Digital One is a national commercial digital radio multiplex in the United Kingdom, owned by GCap Media and transmitted on frequency block 11D. It broadcasts the following channels receivable on any digital-equipped radio: Digital Audio Broadcast or DAB is a standard for digital radio broadcast developed by EUREKA as a research project for the European Union. ... GCap Media plc is a British commercial radio company formed from the merger of the Capital Radio Group and GWR Group. ...

• Classic FM - national commercial classical music station, also on FM
• Core - semi-automated pop music station aimed at younger listeners
• Capital Life - automated adult contemporary music station
• Oneword - plays, books, comedy and discussions
• Planet Rock - semi-automated rock music station
• PrimeTime Radio - station aimed at listeners over 50
• talkSPORT - national talk radio station, also on AM
• Virgin Radio - national rock music station, also on AM

The multiplex formerly broadcast a financial news station provided by Bloomberg, and a rolling news station provided by ITN. These ceased to broadcast within several months of one another in 2003, and replacement audio services were never found due to a commitment in Digital One's broadcasting licence to provide a news station. This resulted in a "station" entitled D1 Temp (http://www.ukdigitalradio.com/press/display.asp?id=234) playing a loop of birdsong and ambient sounds broadcasting for almost two years. In June 2005, the capacity formerly used by the speech services was given over to a test transmission of video to mobile phones. Classic FM is the United Kingdoms first national commercial radio station, broadcasting classical music in a popular and accessible style. ... Classical music is music considered classical, as sophisticated and refined, in a regional tradition. ... The abbreviations FM, Fm, and fm may refer to: Electrical engineering Frequency modulation (FM) and its most common applications: FM radio, used primarily to broadcast music and speech at VHF frequencies FM synthesis, a sound-generation technique popularized by early digital synthesizers Science Femtometre (fm), an SI measure of length... Core is a digital radio station broadcasting across the UK on the Digital One multiplex. ... Depending on context, pop music is either an abbreviation of popular music or, more recently, a term for a sub-genre of it. ... Adult contemporary music, frequently abbreciated to just AC, is a type of radio format that plays mainstream and pop music, without hip-hop or rap since, as per the name, it is geared more towards adults than teens. ... Oneword Radio is a British commercial radio station featuring books, drama, comedy, childrens programming & discussion. ... Planet Rock - The Album is an old school rap album by Afrika Bambaataa & the Soulsonic Force, released in 1986 (see 1986 in music), as a collection of previous singles. ... Rock and roll (also spelled Rock n Roll, especially in its first decade), also called rock, is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles. ... PrimeTime Radio is a national, digital radio station, owned by Saga. ... talkSPORT is a national commercial sportsradio station based in London broadcasting to the United Kingdom. ... Talk radio is a radio format which features discussion of topical issues. ... Am is the present-tense, first-person, singular form of the verb to be, the copula of the English language. ... Virgin Radio Virgin Radio is a British commercial music radio station based in London. ... Rock and roll (also spelled Rock n Roll, especially in its first decade), also called rock, is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles. ... Am is the present-tense, first-person, singular form of the verb to be, the copula of the English language. ... Bloomberg L.P. is a Financial Media Company founded by Michael Bloomberg in 1982. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... June is the sixth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of four with the length of 30 days. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ...

The multiplex covers approximately 85% of the UK population from a total of 91 transmitters.

External link

UK Digital Radio - official Digital One website (http://www.ukdigitalradio.com/)