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2015 was WAY too early for that switch. However, since December 2020 the EU mandates that all new cars equipped with a radio must be able to receive DAB+. In H
by crote 2y ago
2015 was WAY too early for that switch.
However, since December 2020 the EU mandates that all new cars equipped with a radio must be able to receive DAB+. In H2 2019 only 22% of cars sold in Germany were equipped with a DAB+-capable radio, in H2 202 this already rose to 80%.[0]
So yeah, in 2015 they'd indeed lose around 80% of listeners. But it's a completely different story in 2024, as anyone with a car bought in the last 5 years would support it. Give it another 5, and the switchover might be possible without anyone really noticing.
As for Switzerland? 99% of cars sold in 2019 were already equipped with DAB+, so they probably mandated it even earlier.
[0]: https://www.worlddab.org/system/news/documents/000/012/060/original/WorldDAB_press_release_DABPLUS_RADIO_AS_STANDARD_IN_NEW_EUROPEAN_CARS_23.6.21.pdf https://www.worlddab.org/system/news/documents/000/012/060/o...
- Cheer2171 2y agoThose figures are for new cars sold. People drive cars for decades.
- ComputerGuru 2y agoThe average (mean) age of vehicles on the road in the USA is, I believe, 12 years. I don’t know about Switzerland, but I presume it isn’t under five.
- dumbo-octopus 2y agoMy car was made in 2004. It isn't particularly old. I'll probably drive it another 5+ years. By that math I won't have DAB until 2045.