Apologies for the absence of recent posts, as I have been away on holiday. There has not been a huge amount of stories from the radio world recently, but here are a few updates.
The service Upload Radio has left the Surrey North Sussex (Surrey-NSussex) and North Yorkshire DAB multiplexes. This radio station is still available in Wrexham, Chester and Liverpool.
More Radio has lowered its bit rate on the Sussex DAB multiplex from 64 kbps to 56 kbps. This means a slight drop in sound quality for listeners. This station had only recently joined DAB.
Jack 3 has joined the SDL National multiplex. This multiplex covers around 75% of the UK. This station plays easy listening music and is broadcasting at 32kbps using the newer DAB+, meaning only some radios will receive it. The current national output is reported to be different from the local version available on DAB in Oxfordshire.
NME1 has joind the trial Brighton local multiplex, broadcasting using DAB+ at 48kbps. This station will also only work on DAB+ compatible radios.