It is being reported that Kiss Fresh is leaving DAB. The station was due to leave some local multiplexes in order to make room for Country Hits Radio, but it appears that the station will now leave DAB entirely. There is no word as yet on whether the station will close completely, but for the…Read moreRead more
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Kiss Fresh Leaves DAB
Bauer Expansion
As reported earlier, Bauer Media have acquired both the Lincs FM Group and Celador Radio. Here are further details of the stations acquired. The following stations have been acquired with the Celador Radio portfolio: The Breeze (Andover) The Breeze (Bristol) The Breeze (Basingstoke & North Hampshire) The Breeze (Bath) The Breeze (Bridgwater & West Somerset)…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