Digital Radio

Digital Radio UK and the Radio Academy Wales, in partnership with RadioToday, are holding a free digital radio event in Cardiff.

JACK fm Berkshire, recently banished to DAB, is changing its name to Sam FM Thames Valley from September 4th.

Ofcom has said no to a request from MuxCo mid and west Wales to extend its coverage area to include Swansea.

Digital radio station Fun Kids is claiming the title of World's Biggest Kids Podcaster, as it launches another all about reading.

Wireless Group's Belfast-based station U105 has gone on digital radio for the first time this week.

Digital radio progress was celebrated at a special Digital Radio Summer Reception on Monday at Global.

The station playing nothing but new beats, KISS Fresh, has joined the national radio line-up on DAB digital radio.

Together these new transmitters will reach 250,000 listeners throughout the area which was celebrated at a special event at Brownlow Primary School in Melton Mowbray.

A new digital radio station will launch this weekend on the Herts, Beds and Bucks DAB multiplex.

BBC Radio Cymru 2 is getting ready to launch on DAB Digital Radio in Wales following a trial under the name of Radio Cymru Mwy last year.

Wireless Group has launched a summer-themed radio station in Scotland, to complement its three seasonal stations in England and Wales.

Thames Radio is converting itself to a non-stop music station, as management tells all presenters not to record any more shows.

Liverpool's radio broadcasters gathered on Tuesday evening to celebrate the rise of digital radio in the area.

Exeter's Radio Exe has been added to two DAB digital radio multiplexes to reach a wider audience across what it calls “the best bits” of Devon.

The small-scale DAB trial in Manchester operated by Niocast is to carry at least 28 radio stations by the end of the month, and it still won't be full.

It's a substantial change in its broadcasting strategy but many of the regular programmes will continue.

Speakers included Caroline Martin, lunchtime host of BBC West Midlands and Ed James, host of Heart West Midlands’ Heart Breakfast with Ed & Gemma.

A special switch-on event has taken place in Telford on Wednesday morning to switch on new DAB transmitters in Wolverhampton & Shropshire.

It will provide the means for a huge expansion of local and community stations on DAB, marking an historic day for UK radio.

Fix Radio, the new London DAB station aimed at tradespeople, has been launched by Charlie Mullins, the world's richest plumber.

A new digital radio station has launched today allowing users to create and upload their own radio programmes.

The radio station featured in BBC 1 comedy Car Share has been brought to life by Steve Penk.

The expansion of digital radio coverage means that many listeners can now receive six further radio stations.

The station will launch at 7am on Wednesday 26th April and will give away 20,000 bacon butties over the first 40 days of broadcasting.

Newly confirmed to speak at the event are Caroline Martin, lunchtime host of BBC West Midlands and Amy Southall, Midlands Officer, Student Radio Association.

There are now three national DAB multiplexes and 53 local DAB multiplexes across the UK.

New figures have been released from WorldDAB showing over 50 million DAB Digital Radio receivers have now been sold.

The team behind MKFM is launching two new radio stations later this year.

One of BBC Radio 2's annual pop-up stations is coming back on March 9th for four days.

Forces radio station BFBS will come off the national digital radio multiplex Digital One in March after carrying out analysis over the costs.

Glasgow’s digital radio scene will be celebrated at a special radio event - Doing the DAB - from Digital Radio UK in partnership with RadioToday.

100% Digital - By Laurence Harrison, Market Development Director, Digital Radio UK

The official start of switching off most radio services from FM has begun in Norway.

The new word on the street in Norway is #FMexit, to represent the digital switchover happening on Wednesday morning

The countdown is on to the official start of digital radio switchover in Norway, beginning on January 11th at 11:11.11am.

Angel can now be heard on DAB in Aldershot, Bristol, Brighton, Birmingham, Cambridge, Hampshire, Isle of Wight, London, Norwich, West Sussex and Woking.

The digital pop-up service is on-air until January 3rd 2017 – BBC Radio Cymru’s 40th birthday.

The launch of the final transmitter, located at Turnpike Hill, completes a programme of work to expand local DAB coverage to 95% of households and roads in Kent.

You can hear the event in full exclusively on inRad.io tonight from 7pm. Listen via TuneIn, website, Apple TV or Android/iPhone apps.

They say the current operator, Bauer Media, has made no attempt to offer solutions such as DAB+.

The report confirms that digital listening has increased to 45.5% and in six areas of the UK digital listening exceeds 50%, led by Sussex.

The event is taking place at 6pm on Thursday 8 December at Texture Bar in central Manchester.

A radio station is launching in Manchester playing traditional Christmas carols and general festive music from Dec 1st.

David Jensen and Pat Sharp are among the presenting line-up for commercial radio operator UKRD's new digital service, My Music Radio.

The small-scale DAB trial for Aldershot has added a second transmitter to its service to expand the coverage area.

BBC Radio Humberside’s David Burns is broadcasting his mid-morning programme live from Café Indie Pendent in Scunthorpe between 9am and midday

The station will re-broadcast the audio of Bloomberg television with the exception of a European breakfast show and the 4-5pm Bloomberg Markets: European Close show.

Jazz fan Will Young will host a show on the BBC Music Jazz DAB station this year.

ENCORE RADIO, backed by UKRD, will officially start at 1pm Monday and will feature West End Star Duncan James and TV and radio personality Liz Wickham.

The countdown and switch on moment was broadcast from the school live across the county to listeners on BBC Radio Suffolk.