The new radio-on-your-TV service from UK Radio Portal is now available on Amazon Fire TV in addition to Freeview Play.
Designed to bring radio stations to the Freeview platform, all signed-up services are available directly from channel 277 on the Freeview Electronic Programme Guide (EPG).
A number of radio stations across the UK have joined the service, including:
• Let’s Rock Radio
• News Radio UK
• Lovelife
• TRD1-4
• Outreach Radio
• Outreach Dance
• Nation Radio
• York Mix
• Regency Radio
• Happy Radio
• Awaaz FM
• DH One
• Durham OnAir
• Radio West Fife
• Release Radio
• North Derbyshire Radio
• Glitterbeam
• CPR 100.2
• Frisk Radio
• Juice Radio DAB
UKRP, run by Osman Sen-Chadun, says it has reduced its carriage rates since its launch thanks to ‘technological enhancements’.
Osman told RadioToday: “Radio stations are already discovering new ways of using images on the TV screen to augment their radio service propositions, in a similar way to digital signage. Example use cases include visually promoting radio shows/presenters or special feature programmes, carrying on-screen advertising and sponsorship images, and including on-screen QR codes which offer listeners discounts to advertiser services.
“UK Radio Portal brings radio stations to the TV using their existing Internet audio streams. This means, for most radio stations, that no extra capital or infrastructure investment is required – all that’s needed is an MP3 stream URL and some HD-quality images to place on rotation on the TV screen whilst the radio station is playing.”
In October 2021, Freeview announced that Freeview Play was now used in over 10 million homes. This followed sales of over 14 million devices.
Posted on Saturday, October 22nd, 2022 at 9:15 am by RadioToday UK