It's good that ABC radio will be added to VAST, but the second part sounds misleading, like you'll no-longer be able to receive any ABC radio stations without a 'new receiver' when that occurs.
One interpretation is they are talking about digital (terrestrial) radio and yes, you will need a digital radio (DAB+) receiver for it, however, unlike analogue TV, there is no current plan for existing analogue radio transmissions to cease, only for digital services to commence and operate in addition to the analogue radio services.
The other interpretation is that ABC plans to receive the radio services broadcast via VAST and re-transmit them via terrestrial analogue/digital, requiring a 'new' VAST receiver at the existing transmission sites, which will replace some existing links/receivers currently used at those sites.
Either way, it's great that more ABC radio stations will be added to VAST.
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