An independent government report has praised the BBC's digital radio services and said the corporation had gone "well beyond" what was expected of it when it launched five new DAB stations last year.

"The scope and ambition of BBC's digital radio services have evolved well beyond what was initially envisaged when they were granted approval. This is a considerable achievement that has been instrumental in promoting the uptake of digital radio," said Tim Gardam, a former BBC and Channel 4 executive, who was commissioned to probe the BBC digital radio services.
 
Mr Gardam also said that the BBC's archive of radio recordings, which go back at least as far as the 1960s, should be made available to to commercial buyers. 

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