BFBS

DAB Changes

March 2, 2020 Scott Digital Radio

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

Cut Backs at BFBS

September 22, 2019 Scott Community Radio, Digital Radio, Local Radio

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

Trial Bristol Service Changes

June 1, 2018 Scott Digital Radio, Local Radio

There have been several recent changes on the Trial Bristol small scale DAB multiplex. Sam FM has joined the multiplex, using the original format of DAB. Presumably, this is a simulcast of the local FM service, but I have yet to confirm this. Angel Vintage, BFBS Gurkha, and Hub Radio have switched to using DAB+,…Read moreRead more