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

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

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

Date Announced for Panjab Radio Frequency Switch

Panjab Radio will switch MW (AM) frequencies with Love Sport on 1st August. Panjab Radio will take over the 558 MW frequency, enabling the station to expand to cover the whole of the Greater London area. This allows Panjab Radio to match the coverage of its rival stations Lyca Radio and Sunrise Radio. Panjab Radio…Read moreRead more

DAB and Frequency Updates

Panjab Radio and Love Sport have been given permission to swap trans miters and frequencies from Ofcom. Panjab Radio will take over the 588 MW (AM) frequency and expand its coverage to the whole of Greater London. Meanwhile Love Sport will reduce its coverage area to serve the North London on the 1548 MW (AM)…Read moreRead more

15/06/2018: News Round Up

Here is the news from the past week: 45 Radio has joined the Norwich trial small scale DAB multiplex,using DAB+ at 48 kbps. This service is aimed at listeners aged 45 and over. Jazz FM has switched to DAB+ at 40 kbps, and is no longer available on all radios. Flame Christian has ceased broadcasting…Read moreRead more

Love Sport Requests Format Change

London station Love Sport, which broadcasts on 558 MW and DAB, has requested a format change from Ofcom. The move is to allow a greater focus on sports coverage. The request is to remove the requirement to cover business, finance and entertainment news, in order to provide a 24 hour speech service focussing on sport…Read moreRead more

Trial London Service is Renamed

NTS.LIVE operating on the Trial London DAB multiplex has been renamed Love Talk. The is assumed to be a sister station to the recently launched Love Sport. When Love Sport was first announced under the name Citi Sport, there were plans for a Citi Talk DAB station. More details will be posted here as and…Read moreRead more