According to Radio Joint Audience Research Limited (Rajar) figures, 49.8% of homes in the three counties area have a DAB digital radio, compared with 42% of UK homes.

BBC: Beds, Herts & Bucks

It can also be heard on more than 250, 000 DAB digital radio sets, as well as in 1.5 million Freeview homes, three million cable homes and on the internet.

BBC: Digital radio's Kiss of life

Sure, we've got satellite radio in the U.S. But the Brits have DAB digital audio broadcasts that are free over the air as long as you've got a DAB receiver (America's answer to DAB, HD radio, has a long way to go before it even comes close to DAB in terms of reach).

ENGADGET: Sonus 1XT DAB radio with voice navigation