DAB Digital Radio
The local digital radio multiplex for Oxfordshire will launch in October 2008 on channel 10B and is operated by Now Digital. There were two applications for the licence.
The local digital radio multiplex for Reading and Basingstoke is on the air now on channel 12D and is operated by Now Digital Limited.
What is digital radio?
Which radios can I buy?
Key to DAB stations:
station on-air on DAB
forthcoming station (launch date)
station no longer available on DAB (finish date)
Reading & Basingstoke: Channel 12D
BBC Radio Berkshire
Chill
Classic Gold
Kiss
OurKindOfMusic
2-Ten FM
Traffic Radio
NOW Access [date TBC]
Fun Radio (Jan 2008)
The Storm (Aug 2006)
Saga Radio (service never launched)
SBN - student broadcast network (m)
Oxfordshire : Channel 10B
BBC Radio Oxford (all in October 2008)
Fox
Jack FM (mono)
MY FM (mono)
Oxford's FM107.9 (mono)
Traffic Radio (mono)
UCB UK (mono)
Xfm
adult contemporary music service
View a coverage map for the Reading and Basingstoke 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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Oxfordshire
Newbury, West Berkshire, Reading, Slough, Bracknell Forest and Windsor and Maidenhead
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Asian Star
community station
[on-air date and frequency TBC] (Slough)

BBC Radio Berkshire
talk; news and sport; contemporary and oldies
104.1 (Basingstoke, Hampshire)
104.4 (Reading and Newbury)
95.4 (Windsor)
94.6 (Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire)
also available on local DAB digital radio, in the Reading
and Basingstoke areas
listen live to BBC Radio Berkshire on our audio pages

BBC Oxford
talk; news and sport; contemporary and oldies
95.2 (Oxford)
listen live to BBC Radio Oxford on our audio pages

Chill
relaxing chillout music
available on local DAB digital radio, in the Reading
and Basingstoke areas

Classic Gold 1431 & 1485
oldies and easy listening
1431 (North Hampshire, Reading and Newbury)
1485 (Thames Valley)
also available on local DAB digital radio, in the Reading
and Basingstoke areas
listen live on our audio pages

Fox FM
contemporary
97.4 (Banbury, Oxfordshire)
102.6 (Oxford)

106 Jack FM
classic hits and album tracks
106.4 (Oxford & Headington, Oxfordshire)
106.4 (Kidlington, Cowley, Didcot & Abingdon)
106.8 (Bicester, Witney, Wantage & Wallingford)

Kick FM
adult contemporary; soft rock
105.6 (Newbury and West Berkshire)
107.4

Kiss
contemporary dance and classic dance anthems
current and classic dance music
available on local DAB digital radio, in the Reading
and Basingstoke areas
listen live on our audio pages

OurKindOfMusic
easy listening and jazz music
available on local DAB digital radio, in the Reading
and Basingstoke areas

Oxford's FM107.9
pop, dance and r&b music
107.9 (Oxford, Oxfordshire)
listen live on our audio pages

Reading 107
music, news and information for the local community
107.0 (Reading)

Time 106.6
adult contemporary music; news
106.6 (Slough and Maidenhead and Windsor)
listen live on our audio pages

Touch FM
contemporary and classic hits
107.6 (Banbury, Oxfordshire)

Traffic Radio
rolling traffic and roadworks information
available on local DAB digital radio, in the Reading
and Basingstoke areas
listen live on our audio pages

Xfm UK
modern rock music from the last ten years
available on local DAB digital radio, in the Reading
and Basingstoke areas
listen live on our audio pages

2-Ten FM
contemporary
97.0 (Reading and Newbury)
102.9 (Andover and Basingstoke, Hampshire)
103.4 (Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire)
also available on local DAB digital radio, in the Reading
and Basingstoke areas
listen live on our audio pages

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