Listeners told to re-tune digital radios

01/03/2012 - 00:00 | 4 Replies More

Some Digital Radio listeners will need to re-tune their devices to continue receiving Capital, Heart, Choice, XFM, LBC and Kiss today.

Changes are being made to “Improve the efficiency of the network” and stations are advising listeners to re-tune.

“Although this only affects a small number of digital radio stations it is advised that digital radio listeners re-tune. Some listeners may also need to reset their presets,” the organisation stated.

Digital Radio UK also says that digital radio listeners should get into the habit of re-tuning their digital radios from time to time, to make sure that they can get all the latest stations available in their area.

Martyn Humphreys, Head of Broadcast Systems at Bauer Radio posted on Digital Spy explaining the changes: “This is a major reorganisation of DAB SID codes, primarily being driven by Global to tie-in with the FM PI code reorganisations being discussed in other threads.

It will also rationalise DAB Service ID code allocations nationwide so that we can implement service-following for in-car radios – that is, the radio automatically retuning to, for example, Kiss on the next multiplex as you drive out of the area of one and into the area of another.

Specifically for Kiss, we are only making minor changes to Kiss 105-108 DAB in Norwich, Peterborough and Cambridge, and Kiss National DAB in Sussex, Kent, and Berkshire and North Hampshire.

In the first phase happening today the stations will get new SIDs, but the old ones will stay active for a period. In a few weeks listeners who have not retuned will be served an audio announcement asking them to retune, and finally in a month or so the old SIDs will be deactivated – listeners who have not retuned by this time may well lose services, so please do!”

A website has been set up to provide help at getdigitalradio.com/retune.


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  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=515784900 Richie Wild on Facebook

    I noticed when I switched on for Steve Allen this morning the display read “moved” instead of LBC. I also notice that, on the Tune In Radio app, LBC isn’t working this morning.

  • Radio Geordie

    About time there was a digital equivalent of RDS.
    Prior to this, we had to tune in to one of the national radio offerings and pray that the coverage was strong enough to be heard throughout the journey from A to B.
    In the case of Bauer, why just Kiss?  There’s a number of Magic’s here in the North of England which broadcasts exactly the same programmes (except breakfast).  In fact, in the same areas, you also have a network of Heat’s and Kerrang’s as well.
    In fact, why stop there?  There’s also a number of Real XS’s dotted around the country.
    The point is, whether they broadcast over most of the country or regionally, it should be possible to hear the service even if you move out of one area and into another.

  • Gary Grffiths

    My new preset list looks like this:
    Station Moved Station Moved Station Moved Station Moved Station Moved Station Moved

  • Mark Levy

    Perhaps it would have been a good idea to use the Station Moved spaces for more radio stations and especially in places where they aren’t available in certain areas of the country.  Absolute Noughties and 60s for instance,  which aren’t available in the Manchester area.   I have had this dream that extra stations did appear to fill the gap,  some with strange names and most of them broadcasting in mono, but exciting to listen to all the same.  As a DAB radio listener rather than normal FM,  there should be more choice.  Of course I have to be careful what I dream about,  it just might happen!

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