Central Lancashire multiplex bidder announces plans

There are at least two bidders for the Preston small-scale DAB multiplex as a second bidder announces its plans to apply.

LegacyDigital is a local group of radio people headed by engineer Peter Allridge.

The other applicant is Preston DAB – a partnership between Preston’s Beat 103, Dee Radio Group and Niocast Digital – which has been set up to apply for the multiplex covering Preston, Leyland and Chorley.

Peter says: “The network will only be deploying DAB+ technology as the original DAB platform is not as efficient as DAB+ where you can get 3 to 4 times more capacity than normal DAB which requires a higher bitrate in mono to sound anywhere near acceptable.

“If you’re interested in running or thinking of setting a station up please get in touch via info@legacydigital.uk and one of my team will get back to you.

More details at or legacydigital.uk.

See all the known bidders for Round 2 here.


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Posted on Saturday, August 21st, 2021 at 10:20 am by RadioToday Staff

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