French FM connection... [LF: General coverage Rx bands (Off Topic)]

[Karl-Arne.A.Markstrom@telia.se]

Andy wrote:

BUT,  for the French market only, the band 87.5 - 108MHz is blocked.   
That
is allocated internationally to VHF FM broadcasting so why ?

If memory serves me right, there is/was a special fee levied in France 
when consumer radio equipment
that covered the FM broadcast band is/was sold, so to evade this, 
non-consumer radio equipment does not cover this band.
73/

Karl-Arne Markstrom
SM0AOM

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