Assuming, that is, the public can be persuaded to buy digital radios.
Finally, the newest digital radios offer a re-wind facility: if you missed the start of a programme or song, you can catch the beginning.
Ms Nyberg is also expecting sales of digital radios to be big at Christmas, the time of year when 80% of radio purchases are made.
Also joining this band of worthwhile purchases are newcomers such as digital radios and shredders, where the cost and usage work out to the advantage of the buyer.
Despite this, the main radio stations will still be broadcast on FM and medium wave as usual while the digital stations - such as 1 Extra and BBC7 - will still be available on satellite, cable, through digital radios and online.
And best of all for listeners, there's no subscription fee as there is with satellite radio--though digital-ready radios will likely sell at a sizable premium.
The expected triumph of digital radio has receded into the future: almost three-quarters of radios sold in Britain are still analogue (digital boosters forgot about all those clock radios and car radios).
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Noah Samara, WorldSpace chairman, said the new system will use small satellite radio receivers about the size of current-day transistor radios and deliver digital quality sound.
Notably, the deal wouldn't require the companies to include technology in their radios allowing consumers to receive digital signals from local radio stations.
This covers home or business items that use power, some examples of which are televisions, radios, computers, phones and digital cameras.
But listeners will not buy pricey new radios without content, and broadcasters will not go digital without listeners.
The group wants drivers to be encouraged to install DAB radios in their cars, and says the government should consider making digital sets cheaper by introducing a duty exemption.
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