Question follow-through · 24769
Digital Broadcasting: Radio
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate she has made of the infrastructure funding required to extend availability of Digital Audio Broadcasting signal; and whether she has timelines for this to be delivered.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
- Tabled
- 28 Aug 2026
- Target answer date
- 2 Sept 2026
- Answer
- 8 Sept 2026 · 11 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
28 Aug 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate she has made of the infrastructure funding required to extend availability of Digital Audio Broadcasting signal; and whether she has timelines for this to be delivered.
2 Sept 2026
Target answer date
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8 Sept 2026
Answer published
The Government recognises the vital role of radio in local communities and wants to support areas that are struggling to gain access to local services on digital. Commercial radio and the BBC are responsible for the operation of their respective radio net...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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