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Can all the DAB stations fit inside FM if they were all to adopt it?


With room to spare. The whole point is to free space.


Yes, DAB uses less bandwidth than FM, this is more or less its only advantage.

It also uses a bit less power at the transmitter, but the receivers are more complex and need more power than FM receivers (afaik), which is a bad tradeoff.


If it works, the sound quality is amazing compared to FM and you do get a modern system with almost instant setup, a proper list of channels etcetera.




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