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acjohnson55 on April 19, 2015 | parent | context | favorite | on: Norway to switch off FM in 2017

Yeah, it's kind of surprising that they didn't mandate inclusion of DAB-capable radios in cars years earlier. Had they done that, it seems like the consumers would be much more prepared for a hard switch. This sounds like it's going to be pretty disruptive.

Also, why do the radios require a dongle?

scholia on April 19, 2015 [–]

Some of the converters essentially receive DAB and then convert it to FM to rebroadcast it to your current car radio.

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