Radio Wirral Launches

Radio Wirral has now launched on DAB+. The station is using DAB+ at 48 kbps in stereo, and is on the North East Wales and West Cheshire multiplex. This gives a coverage area of North East Wales and West Cheshire, as previously mentioned, but also Liverpool and the surrounding area. As mentioned previously, Radio Wirral…Read moreRead more

12/08/18: News Round-up – Station Updates

Here are a couple of news stories to report on: Black Cat Cambridge and Resonance Extra have joined the Cambridge Trial multiplex. Both are using DAB+ (not compatible will all DAB radios), at a bit rate of 48 kbps. Bliss Radio has launched on DAB in North East Wales and West Cheshire. The station is…Read moreRead more

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

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