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DAB Digital Radio
There are 3 DAB digital radio multiplexes for London and the surrounding area. The services are either rebroadcasts of existing FM/AM/MW services (as available) or brand new stations set up specifically for DAB digital radio. London 1 is operated by CE Digital on channel 12C, London 2 by Switch Digital on channel 12A, and London 3 by DRg (Digital Radio Group) on channel 11B.
What is digital radio?
Which radios can I buy?Key to DAB stations:
station on-air on DAB
forthcoming station (launch date)
show all multiplex histories
(m) indicates mono service
(pt) indicates part-time service
(d) indicates data service i.e. html pages viewable in a web browser, etc.
London 1: channel 12C
Capital 95.8
Chill (m)
Galaxy Digital
Heat
Heart
Jazz FM
Kiss
LBC 97.3 FM (m)
Magic 105.4
Real Radio
Sunrise Radio (m)
Traffic Radio
DAB Guide (d)
stations no longer on multiplex » Xfm London (moved to London II Oct 2009)
Gold (moved to London II Oct 2009)
Choice (moved to London III Oct 2009)
LBC News 1152 AM (moved to London III May 2009)
Smash Hits Radio (moved to London III Sept 2007)
Capital Disney (June 2007)
Century Digital (Mar 2007)
London 2: channel 12A
Absolute Radio 90s
BBC London
Gold
The Hits (m)
Kerrang! (m)
Punjabi Radio (m)
Smooth Radio
Spectrum Radio (m)
Sout-al-Khaleej (m)
UCB Gospel (m)
UCB Inspirational (m)
Xfm London
stations no longer on multiplex » Absolute 80s (June 2010, now on national DAB)
UCB UK (Dec 2009, now on national DAB)
Absolute Xtreme (off DAB Dec 2009)
Galaxy Digital (moved to London I Oct 2009)
Heart (moved to London I Oct 2009)
Zee Radio (May 2009)
Yaar Radio (now Punjabi Radio, May 2008)
Primetime Radio (June 2006)
M.O.R. Radio (May 2006)
Saga Radio (Feb 2006)
Virgin Groove (Sept 2005)
Travel Now (closed 2004)
Ministry of Sound Radio (off DAB Dec 2002)
WLON - The Mix (closed Dec 2002)
Big (closed Jan 2002)
The Lounge (closed Dec 2001)
London 3: channel 11B
Absolute Classic Rock
Dabbl (m/pt)
Choice
Colourful (m)
Fun Kids (m/pt)
Gaydar Radio
IBC Tamil (m)
Kismat Radio (m)
LBC News 1152 AM (m)
Panjab Radio (m)
Passion for the Planet
Polish Radio London (m)
Premier Gospel
Rainbow Radio (m)
Desi Radio (m)
stations no longer on multiplex » NME Radio (June 2010)
Q Radio (June 2010)
Premier Christian Radio (now on national DAB, Feb 2010)
Chill (moved to London I Oct 2009)
Choice (moved to London III May 2009)
Easy Radio (Oct 2008)
The Arrow (May 2008)
Smash Hits Radio (Apr 2008)
Virgin Radio Groove (Jan 2008)
Heat (moved to London I Sept 2007)
Classic Gold (Aug 2007)
The Storm (Mar 2007)
The Mix (Apr 2005)
Abracadabra (now Fun Kids)
SBN (off DAB July 2004)
Liquid (replaced by Virgin Radio Classic Rock May 2004, now Absolute Classic Rock)
Tap (off DAB Feb 2003)
Purple Radio (closed Feb 2003)
View a coverage map for the London 3 multiplex.Other multiplexes:
There may also be the BBC's national DAB digital radio services and national commercial DAB digital radio stations available to you in this area. You can also do a postcode check to confirm which services you may receive.
Live in a weak signal area? Need a DAB digital radio aerial to improve reception? You can get one online.
