In Britain, why is FM Radio reception usually better in Middle Class neighbourhoods?

Question

If you don't believe me, drive around with the radio on and chances are you'll discover what i mean.

Answer 1

because the middle classes need their Radio 4.....93.3  --93.7 FM

Answer 2

You`re still on FM radio,BLIMEY!  How old skool.

DAB all the way for me...BBC Asian Network. WooHoo!

Answer 3

It probably doesn't have anything to do with what class neighborhoods are around.

Oh wait, maybe it does... I'll get to that in a sec.

Anyway it's probably just a coincidence because of where the antenna towers are located at.

Ok that brings us back to what I was saying a paragraph ago and I'll just leave you with a rehetorical quesiton.

If you were a big manager of a radio company, would you rather put up a radio tower in the ghettos where they could possibly be destroied... or in a nicer neighborhood where it will always be taken care of?

Anyway, what I'm trying to say is that they didn't deliberately want the ghettos to not have good reception - they just wanted the towers to be placed away from them.

Also another reason could be is the landscape of the area could be blocking out signals.

Answer 4

There is your answer right there: cos it a middle class neighbourhood.