DAB Radio in the UK.
Jan 26 2018
Absolute 90s will appear on the national Digital One multiplex on Monday 29th January 2018, filling a 80kbps mono slot that has been vacant since Magic’s Christmas radio station finished at the end of December. Listeners may need to retune to listen. Absolute 90s has in recent years been relegated to a number of local […]
Oct 2 2017
The BBC World Service is now available on DAB digital radio in Denmark following a national switch to DAB+. Overnight from 30th September to 1st October 2017, the Danish DAB network was switched to the newer DAB+ standard, providing room for new services to launch, including the BBC World Service, which now occupies a 40kbps […]
Jun 23 2017
The BBC is to make two major changes to radio broadcasting in Wales. The broadcaster has confirmed its plans to launch a new digital-only peak time service called BBC Radio Cymru 2, providing additional choice to Welsh speakers on DAB, iPlayer Radio and on digital TV platforms. Discussions regarding carriage agreements are ongoing with various […]
Apr 28 2017
The Private Members’ Small-Scale DAB Bill received Royal Assent to pass into law as an Act of Parliament yesterday (27 April 2017), thereby providing the means for a huge expansion of local and community stations on DAB. The Bill, officially known as the Broadcasting (Radio Multiplex Services) Bill 2016-17, is believed to be the first […]
Mar 13 2017
Heart 80s will launch across the UK on DAB D1 on March 14th On Tuesday at 6am, the UK will wake up to a brand new national radio station as Global, the media & entertainment group, launches Heart 80s. The new station will play non-stop feel good 80s classics, extending the UK’s biggest commercial radio […]
Mar 13 2017
BBC World Service English has announced the launch of a 24/7 DAB+ radio service in the Netherlands in an agreement with Broadcast Digital Networks (BDN) and Mobiele TV Nederland (MTVNL). In a three year contract BBC World Service English will be streamed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week on digital radio in the […]
Sep 12 2016
Ahead of his presentation at IBC in WorldDAB’s Insight Session, we speak to Laurence Harrison, Technology and Market Development Director, Digital Radio UK, on the status of DAB in the UK and the importance of setting a date for DSO. What is the status of digital radio adoption and progress to DSO in your country? […]
Sep 9 2016
The UK is to get a new national music station, called Union JACK, which promises to play only the best UK music from the past 60 years. The interactive station, giving listeners the chance to choose tracks from a playlist of thousands of songs, is being launched during a week in which just five of […]
BBC switch from SD to HD on satellite
Joint UK/international BBC News service from March
Loss of channels on Freesat 4K TV Boxes after a reset
Digital UK becomes “Everyone TV”
Rollout of BBC One HD for the English regions
ITVX launch month delivers 55% increase in ITV’s streaming viewing and 65% increase in online users
New Broadcast 2040+ researchBBC to switch off all SD satellite channels
ITV2/3/4 HD FTA
Jan 25 2019
The Absolute Radio 90s Retune
If you listen to Absolute Radio 90s on DAB Digital Radio, there are some technical changes happening which mean you’ll need to retune your radio on or after Monday 4th February 2019 in order to keep listening to the station on DAB. Absolute Radio 90s is still going to be available across the UK, but […]
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By Expat • DAB Radio