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 Absolute Classic Rock
classic rock tracks
 available on DAB digital radio, in the London area
 listen live on our audio pages
Absolute Radio 90s
1990s pop and rock classics
available on DAB digital radio, in the London area
Absolute Radio
adult contemporary; popular rock music from the last 30 years
 105.8 (Greater London and South East England)
also available on DAB digital radio, on the national commercial multiplex
listen live on our audio pages
Bang Radio
community station
103.6 (Stonebridge & Harlesden, Brent)
BBC London 94.9
talk; news and sport; contemporary and specialist music programmes
94.9 (Greater London)
also available on DAB digital radio, in the London area
listen live on our audio pages
Buzz Asia
music for young Asians
 963 (Greater London)
972
Capital 95.8
pop and r&b; classic pop tracks
95.8 (Greater London)
also available on DAB digital radio, in the London area
listen live on our audio pages
Chill
relaxing chillout music
available on DAB digital radio, in the London area
Choice FM
r&b; hip-hop; dance; soul; reggae
96.9 (South London)
107.1 (North London)
listen live on our audio pages
also available on DAB digital radio, in the London area
Colourful Radio
r&b; hip-hop; funk; soul; reggae
available on DAB digital radio, in the London area
Dabbl
live pop and rock music recordings; radio you control
available on DAB digital radio, in the London area, from 1900 to 0900 daily
DAB Guide
Electronic Programme Guide for some services on London 1 DAB multiplex
this is a data service channel on DAB digital radio on the CE Digital mux
 EPG information can be viewed on some receivers
Desi Radio
music and talk for the Punjabi community in Southall
1602 (Southall)
also available on DAB digital radio, in the London area, soon
listen live on our audio pages
Fun Kids
radio for children
available on DAB digital radio, in the London area
listen live on our audio pages
Galaxy Digital
contemporary dance music and r&b
available on DAB digital radio, in the London area
listen live on our audio pages
Gaydar Radio
music, news and features for gays and lesbians
available on DAB digital radio, in the London area
listen live on our audio pages
Gold
oldies and classic hits
1548 (Greater London)
also available on DAB digital radio, in the London area
listen live on our audio pages
Hayes FM
community station
91.8 (Hayes, Middlesex)
Heart 106.2
adult contemporary & 'lifestyle' music
106.2 (Greater London)
also available on DAB digital radio, in the London area
listen live on our audio pages
Heat Radio
music from the eighties to today; old skool tracks; celebrity news
available on DAB digital radio, in the London area
listen live on our audio pages
The Hits Radio
contemporary pop music
available on DAB digital radio, in the London area
listen live on our audio pages
IBC Tamil
radio for the Tamil community
available on DAB digital radio, in the London area
Jazz FM
uptempo and downtempo jazz
available on DAB digital radio, in the London area
listen live on our audio pages
Kerrang!
modern rock & heavy metal
available on DAB digital radio, in the London area
listen live on our audio pages
Kismat Radio
asian talk radio
1035 (Greater London)
also available on DAB digital radio, in the London area
Kiss 100
r&b, pop and contemporary dance
100.0 (Greater London)
also available on DAB digital radio, in the London area
listen live on our audio pages
LBC 97.3 FM
talk and phone-ins; news reports
97.3 (Greater London)
also available on DAB digital radio, in the London area
listen live on our audio pages
LBC News 1152 AM
news; sport and business news; current affairs; travel updates
1152 (Greater London)
also available on DAB digital radio, in the London area
listen live on our audio pages
Link FM
station now closed
London Greek Radio
music and news for the Greek community
103.3 (Haringey, North London)
listen live on our audio pages
London Turkish Radio (LTR)
music and news for the Turkish community
1584 (North London)
Magic 105.4
melodic music mix; classic hits
105.4 (Greater London)
also available on DAB digital radio, in the London area
listen live on our audio pages
NuSound Radio
community station
92.0 (Forest Gate)
On FM
community station
101.4 (Hammersmith)
Panjab Radio
music, news & information for Panjabi people
available on DAB digital radio, in the London area
listen live on our audio pages
Passion for the Planet
Adult melodic and MOR; talk about green & environmental issues
available on DAB digital radio, in the London area
listen live on our audio pages
Polish Radio London
radio for the Polish community
available on DAB digital radio, in the London area
Premier Christian Radio
christian worship radio
1332 (Greater London)
1305
1413
listen live on our audio pages
Our listen live : praise & gospel page has more stations from Premier
also available on DAB digital radio, on the national commercial multiplex
Premier Gospel
Gospel music radio
available on DAB digital radio, in the London area
listen live on our audio pages
Punjabi Radio
radio for the Punjabi community
available on DAB digital radio, in the London area
107.8 Radio Jackie
adult contemporary music and oldies
107.8 (South-West London & Kingston-upon-Thames)
listen live on our audio pages
Rainbow Radio
music and talk for the African communities
Resonance 104.4 FM
contemporary music and sound art, broadcasting part-time
(from 12 midday to 1am 7 days a week)
104.4 (South Bank)
listen live on our audio pages
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102.2 Smooth FM
easy listening contemporary and classic hits
102.2 (Greater London)
also available on DAB digital radio, in the London area
listen live on our audio pages
Sound Radio
community licence returned to Ofcom
Sout al Khaleej Radio
Arab pop, concerts and poetry
available on DAB digital radio, in the London area
South London Radio 107.3
station now closed
Spectrum Radio
multilingual programmes, features and music
558 (Greater London)
also available on DAB digital radio, in the London area
Sunrise Radio
music and news for the asian community
1458 (North London)
also available on DAB digital radio, in the London area
listen live on our audio pages
Sound Radio
community licence returned to Ofcom
Time 106.8 FM
station now closed
Time 107.5 FM
music from the last 30 years
107.5 (Romford)
listen live on our audio pages
Traffic Radio
rolling traffic and roadworks information
available on DAB digital radio, in the London area
listen live on our audio pages
UCB Gospel
Gospel music and features
available on DAB digital radio, in the London area
UCB Inspirational
Christian radio with music and features
available on DAB digital radio, in the London area
Radio Ummah
community station
94.0 (Manor Park, Newham)
Voice of Africa Radio
community station
94.3 (Newham)
West Side Radio
community station
89.6 (Southall)
Xfm London
popular new rock, indie and dance music
104.9 (Greater London)
also available on DAB digital radio, in the London area
listen live on our audio pages
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