When will the FM radio signal be switched off?

The Minister of State for culture, Ed Vaizey, has told the Today programme that whatever the government's decision on the switch from FM to digital radio, it will not negatively affect listeners.

When asked whether this parliament would switch off the FM signal, Mr Vaizey did not rule it out.

"What I am going to commit to is to get the signal as good as FM and as cheap as radios," the Conservative MP told the programme.

"We will not do anything that impacts on radio listeners," Mr Vaizey said.

"I know how much people care."

However, the BBC may want to make their own decision about the future of FM, he said.