All current small-scale DAB multiplexes in the UK have had their licenses extended until March 31st, 2020. These multiplexes allow small commercial and community stations the opportunity to broadcast on DAB at an affordable cost. The current small-scale multiplexes are: Aldershot Birmingham Brighton Bristol Cambridge Glasgow Central London Manchester Norwich Portsmouth The license extension is to…Read moreRead more
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05/08/2018: News Round-up
The change of ownership at 2BR has already been covered in a separate post, so here is some of the other stories from the past week: Juice 107.2 in Brighton is to rebrand as Capital Brighton on the 3rd September. The station will have a complete new presenter line-up, and will take most programmes from…Read moreRead more
21/06/2018: News Round Up
The latest radio stories: Sun FM has a new red and white logo, with matches the corporate style of it’s new owner, Nation Broadcasting. The new logo is on the Facebook and twitter pages, but the Sun FM website still retains the previous logo and colour scheme. Ofcom are inviting applications for new community radio…Read moreRead more
08/06/2018: News Round-Up
Here is this weeks news round up: With Key103 becoming Hits Radio, Key 2 has changed its name to Key Radio. Absolute Classic Rock has joined the Manchester DAB multiplex, broadcasting in mono at 80kbps London DAB stations Thames Radio will rebrand to Nation Radio later this month, but will remain separate from the current…Read moreRead more
Latest Audience Figures Report Growth In Digital Listening
The RAJAR Q1 2018 audience figures has reported a growth in digital listeners, with 50% of listening done via digital platforms (including DAB, digital TV, and online). A number of digital only stations have increased in popularity: Heart 80s now reaches 1.4 million listeners, but Absolute Radio 80s (with a smaller coverage area) remains the…Read moreRead more
Sound Digital Are to Expand Coverage
Sound Digital, the UK’s second commercial DAB multiplex, is to extend its coverage. Listeners in Wales, the South West, East Anglia, and North East Scotland will benefit from the extended coverage area, and there will also be a small coverage boost in and around Eastbourne on the south coast of England. Sound Digital is a…Read moreRead more
Big City Radio Falls Silent
Community radio station Big City Radio has ceased broadcasting. The 89.1 FM transmission is reported to have ceased, and the DAB broadcast on the Birmingham trial local multiplex has fallen silent. More details will be posted here as and when I have them.
More DAB+ Changes
On the London trial minimux, covering central London, Resonance has switched to DAB+ and Resonance Extra has launched. Both services are using a bit rate of 64 kbps in stereo. These services are only available on DAB+ compatible radios. Of the 14 services on this multiplex, only 4 still use the original form of DAB….Read moreRead more
Nation and Dragon Switch to DAB+
On the local multiplex North East Wales and West Cheshire, Nation Radio and Dragon Radio have switched to using DAB+ (48kbps). Both stations, owned by Nation Broadcasting, are now available in stereo in this area for the first time. However, as a result of the change, owners of older DAB radios will no longer receive…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