Forces radio station BFBS (which identifies on air as Forces Radio BFBS) has removed its Brize Norton version of the station from DAB. BFBS Brize Norton had held a mono, 80 kbps second slot on the Oxfordshire local DAB multiplex. A reason for the removal is yet to be established, although the FM service continues…Read moreRead more
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Cumbria DAB Applications Received
Ofcom has received two DAB applications for Cumbria local multiplexes. Bauer have applied for a license to cover North and West Cumbria. This will consist of BBC Radio Cumbria, and CFM. The rest of capacity will be used to plug coverage gaps for Bauer’s national brands, including Scala Radio, and Absolute Radio 80s. Some capacity…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
Radio Atlantis Expands
Radio Atlantis, the current oldies offering from Cyber Radio, has expanded into Lincolnshire. The station now has a slot on the Lincolnshire, using a DAB+ slot with a bit rate of 32 kbps. The new slot allows the station to broadcast across Lincolnshire, Humberside and parts of East Yorksire. Radio Atlantis can also be found…Read moreRead more
Malta Trials HD Radio
Malta is trialing new high definition (HD) DAB+ radio services. Bay HD, Net HD, One HD, and XFM HD have been added to the 12A multiplex, which broadcasts to Malta from a transmitter at Gharghur. The new services are all broadcasting at a bit rate of 192 kbps in stereo DAB+. The 12A multiplex is…Read moreRead more
Spectrum Radio Network Advertise London Frequency
Spectrum Radio Network have advertised availability on the 1548 MW/AM frequency which covers North London. This frequency is currently occupied by Love Sport, and it is not yet clear what will happen to that station. Spectrum also have a London wide DAB slot, and two London DAB+ slots available. For those and the MW frequency,…Read moreRead more
Viamux Offer Free Small Scale DAB Workshops
Viamux have partnered with industry website Radio Today to offer free regional small scale DAB workshops. The sessions will offer guidance on how to set up and run a DAB+ multiplex, as well as advice on writing license applications, funding equipment, and finding partner stations. A live demonstration of software-defined radio also forms part of…Read moreRead more
Global Monopoly Expands Again
The dominant monopoly that is Global Radio has expanded its presence on DAB. National duplicates of Capital, Heart and Smooth have been added to the Lincolnshire DAB multiplex and the Hereford and Worcester DAB multiplex. These services are already available on the D1 national multiplex. Capital UK has a national 80 kbps mono slot, as…Read moreRead more
Minor but Significant Change for Gold London
Gold on the London 1 DAB multiplex has been relabeled to Gold London. The station has also had a bit rate increase to 40 kbps from 32 kbps (still DAB+) to match the new national service. The changes, although small, are a sign that Gold will remain on the local multiplexes that already carry the…Read moreRead more
Fun Kids Junior Launches in Surrey and South London
Fun Kids have launched a new service aimed at younger children called Fun Kids Junior. The service is available on the Surrey and South London local DAB multiplex. Programming will be aimed at 6 to 12 year olds, with the launch of the station being promoted on the main Fun Kids service. The new service…Read moreRead more