The saviour of FM? We’ll see

Tim Burrowes

August 9, 2009 7:39

“It’s hard to imagine that many fifteen years old are going to be jumping for joy if the folks buy them a digital radio. Digital radio is a huge step forward for radio but it’s entering a market where the iPhone is the device of choice for music hungry youth.”

Streetcorner on the digital radio launch

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Tim Burrowes

Tim Burrowes is the publisher of Mumbrella and Unmade. He co-founded Mumbrella in 2008 and sister title Unmade in 2021. He's worked in the UK, Middle East, Asia & Australia and has specialised in writing about the communications world for the last 25 years. He wrote the book Media Unmade, published in 2021, and became the presenter of MediaLand on ABC Radio National in 2025.