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Encyclopedia > Digital radio in the United Kingdom
A typical DAB digital radio receiver with the Digital Radio Development Bureau DAB digital radio marketing logo

In the United Kingdom, the roll-out of digital radio is proceeding since test transmissions were started by the BBC in 1990. The UK currently has the world's biggest digital radio network, with 103 transmitters, with two national DAB ensembles and forty eight local and regional DAB ensembles broadcasting over 250 commercial and 34 BBC radio stations across the UK. In the capital city of London there are already more than 51 different digital stations available. In addition to DAB, radio stations are also broadcast on digital television platforms, Digital Radio Mondiale on mediumwave and shortwave frequencies as well as internet radio in the UK. Digital radio ensemble operators and stations need a broadcasting licence by the UK's media regulator Ofcom to broadcast. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1600 × 1200 pixel, file size: 416 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Typical DAB digital radio set Author: Yisris http://www. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1600 × 1200 pixel, file size: 416 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Typical DAB digital radio set Author: Yisris http://www. ... For other uses, see BBC (disambiguation). ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB), also known as Eureka 147, is a technology for broadcasting of audio using digital radio transmission. ... DAB ensembles are groups of Digital audio broadcasting broadcasters transmitting multiple digital radio channels on a single radio transmission. ... A radio station is an audio (sound) broadcasting service, traditionally broadcast through the air as radio waves (a form of electromagnetic radiation) from a transmitter to an antenna and a thus to a receiving device. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Digital television (DTV) is a telecommunication system for broadcasting and receiving moving pictures and sound by means of digital signals, in contrast to analog signals used by analog (traditional) TV. DTV uses digital modulation data, which is digitally compressed and requires decoding by a specially designed television set, or a... Digital Radio Mondiale (DRM) is a set of digital audio broadcasting technologies designed to work over the bands currently used for AM broadcast, particularly shortwave. ... Mediumwave radio transmissions serves as the most common band for broadcasting. ... A solid-state, analog shortwave receiver Shortwave radio operates between the frequencies of 3 MHz (3,000 kHz) and 30 MHz (30,000 kHz) [1] and came to be referred to as such in the early days of radio because the wavelengths associated with this frequency range were shorter than... FreQuency is a music video game developed by Harmonix and published by SCEI. It was released in November 2001. ... Internet radio (aka e-Radio) is an audio broadcasting service transmitted via the Internet. ... Ofcom is a regulator for communication industries in the United Kingdom. ...


Digital radio in the United Kingdom is being promoted by radio stations and the broadcasting industry on the premise that it provides a wider choice of radio stations, is easier to use, and is resistant to interference to which other broadcasts mediums are susceptible. However, the price paid for the extra number of stations is that the audio quality on DAB, particularly for some channels, is lower compared with FM. Also some areas of the country do not presently have DAB coverage, the BBC saying that it may not provide coverage to the final 10% of the population, and may use DRM instead. Interference of two circular waves - Wavelength (decreasing bottom to top) and Wave centers distance (increasing to the right). ... The abbreviations FM, Fm, and fm may refer to: Electrical engineering Frequency modulation (FM) and its most common applications: FM broadcasting, 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... For other uses, see BBC (disambiguation). ... Digital Radio Mondiale (DRM) is a set of digital audio broadcasting technologies designed to work over the bands currently used for AM broadcast, particularly shortwave. ...


19.5% of the UK population own a digital radio and 58% of people have access to digital radio either through a radio set, television or online.[1] Figures released by RAJAR in August 2007 show that twelve million listeners tune into stations broadcast digitally, whilst six million people listen to digital only stations in the UK.[2] The industry trade body, the Digital Radio Development Bureau, expects the number of people owning one digital radio to rise to 28.7% and the digital radio industry is expected to be valued at £500 million by 2008.[3] In radio terminology, a receiver is an electronic circuit that receives a radio signal from an antenna and decodes the signal for use as sound, pictures, navigational-position information, etc. ... Internet radio (aka e-Radio) is an audio broadcasting service transmitted via the Internet. ... RAJAR (Radio Joint Audience Research Limited) was established in 1992 to operate a single audience measurement system for the radio industry in the United Kingdom. ...

