Eagle 80s Launches Today

UKRD station Eagle 80s launches later today at 11am. This service will be available on DAB+ in Surrey and North Sussex, and replaces Eagle 3. As this station is using DAB+, not all DAB radio’s will receive it. To see if your radio is DAB+ compatible, look for a DAB+ logo, or the digital tick…Read moreRead more

North East Radio Presenter Pete Clough Passes Away

On Saturday Night, Simon Grundy, Content Controller at UKRD’s Sun FM announced the sad news that former presenter Pete Clough had died earlier that day. Pete began working as a DJ in 1991, working in youth clubs and discos, before covering a number of programmes with Century, Alpha 103.2, Star Radio, and Sun FM. He…Read moreRead more

Eagle 80s Prepares to Launch

Changes are taking place at UKRD owned Eagle Radio’s sisters stations. Eagle 3 has been replaced on DAB by a new station Eagle 80s. The Eagle 3 website has now moved over to the main Eagle Radio website. This article will be updated when I have more details.

Absolute Radio to Significantly Reduce AM Service

Ofcom has given approval for the Bauer owned station Absolute Radio to reduced it’s medium wave (AM) coverage area from 90% of the UK to 85%. A number of transmitters will be turned off completely, whilst others will have the power output reduced. This means that a number of listeners in Aberdeen, Dundee, Hull, Devon,…Read moreRead more

Recent Stories from the Radio World

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…Read moreRead more

Radio Caroline Joins DAB in London

Radio Caroline has added central London to the many areas the station now serves. The station has now joined the Trial London DAB multiplex, one of several trial small scale multiplexes that the station broadcasts on. Radio Caroline is using the newer DAB+ format (at 64kbps, stereo), meaning that not all DAB radios will receive…Read moreRead more

Ofcom Awards a Further Eight Community Radio Licences

Ofcom has announced a further eight new community radio licenses. One of these is a larger license for an existing community station, another is an expansion of a hospital radio station, whilst the remaining six are mix of new stations or FM extensions of existing online or DAB services. BE FM – Christian radio station…Read moreRead more

More Radio Joins DAB

More Radio, a local independently owned radio station, has has commenced DAB broadcasts. The station has joined the local Sussex multiplex, and is broadcasting at a low bit rate of 64kbps (mono). This service is broadcasting using ‘original flavour’ DAB, and should be available on all DAB radios in Sussex.

Sun FM to Celebrate 20th Years of the Simon Grundy Breakfast Show

Sun FM are celebrating 20 years of the Simon Grundy Breakfast Show with a night at the Roker Hotel on Friday 11th May from 7pm to 12am – with special guests We Love the 90’s. Tickets are on sale at https://www.sun-fm.com/shop/vouchers/i/sun-fm-party-at-the-roker/, for £10 inlcuding a welcome drink and buffet. Last year Sun FM celebrated another…Read moreRead more