Offering a truly local service for the town, Black Cat Radio is on the air now. Listeners with a DAB digital radio in the broadcast area can receive the new station by performing an "Autotune" or "rescan" on their radio.
[Wed 4 Jan 12]


Pop Up Radio joins Celtic Connections music festival in Glasgow
Local DAB digital radio station Pop Up Radio will be popping up again from 16th January until 7th February 2012, joining the Celtic Connections festival in Glasgow, Scotland.

The station will be on-air 24 hours a day, with live broadcasts from the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall daily from 11am until 7pm, including live sessions, interviews with performers and festivalgoers and extra performances from the Danny Kyle Open Stage.

Check our local listings to see if Pop Up Radio is available in your part of the country. Listeners with a DAB digital radio in the broadcast area can receive Pop Up Radio by performing an "Autotune" or "rescan" on their radio.
[Sun 1 Jan 12]


Smooth Radio launched on national DAB digital radio
If you were lucky enough to receive a DAB digital radio for Christmas, you can't fail to have noticed a brand new seventies radio station Smooth Radio 70s on your radio's screen. The station is playing disco, pop and Motown hits from the decade.

From Stevie Wonder to Rod Stewart, Diana Ross to The Carpenters, Smooth Radio 70s is available across England, Scotland and Wales on DAB digital radio, online and on your internet radio receiver. Listeners with a DAB digital radio in England, Scotland and Wales already receiving Smooth Radio can find the new station by performing an "Autotune" or "rescan" on their radio.
[Sun 1 Jan 12]


BBC plans 97 percent coverage of its national radio stations
More than one hundred and fifty transmitters are planned over the next five years
[Sat 31 Dec 11]
Yeovil, Workington & Newcastle (NI) DAB transmitters switched on
Parts of Northern Ireland, Cumbria and Somerset get DAB coverage for BBC nationals
[21 Dec 11]
Leicester DAB transmitter switched on in December
Copt Oak serves the M1 corridor and improves coverage to towns within the county
[Thurs 15 Dec 11]
BBC powers up two more DAB digital radio transmitters for Wales
Conwy and upper Swansea valley radio transmitters carry BBC 6 music & Five Live
[Sat 10 Dec 11]


Roberts Vintage digi radio seeks out DAB and FM stations
Roberts' traditional-looking portable includes built-in battery charger and digital radio tuner
[Mon 5 Dec 11]


Roberts Dreamdock keeps you sleeping with adjustable brightness
Roberts' latest alarm clock dock features no less than four display backlight settings & remote
[Mon 5 Dec 11]


Roberts RecordR saves radio programmes to SDHC memory card
Roberts' new DAB and FM portable radio features 4 separate timers for your favourite shows
[Sun 4 Dec 11]


Pure Contour 100Di docks in for Christmas 2011
Pure's internet radio app pairs with Contour 100Di DAB/FM speaker dock for radio coverage
[Tues 22 Nov 11]


DAB's on the move with the Pure Highway 300Di
Pause radio while you fill up with petrol with Pure's new in-car DAB radio package
[Sun 13 Nov 11]


A Smooth move into Christmas
Missing some Christmas tunes to get you in the spirit? Smooth Radio Christmas has already started on DAB digital radio across England, Wales and Scotland and its website can be found here.

The station, playing nonstop Christmas music, is broadcasting on DAB digital radio and online until 26th December.

Listeners with a DAB radio may need to retune or rescan their radio to pick up the new station.
[Weds 2 Nov 11]


Want Beatles, Stones and Motown? Absolutely
Launching on Tuesday 22nd November, Absolute Radio 60s will also play The Doors, Hendrix, The Who and loads of other bands with a rockier edge.

The station can be heard on local DAB digital radio in London, Ayr, Cardiff & Newport, Coventry, Exeter & Torbay, Swindon & West Wiltshire, Tyne & Wear, Teesside, Leeds, Humberside, South Yorkshire, Liverpool and Central Lancashire.

Listeners with a DAB radio may need to retune or rescan their radio to pick up the new station when it launches on 22nd November. Absolute Radio Classic Rock will drop to mono when the new station launches, which will also broadcast in mono.
[Weds 2 Nov 11, amended 4 Nov 11]


The seventies were absolutely the best decade
Landing on DAB digital radio in London on Tuesday 29th November, Absolute Radio 70s will play popular tracks from Rod Stewart, Stevie Wonder, Elton John, Marvin Gaye, Slade, T Rex, Jackson 5, Blondie, Sweet and David Bowie.

The station will focus on pop, soul, new wave and mainstream rock from the seventies.

Listeners with a DAB radio in and around London may need to retune or rescan their radio to pick up the new station when it launches on 29th November. Absolute Radio 00s will drop to mono when the new station launches, which will also broadcast in mono.
[Weds 2 Nov 11]


Kitsound PULSE sets internet, DAB and FM combos racing ahead
Kitsound PULSE packs internet, DAB, DAB+ and FM radio alongside music streaming
[Mon 10 Oct 11]


Revo K2's tower is its strength
New Revo K2 offers first iPad docking with internet, FM and DAB radio features in a tower unit
[Mon 10 Oct 11]


Pure One Classic series II lets you listen twice or listen later
Pause, rewind and record features in a new portable mains & battery DAB/FM radio
[Sun 25 Sept 11]


Now Russia has a voice on DAB radio in London
Russian news and information station The Voice of Russia has hopped onto London's second DAB digi radio multiplex. The station is broadcasting on DAB digital radio in England's capital city.