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Digital Audio Broadcasting

See also: Digital Audio Broadcasting, List of radio stations in the United Kingdom, and DAB ensemble

Experimental transmissions of the DAB Eureka 147 standard from the Crystal Palace transmitting station by the BBC started in 1990[4] with permanent transmissions covering London in September 1995.[5] With the expansion of its single-frequency network in the spring of 1998,[6] the BBC national ensemble was available to 65% of the UK population by 2001 and to 85% by 2004.[7] Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB), also known as Eureka 147, is a technology for broadcasting of audio using digital radio transmission. ... This is a list of radio stations in the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man: // This list does not include stations which broadcast on numerous local digital multiplexes or MW licences to achieve near-national coverage Stations in italics launching July 2008 (Pure 4 and Channel... DAB ensembles are groups of Digital audio broadcasting broadcasters transmitting multiple digital radio channels on a single radio transmission. ... The Crystal Palace transmitting station is a broadcasting and telecommunications site in the Crystal Palace area of the London Borough of Bromley, England (grid reference TQ339712). ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... A single-frequency network or SFN is a type of radio network that operates several transmitters on a single frequency. ...


The Broadcasting Act of 1996 allowed the introduction of national, regional and local commercial ensembles in the United Kingdom.[8]


The first national ensemble licence for DAB from the Radio Authority was advertised in 1998 and one applicant applied for the licence. The licence was awarded to the GWR Group, now part of GCap Media, and its current owners and NTL Broadcast, who since the launch were renamed Arqiva.[9] The two companies formed the Digital One ensemble, which began broadcasting on 15 November 1999.[10] The Digital One ensemble has grown and is currently available to 85% of the UK population.[11] Ofcom is a regulator for communication industries in the United Kingdom. ... GCap Media plc is a British commercial radio company formed from the merger of the Capital Radio Group and GWR Group. ... Arqiva Logo Arqiva is one of the two main transmitter and broadcast companies in the United Kingdom. ... 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: Classic FM - national commercial classical music station, also on FM Core - semi-automated pop music station... is the 319th day of the year (320th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ...


Growth and benefits of DAB in the UK

Listeners of digital television and Internet radio and owners of DAB radio share

In the United Kingdom, the uptake of DAB has increased since the launch of the BBC national DAB ensemble in 1995. Lower prices, new radio stations and marketing have increased the uptake of DAB radio in the UK.[12] Digital radios were first sold as car radios in 1997, priced around £800, with hi-fi tuners costing up to £2000 being released two years later.[7] In 2001, Digital One invested in Frontier Silicon to produce a new processing chip which would allow cheaper portable radios to be produced. Roberts, Goodmans and in 2002, Pure Digital's award winning[13] Evoke series of radios broke the £100 price barrier, and DAB take up has increased since.[7] As the result of the increase of uptake of DAB, electrical retailer Dixons announced in 2006 that it would discontinue selling analogue radios.[14] Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 498 pixelsFull resolution (943 × 587 pixel, file size: 15 KB, MIME type: image/png) // Created myself using OpenOffice. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 498 pixelsFull resolution (943 × 587 pixel, file size: 15 KB, MIME type: image/png) // Created myself using OpenOffice. ... Roberts can refer to: A common Anglo-Saxon last name shared by many famous people in the UK, North America, and many Anglophone commuities: John Roberts (disambiguation) John G. Roberts, Jr. ... Goodmans LLP is a major Canadian law firm headquartered in Toronto. ... Pure Digital is a British consumer electronics company, based in Kings Langley, Hertfordshire. ... Dixons is an electrical retailer in the UK and Republic of Ireland, and is owned by DSG International plc (formerly Dixons Group). ...


The BBC and other DAB broadcasters have been encouraging DAB take up by promoting a number of features which are either new or improve upon former technology in their sales literature. The benefits of DAB is that due to the use of multiplexing technology and encoding technology, broadcasters including the BBC and EMAP have been able to launch exclusive digital radio stations alongside existing their analogue radio stations.[15][16] Broadcasters also state that DAB offers better reception, without the problems of interference that is more noticeable through analogue radio.[17] DAB radios also come with features such as station lists, so listeners do not need to retune their receivers, as well as scrolling text, telling listeners information such as breaking news, travel information or the latest track information.[17] Look up encoding in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...


DAB has also been marketed with having two major advantages over analogue radio broadcasting in that using MPEG-1 Audio Layer II lossy audio compression technology, parts of the audio spectrum that cannot be heard by humans are discarded, meaning less data needs to be sent over the air. This, as well as multiplexing technology allows a number of channels to be broadcast together on one frequency as opposed to one channel for analogue radio broadcasts.[18] MPEG-1 Audio Layer II (MP2, sometimes Musicam) is an audio codec defined by ISO/IEC 11172-3. ... Audio compression is a form of data compression designed to reduce the size of audio files. ... In telecommunications, multiplexing (also muxing or MUXing) is the combining of two or more information channels onto a common transmission medium using hardware called a multiplexer or (MUX). ...


National, local and regional DAB ensembles use the same frequency for the area they cover. Using a single-frequency network, an ensemble broadcasting a number of stations can cover the same area as a number of FM frequencies which would be required to cover the same area for one station. The BBC carried out tests in London of a single-frequency network with success prior to launching its national DAB ensemble. [19] A single-frequency network or SFN is a type of radio network that operates several transmitters on a single frequency. ...


