BBC digital radio broadcasts began in September 1995. The first commercial digital radio services are due to be broadcast in 1999. Changes in Regulation Broadcasting in the UK is undergoing radical change. The availability of more radio frequencies, together with satellite, cable and microwave transmissions, has already made a greater number of local, national and international services possible. The transition from analogue to digital transmission technology has the potential to expand this capacity enormously.
Digital broadcasting is a new, more effective way of transmitting radio and television services.
It allows much more information than before to be transmitted, and can offer many more channels, extra services, interactivity and higher quality picture and sound to viewers and listeners willing to invest in new receiving equipment. BBC World Radio broadcasting facilities for the BBC World Service. World Service radio is funded and monitored by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. BBC World Service broadcasts by radio in English and 45 other languages world-wide. BBC World Television is a major international broadcaster.