information in packets, and allow more streams on one frequency.