Digital Radio enters next phase

The next phase of the local digital licence rollout has been announced by the Radio Authority. This will extend the availability of local radio within several areas of the UK, bringing new and existing services to the Digital Radio platform. Usually, services start within six months of the licence being awarded. The timetable is shown below:

Exeter & Torbay / Apr. 2001 / July 2001 / Sept. 2001
Bradford & Hudd. / May 2001 / Aug. 2001 / Oct. 2001
Peterborough / June 2001 / Sept. 2001 / Nov. 2001
Inverness / July 2001 / Oct. 2001 / Dec. 2001
Leicester / Aug. 2001 / Nov. 2001 / Jan. 2002
Swindon & West Wilts. / Sept. 2001 / Dec. 2001 / Feb. 2002
South Hampshire / Oct. 2001 / Jan. 2002 / Mar. 2002
Norwich / Dec. 2001 / Mar. 2002 / May 2002
Yorkshire (regional) / Feb. 2002 / May 2002 / July 2002
Sussex Coast* / Apr. 2002 / July 2002 / Sept. 2002
Swansea / June 2002 / Sept. 2002 / Nov. 2002
Stoke-on-Trent / Aug. 2002 / Nov. 2002 / Jan. 2003
Kent* / Oct. 2002 / Jan. 2003 / Mar. 2003
Nottingham / Dec. 2002 / Mar. 2003 / May 2003
Reading & Basingstoke / Feb. 2003 / May 2003 / July 2003
Plymouth / Apr. 2003 / July 2003 / Sept. 2003

[*subject to international co-ordination of frequencies]

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