
 | The station takes up the remaining space on the West Midlands multiplex, which was originally reserved for BBC Asian Network. When the mulitplex was advertised, a certain amount of bandwidth was reserved for the Asian Network, but the station has since launched on the BBC's national DAB digital radio multiplex. allowing the introduction of an alternative service. As BBC Asian Network broadcasts at 64Kbps in mono on the national multiplex, an equal amount of space was reserved for it on the West Midlands multiplex. This explains the lower-than-usual bitrate of Kerrang! on the multiplex. Related links: Kerrang! wins third WM regional radio licence, via this website. details of all WM FM licence applicants, via this website.
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