Guide History
The 2007 edition of the Radio Listener's Guide is our 19th edition. We have published an annual Radio Listener's Guide for each year since 1988 with the exception of 1990 when no guide was published.

2006 edition
ISBN 1871611172
Published December 2005
160 pages. BBC tests its on-demand internet radio services, Chris Evans retuns to the airwaves on Radio 2. New articles include advice about recharging batteries and podcasting. Reviews include the first look at Pure's Evoke-3.
Contributors: Robert Piercy, Geoff Baldwin, Kevin Ryan, James Robinson and Phil Wright.

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2005 edition
ISBN 1871611164
Published December 2004
160 pages. The death of John Peel, reviews of DAB radios with Pause and Record features, including Pure's Bug.
Contributors: Robert Piercy, Geoff Baldwin, James Robinson, Jocelyn Hay and Kevin Ryan. Phil Wright looks at the iPod, Lawrie Hallett reviews the I-River HD320 and the Blaupunkt DAB54 car radio.

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2004 edition
ISBN 1871611156
Published December 2003
160 pages. Ofcom replaces the Radio Authority the number of DAB radios increases with new models from Roberts Radio and Pure.
Contributors: UK and Radio Authority news from Robert Piercy with overseas roundup by Geoff Baldwin. Jocelyn Hay looks at Ofcom and the Communications Act; Lawrie Hallett reviews the Mayah 2010, the Blaupunkt Woodstock DAB 53, and Turtle Beach Audiotron receivers; Quentin Howard looks at the future of DAB; Chris McWhinne on overseas, satellite and internet radio.

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2003 edition
ISBN 1-871611-14-8
Published November 2002
160 pages. For the first time all the pages in the guide are colour.
News of new BBC networks BBC7, 6 Music and 1 Xtra. Radio via Freeview and recording radio using Sky+.
Contributors: Julie McCatty with news from the Radio Authority; Jocelyn Hay looks at the implications of the Communications Bill; Lawrie Hallett writes about Access Radio; David Sullivan explains how to use the Sky satellite systsem to listen to radio in a caravan; Chris McWhinne on overseas, satellite and internet radio.

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2002 edition
ISBN 1-871611-13-X
Published November 2001
152 pages.
News of new stations DAB, DRM, plus USA satellite radio systems Sirius and XM Radio.
Contributors: Kerry Curtis with news from the Radio Authority; Jocelyn Hay with news from the Voice of Listener and Viewer; Adrian Pickering reviews programs that enable a PC to record radio; Chris McWhinne on overseas, satellite and internet radio.

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2001 edition
ISBN 1-871611-12-1
Published November 2000
144 pages.
News of new DAB radios including Videologic's first tuner; reviews of the Psion WaveFinder (launched Oct 2000) and the Hitachi KH-WS1 WorldSpace receiver.
Contributors: Julie McCatty with news from the Radio Authority; Fiona Haycock with the Sony Awards; Adrian Pickering on using a VCR to record radio; Michael Gale on single sideband reception; Jonathan Hill on collecting Roberts radios; Chris McWhinne on overseas, satellite and internet radio.

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2000 edition
ISBN 1-871611-11-3
Published November 1999
128 pages.
News about DAB, including the launch of Digital One's National Commercial DAB multiplex (November 1999).
Contributors: Tracy Mullins with news from the Radio Authority; Claiborne Mitchell on the Sony Awards; Jonathan Hill writes about collecting vintage radios; Chris McWhinne on overseas, satellite and internet radio; Geoff Baldwin on Musicmann 279 and other 'offshore' radio projects; Eric Wiltsher on the relaunch of Radio Luxembourg.