DAB station Absolute Radio 90s has complete its transition to its new home on the SDL national multiplex. All versions of the station on the local multiplexes and the D1 national multiplex have been removed. It is expected that sister station Kisstory will make the move from SDL national to D1 national next Monday. Another…Read moreRead more
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Absolute Radio 90s Completes Transition
Absolute Radio 90s Transition Begins
DAB station Absolute Radio 90s has begun its move to the SDL national multiplex, following the removal of Heat Radio. The station appears to be leaving both the D1 national multiplex, and the local multiplexes it was previously carried on. The previous services have been relabeled Abs90sOld, but as all versions are still using the…Read moreRead more
Scala Radio Will Be in Stereo
Scala Radio will be available in stereo, Bauer Media have confirmed in online promotional material. It is not yet known what the configuration will be. It is anticipated that there will be configuration changes to other Bauer owned services, including the previously mentioned Absolute Radio 90s and Kisstory moves. DAB+ is an option available to…Read moreRead more
More Changes at Bauer
A reshuffle of Bauer Media DAB stations is currently taking place. As previously reported, Heat Radio leaves DAB on the 4th February. On the same day, Absolute Radio 90s will switch to the SDL National multiplex from the D1 National multiplex. The station will continue to be available nationally. Absolute Radio 90s continues to broadcast…Read moreRead more
New Classical Music Station to Launch
In the latest in a long line of tit for tat competition between Bauer Media and Global Radio, Bauer are replacing Heat Radio with a new classical music radio station on the SDL National DAB multiplex. The station is to be called Scala Radio, and will launch on March 4th. The station will compete with…Read moreRead more
Heat Radio is to Leave Radio
Digital station Heat Radio will no longer be available nationally on DAB radio from around the 1st February, when all current presenter led programmes will end. The station will continue to be available on online platforms and in some areas through Freeview digital television. Heat Radio first launched in 2003 as a brand extension of…Read moreRead more
Bauer Reduce Sound Quality on Many Of Their Local DAB Services
Wohnort.com is starting to report several changes to the sound quality (bit rates) of many of Bauer Media’s local services. Many of the Hits Radio and Greatest Hits Radio network stations have dropped from 128 to 112 kbps. A more extreme example is the newly launched Manchester version of Greatest Hits Radio which is now…Read moreRead more
Greatest Hits Radio DAB Coverage Plans
Details have been revealed on the locations that will have Bauer’s new sort of but not really national DAB station Greatest Hits Radio. The following areas will lose an existing service and gain a localised version of Greatest Hits Radio: Birmingham (replacing Free Radio 80s) Coventry (replacing Free Radio 80s) Hereford & Worcester (replacing Free…Read moreRead more
Bauer to Make Yet More Changes
Bauer are changing their second tier of stations, by launching Greatest Hits Radio. The existing ‘Greatest Hits Network’ will lose local names in England, adopting the Greatest Hits Radio brand name. Scottish stations are to retain their local names. The service will take over the 105.2 FM frequency from Absolute Radio, and will also take…Read moreRead more
Absolute Radio to Further Reduce Analogue Coverage
Absolute Radio will cease broadcasting on 105.2 FM in the West Midlands. Ofcom have approved a proposal from Bauer Media to switch the license to broadcasting a ‘greatest hits’ format station, the identity of which is yet to be revealed. This follows a significant cut back in Absolute Radio’s MW (AM) national service. Meanwhile, Free…Read moreRead more