Much like digital television, digital radio will adjust the way most of the people discover music and radio shows. In 2009 the British government begun to shut down the analogue TV transmission. It is in fact estimated that by 2015 the governing administration will switch off the analogue radio signal too. This will incorporate the nation's FM, AM and MW broadcasts. If after the event you haven't changed your car radio to allow it to obtain the digital signal then you certainly won't have the capacity to tune in to the radio on the go! You may be wondering what the advantages of DAB radio are. Well for one, the sound will be more superior, with the old white noise problem being eradicated and the radio broadcasts generally being in a whole new class. The DAB car radio can even auto tune itself to get all of the digital radio broadcasts in the area. The radio will then present all of the channels in a list for you to view what you would like to listen to. The benefit of a DAB car radio over a regular one is that you can send extra information down a digital frequency. This means that the song title or artist is displayed on your stereo interface. As growing numbers of programmes will most undoubtedly be broadcasted entirely in digital, like BBC 1Xtra and TalkSport, there's a more expansive choice for you to pick from. So that you can receive the digital broadcast there are numerous options offered to you. For example, you can simply buy and fit a new DAB car radio in place of your old analogue one. Of course you will require a new external aerial to pick up the DAB signal. Alternatively, you could buy an external DAB box, which sends the new digital signal to your old analogue radio (FM/AM/MW), via an external aerial. The box is not dissimilar to the measurements of a sat-nav box and sits on the dashboard in the same way. The quality of the aerial is key to receiving a continuous reception. A poor quality aerial won't be good enough to pick up a digital signal everywhere. If you have a good quality aerial then you will be able to receive a digital signal from more places across the country. Many people spend a lot of money on the head unit and not a lot on the aerial. Remember the head unit is only as good as the aerial connected to it! For up to date reviews and product specifications head over to DAB Car Radio. Steve has been in the car audio industry for many years and his expert knowledge enables him to appraise the DAB Car Radio to a high standard.