Criticisms of DAB in the UK

DAB provides low audio quality in the UK due to 98% of stereo stations using a bit rate level of 128 kbit/s[20] with the MP2 audio codec, which provides far worse than sound quality than FM-quality (assuming good reception on both DAB and FM). [21] Also, a large and growing number of music stations (for example, theJazz) are transmitting in mono.[22] Indeed, the bit rates used by the radio stations on other digital platforms, such as cable, terrestrial and satellite are usually higher than on DAB, so the audio quality is also higher.[23] For example, all of the BBC stations use higher bit rates on the digital TV platforms than on DAB apart from the BBC World Service on Freeview. MP2 can refer to: MP2 (format) audio files This is a disambiguation page, a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title. ... The abbreviations FM, Fm, and fm may refer to: Electrical engineering Frequency modulation (FM) and its most common applications: FM broadcasting, 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... theJazz will be a British commercial jazz radio station. ... In telecommunications and computing, bit rate (sometimes written bitrate) is the frequency at which bits are passing a given (physical or metaphorical) point. It is quantified using the bit per second (bit/s) unit. ... For other uses, see BBC (disambiguation). ... Digital television (DTV) uses digital modulation and compression to broadcast video, audio and data signals to television sets. ... The BBC World Service is one of the most widely recognised international broadcasters of radio programming, transmitting in 33 languages to many parts of the world. ... This article is about the United Kingdom digital terrestrial television service. ...


In addition, Ofcom has said that even after extra spectrum has been allocated to DAB, it estimates that around 90 local radio stations will either be unable to transmit on DAB because there is no space for them on a local DAB multiplex or because they cannot afford the high transmission costs of DAB that the multiplex operators are charging.[24] However, Ofcom announced in 2005 that it regarded Digital Radio Mondiale (DRM) as being an option for the local stations unable to secure carriage or unable to pay the high transmission costs of DAB.[25] Ofcom is a regulator for communication industries in the United Kingdom. ... In most modern usages of the word spectrum, there is a unifying theme of between extremes at either end. ... Digital Radio Mondiale (DRM) is a set of digital audio broadcasting technologies designed to work over the bands currently used for AM broadcast, particularly shortwave. ...


The Digital Radio Development Bureau released a press statement in January 2007 in which they admitted that DAB+ would be used in the UK in future.[26][27] Ofcom have said that the UK will switch to DAB+, but not until the majority of radio sets can receive DAB+.[28] A press release (sometimes known as a news release or press statement) is a written or recorded communication directed at members of the news media for the purpose of announcing something claimed as having news value. ... Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB), also known as Eureka 147, is a technology for broadcasting of audio using digital radio transmission. ...


However, the 4Digital Group, led by Channel 4, which has been awarded the licence to operate the new national DAB multiplex, will be launching a podcast service using the DAB+ format when it launches in July 2008.[29] This article is about the British television station. ... Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB), also known as Eureka 147, is a technology for broadcasting of audio using digital radio transmission. ... An orange square with waves indicates that an RSS feed is present on a web page. ... Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB), also known as Eureka 147, is a technology for broadcasting of audio using digital radio transmission. ...


DAB frequency plan

DAB radio stations in the United Kingdom are broadcast on a number of frequency blocks on VHF Band III. The original plan devised in Wiesbaden for the framework of DAB in Europe was to allocate frequency blocks 11B to 12D for UK DAB broadcasting. However, as part of its Review of Radio, Ofcom has expanded the frequency allocations for DAB and has advertised local and a national ensemble licence on blocks outside the original Wiesbaden plan on 10A to 10D and 11A.[30] Very high frequency (VHF) is the radio frequency range from 30 MHz to 300 MHz. ... Band III is the name of a radio frequency range within the very high frequency part of the electromagnetic spectrum. ... Wiesbaden is a city in central Germany. ...

Block Frequency England and Wales Scotland Northern Ireland
10A 209.936 MHz None None None
10B 211.648 MHz Local ensembles None None
10C 213.360 MHz Local ensembles None None
10D 215.072 MHz Local ensembles None None
11A 216.928 MHz Second national ensemble Second national ensemble Second national ensemble
11B 218.640 MHz Local ensembles Local ensembles None
11C 220.352 MHz Local ensembles Local ensembles None
11D 222.064 MHz Digital One Local and regional ensembles None
12A 223.936 MHz Local and regional ensembles (except West Wales) Digital One None
12B 225.648 MHz BBC national DAB ensemble BBC national DAB ensemble BBC national DAB ensemble
12C 227.360 MHz Local and regional ensembles (except the south coast) Local and regional ensembles None
12D 229.072 MHz Local ensembles (except the south coast) Local ensembles Local ensembles

Under a Maastricht plan in 2002, the UK also has L band allocations for local terrestrial DAB,[31] though there are no plans to broadcast any digital radio stations on L band, as Ofcom are currently proposing to auction the capacity in L band in the Autumn of 2007.[32] L band (20-cm radar long-band) is a portion of the microwave band of the electromagnetic spectrum ranging roughly from 0. ...


