The London upgrade plan is being developed by Digital Radio UK's key stakeholders - the BBC, commercial radio and multiplex operator Arqiva - and is phase one of a broader UK-wide strategy to accelerate digital take up. In addition to extending coverage into those areas where digital services are currently unavailable, that strategy also entails increasing the strength of existing digital signals.

The area set to benefit from the initial London phase includes all locations within the M25 and should ...