DAB shuffle as Smooth swaps with rock service; alt rock in Reading
There has been a rejigging of stations on several DAB radio multiplexes during the last month. New rock music station NME Radio has joined local DAB in and around Reading & Basingstoke.

Smooth Radio can now be heard on local DAB in and around Edinburgh and Glasgow, with rock station Real XS taking its place on central Scotland's regional 'plex.

Listeners to the regional (stereo) flavours of Jazz FM in North-West England, London and West Midlands must now tune in to the national (mono) version of Jazz FM, available on DAB. The station has been replaced by classic rock station Real XS, originating from Manchester, in these areas.

Meanwhile, listeners in Glasgow (for the time being at least) now have two rock stations to choose from - Real XS on the regional digital radio multiplex serving the city or 96.3 Rock Radio. Jazz FM also disappears from the local multiplex serving Glasgow, replaced by Smooth Radio.
[Sat 10 Sept 11]


Pure launch revitalised One mini Series II
Sylish soft-touch finish and satin controls build on the award-winning One mini's reliability
[Sun 28 Aug 11]


Pure launch Move 2500 - new handheld DAB model
2500 features rechargeable battery, noise-reducing headphones and DAB+ compatibility
[Tues 16 Aug 11]


Real Radio XS to launch on DAB in clearout of Rock Radio name
Station rename gives green light to go on DAB across Manchester and North-West, but doubts cast about XS station duplication in Wales
[Sat 30 July 11]


Bay Radio sweeps across South Wales and the West on DAB
Station serving Swansea, Neath and Port Talbot to join regional digital radio multiplex to increase coverage
North Devon DAB expansion from Exeter and Torbay approved
[Thurs 21 July 11]


Mountain FM launches on regional South Wales DAB multiplex
Valleys-based music station heard as far west as Swansea across to Bristol on digi radio
[Thurs 21 July 11]


Sony's CMT-CX5 made for iPod/iPhone loads CD player & DAB+ tuner
Sony launches curvaceous wall-mounted DAB lifestyle system with built-in iPod dock
[Sun 17 July 11]


Sony's get back to basic looks, but pack in wi-fi, iPhone & DAB tuner
Sony G series range features entry-level DAB micro, with wi-fi internet radio streaming later on
Pure Sirocco 550 wi-fi and DAB micro now shipping
[Sun 3 July 11]


Portable Roberts Stream 105: wifi internet radio listening in new places
New wifi radio runs on batteries for full portability in wifi hotspot area or tethered to home router
Pure ONE Flow wi-fi, DAB and FM radio at under a ton
Roberts 63i internet radio plays your CD collection, lets you dock your iPod
[Thurs 23 Jun 11]


Roberts ClassicDAB offers quality and affordability
ClassicDAB mains and battery radio let's you listen to 6 music and Jazz FM in the garden
[Sun 03 Apr 11]


Karma chameleon reveals colours: Jazz FM launches nationally on DAB
Placeholder Karma has given way to Jazz FM, which can now be heard on national DAB digital radio up and down Great Britain. The station went live on national DAB on Monday, 21st March at midnight, broadcasting Dinner Jazz with Sarah Ward, The Late Lounge from 10:00pm Monday to Thursday nights and Jazz Breakfast with Nigel Williams.

Listeners with a DAB digital radio will be able to find the station Jazz FM National in the scrolling list. Or, perform an Autotune or re-scan if it hasn't already appeared.
[Mon 21 Mar 11]


Panjab Radio launches on DAB in North-East England
Panjabi language station, Panjab Radio can now be heard on DAB digital radio in the North-East region of England.

The station can also be heard in the West Midlands, Greater London and in West Yorkshire on DAB digital radio.
[Sun 20 Mar 11]


BBC prepares to launch Radio 4 Extra as it drops Radio 7 name
New Radio 4 spinoff station, BBC Radio 4 Extra, will launch on Saturday, 2nd April, it has been announced. Proving this is no late April Fool's joke, the station will be running comedy series such as 'What's So Funny', a half-hour weekly look at comedy news, reviews and previews, to be broadcast at 10:00am on Friday 8 April.

Radio 4 Extra's Comedy Club will run six nights a week from 10.00pm to 12midnight and feature contemporary comedy, with comic guests.

'Ambridge Extra' will give listeners the chance to spend more time with Archers characters, giving more detail about the lives of the central characters within the radio drama.
[Sun 20 Feb 11]


The Breeze sweeps into Bristol
Eclectic and easy listening music mix station The Breeze is available on DAB digital radio in the Bristol and Bath areas from Valentine's Day, also launching in the place of Star Radio on 107.2 FM in the city of Bristol.
[Sun 13 Feb 11]


Jack FM - playing what they like on DAB in Bristol and Bath
Playing music from the last fifty years, Jack FM is now available on DAB digital radio in the Bristol and Bath areas.
[Sun 13 Feb 11]

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