Bliss Radio, the DAB station for the North West has closed down. The station has announced this is down to continuing financial losses, and the station can no longer fund itself. Whilst I’m here, contrary to earlier reports Sunrise Radio UK is still broadcasting on the SDL National DAB multiplex.
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Bliss Radio Closes
Love Sport Mothballed
The current virus outbreak has seen Love Sport cease regular broadcasts, due to the lack of sport and drop in advertising revenue. The service continues on the SDL National DAB multiplex, with presumably pre-recorded content. A recorded announcement is currently following news bulletins. Presumably the same content is also being broadcast on the North London…Read moreRead more
DAB Changes
In the absence of much more worthwhile to report, there have been a few minor changes on DAB to report. BFBS has reverted to that name on SDL National, and is now labelled BFBS UK instead of Forces Radio BFBS. On Trial Glasgow Gaydio has switched from mono DAB to stereo DAB+ (48 kbps). The…Read moreRead more
Love Sport Finally Goes National, Panjab Now London Only
Panjab Radio has reduced its coverage area, and is now London only. The station has left the SDL National DAB multiplex, and now broadcasts on the London 3 multiplex. The station is still using the same bit rate of 56 kbps (mono). Love Sport is now available nationally, partially reusing the space released by Panjab….Read moreRead more
Love Sport to Broadcast Nationally
London based sports radio station Love Sport is to broadcast nationally on DAB, having recently reduced its AM/MW coverage area to North London in a frequency swap. The station has announced that it will broadcast on the SDL national DAB multiplex by the end of the year. This will require an existing service to switch…Read moreRead more
Absolute Radio 90s Completes Transition
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
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
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
More DAB Changes following SDL Expansion
Following the expansion of the Sound Digital DAB multiplex, the UKs second commercial national multiplex, a further two stations have left local multiplexes. Fun Kids has left the Suffolk multiplex. Listeners in Suffolk will now need a DAB+ radio, as Fun Kids on Suffolk used the original format of DAB, but the national version uses…Read moreRead more
Sound Digital Completes Expansion
The Sound Digital national DAB multiplex has completed its expansion programme, adding a further 19 transmitters, and around 4 million potential new listeners. The multiplex now has additional coverage in East Anglia, the South West, Kent, South Wales and North East Scotland, with a total coverage area of 83% of the UK. The multiplex is…Read moreRead more