Category: Digital Radio News
Amazing Radio returns to DAB in London
Amazing Radio will be back on DAB in the London area exactly a year after transmissions on the national Digital One multiplex ended.
Absolute Radio stations dropped from DAB
Two of Absolute Radio’s sister stations have been removed from a number of DAB digital radio multiplexes across England and Wales.
Digital One to extend to Northern Ireland
Ofcom has granted permission for Digital One Ltd to extend its national radio multiplex, currently serving England, Scotland and Wales, to Northern Ireland.
Northants DAB multiplex gets turned on
Today at the Northampton Saints Rugby Ground, Ed Vaizey MP, Minister for Culture, Communications and the Creative Industries, switched on local DAB.
The Dark Side of the Moon for Smooth 70s
Smooth 70s is celebrating the 40th anniversary of Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon album by playing it in full.
Switchdigital searches for DAB services
Switchdigital Scotland is investing in the future of DAB in Scotland by asking for broadcasters to join them on their multiplex.
Kiss to review DAB channels, Bauer says
Kiss owner Bauer Media has said it will review the current transmission of Kiss on local DAB multiplexes as it launches on Digital One.
Digital One applies for Northern Ireland TX
Digital One has applied to Ofcom to extend the national DAB multiplex to Northern Ireland for the first time.
New Herts Beds Bucks multiplex launched
The National Radio Centre in Milton Keynes was the centre of local radio attention this morning as a new Mux was turned on.
Digital Radio on agenda for World Radio Day
Today sees the Digital Radio Conference taking place in Geneva, with speakers from around Europe talk about the latest technology.
Community radio station MKFM goes on DAB
A community radio station, unable to apply for an FM licence till next year, is launching on a DAB Digital Radio multiplex instead.
New talent and live breakfast for The Hits
Former Key 103 and Rock FM Late Show host Darryl Morris is taking on a live breakfast show on national digital station The Hits.
Date set for Herts Beds Bucks DAB launch
BBC Three Counties Radio and Heart will broadcast their breakfast shows from The National Radio Centre to mark the switch-on of local DAB.
235 people in Bath try to live without FM
The Department of Culture, Media and Sport has chosen Bath for a six-week pilot to work out how people might cope if FM is turned off.
Ofcom testing DAB+ in the Brighton area
DAB+ test transmissions going under the name of “Brighton Experimental” along with seagull noises and chilled out music are now on-air.
One third of new cars now come with DAB
New data about in-car digital radio shows 33.3% of all new cars have DAB digital radio installed as standard, up from 21% last year.
Kiss FM appears on national Digital One
London-based Kiss FM UK has appeared on the national Digital One DAB multiplex, as Smooth Xmas ceased transmission for a second year.
Local DAB mux switched-on in Oxfordshire
Broadcast Minister and local MP Ed Vaizey has officially turned-on the local DAB multiplex for Oxfordshire at a special event at the Museum of the History of Science.
D Love says buy a digital radio for Xmas
A new industry digital radio campaign running on TV and radio starts tomorrow, but the majority of UK radio stations are not spreading the D Love.
Meet D Love – digital radio’s secret weapon
A new character called D-Love has been unveiled at a radio conference held at the BBC’s New Broadcasting House on Monday, to promote digital radio.
Gold replaces LBC on MXR Yorkshire DAB
Global Radio has taken the decision to remove LBC from the Yorkshire regional digital radio multiplex and replace it with Gold.
Smooth Xmas set to return on Digital One
Smooth Radio is bringing back its all Christmas station for the second year running, on the national Digital One platform.
Absolute Radio 90s to air Hamish and Andy
Two of Australia’s biggest radio personalities, Hamish and Andy, have joined the Absolute Radio Network for a weekly show.
Smile Sussex crooning on the South Coast
Smile Sussex has just started broadcasting on DAB in Sussex playing nostalgic classics such as Frank Sinatra and Nat King Cole.
James May to speak at digital radio event
Broadcaster and Top Gear presenter James May is joining the line-up at the Drive to Digital Conference in London on November 5th.
Loss-making station Planet Rock for sale
Malcolm Bluemel, the owner of Planet Rock, is reportedly looking for a buyer for his national digital radio station.
Simon Bates takes on a new breakfast show
Smooth presenter Simon Bates is now hosting a new separate daily breakfast show on Smooth 70s at the same time as his show on Smooth Radio.
BBC national networks activate radioDNS
Radio DNS, the technical collaboration between the BBC, commercial radio and hundreds of broadcasters worldwide, has gone live on the BBC national stations.
Worldwide digital radio figures updated
WorldDMB has published the latest facts and figures on digital radio around the world.
New schedule starts at BBC Radio 1Xtra
Today sees a new drivetime, or Early Evening show start at 1Xtra as Tim Westwood is replaced by Charlie Sloth.
