Pure sound of silence

Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB), recently introduced in Malta, promised a choice of radio stations and a pure sound that is not easily received on FM stations. It must be noted, however, that occasionally the sound is lost for a few seconds. It comes...

Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB), recently introduced in Malta, promised a choice of radio stations and a pure sound that is not easily received on FM stations.

It must be noted, however, that occasionally the sound is lost for a few seconds. It comes and goes unexpectedly, making it difficult to follow what is being broadcast.

And then a number of stations featured on DAB frequencies are silent. Among these is the frequently advertised opera radio station. They have not yet come on air.

And, finally, why oh why was World Radio Network station been taken off the air?

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