BBC National DAB

Main article: BBC DAB National

The BBC's national DAB ensemble broadcasts on frequency block 12B (225.648 MHz) across the United Kingdom,[33] with coverage currently at 85%.[34] The multiplex is owned and operated by the BBC and is transmitted from a number of transmitter sites across the country. The BBC's national multiplex only carries BBC national radio stations. Local BBC radio stations are carried on the relevant local DAB ensemble where commercial DAB licences are operating.[35] BBC DAB National is a Digital audio broadcasting multiplex in the UK, for a number of radio stations which have UK wide coverage; the multiplex broadcasts on Block 12B (225. ... This article is about the SI unit of frequency. ... A radio station is an audio (sound) broadcasting service, traditionally broadcast through the air as radio waves (a form of electromagnetic radiation) from a transmitter to an antenna and a thus to a receiving device. ... BBC Local Radio is the BBCs regional radio service for England and the Channel Islands, consisting of 40 stations. ...


Commercial DAB multiplexes

There are a number of commercial DAB multiplexes operators in the UK who run 48 local and regional DAB multiplexes across the United Kingdom. operators include the national operator, Digital One, regional operator MXR and local multiplexes operators including NOW Digital, EMAP, UTV and Switch Digital. 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: Classic FM - national commercial classical music station, also on FM Core - semi-automated pop music station... EMAP plc (LSE: EMA) is a British media company, specialising in the production of magazines, and the organization of business events and conferences. ... For other uses of the UTV acronym, see UTV (disambiguation) UTV (formerly Ulster Television) is the ITV franchise for Northern Ireland. ...


DAB+

DAB+, a new digital radio standard using the HE-AAC encoding standard and announced by the WorldDAB organisation in 2006, is being considered for digital radio broadcasting in the UK. HE-AAC encoding is more efficient than the MPEG-2 Layer II encoding standard currently used for DAB in the UK. DAB+ will either allow stations to broadcast at higher sound quality than currently possible with DAB, or allow more stations at the same quality currently broadcast on an ensemble.[36] Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB), also known as Eureka 147, is a technology for broadcasting of audio using digital radio transmission. ... High Efficiency AAC (HE-AAC) is a lossy data compression scheme for digital audio. ...


The Digital Radio Development Bureau released a press statement in January that DAB+ will be used in the UK.[37][38] Ofcom have said that the UK will switch to DAB+, but not until the vast majority of radio sets can work with DAB+. A press release (sometimes known as a news release or press statement) is a written or recorded communication directed at members of the news media for the purpose of announcing something claimed as having news value. ...


Digital television

Transmitters including Emley Moor (pictured) broadcast digital radio via DAB and digital terrestrial television

In the United Kingdom, 41% of digital radio users listen to digital radio through a television platform.[1] Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2048x3072, 2437 KB) Summary Licensing File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Emley Moor Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2048x3072, 2437 KB) Summary Licensing File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Emley Moor Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner... Emley Moor is an area of moorland in Huddersfields village of Emley,in West Yorkshire, England (national grid reference: SE222128), and also the name of a supertall telecommunications & broadcasting station on the site. ...


Digital terrestrial

See also: Digital terrestrial television in the United Kingdom

Digital radio on the digital terrestrial platform started on October 30, 2002[39] with the launch of the BBC's digital only radio services, BBC 1Xtra, BBC Five Live Sports Extra, BBC 6 Music, BBC 7 and the BBC Asian Network as well as existing stations BBC Radio Five Live and the BBC World Service. All the stations broadcast on the BBC's multiplex B. Digital terrestrial television in the United Kingdom is made up of over fifty primarily free-to-air television channels (including all the national analogue stations) and over twenty radio channels from Freeview, Top Up TV and Setanta Sports. ... is the 303rd day of the year (304th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... BBC 1Xtra is a UK radio station from the BBC specialising in urban music. ... BBC Five Live Sports Extra is an additional radio service provided by the British Broadcasting Corporation via digital radio and the digital satellite and digital terrestrial television services in the UK. It is not available via normal analogue radio. ... BBC 6 Music is one of the BBCs newest radio stations, launched on March 11, 2002 and originally codenamed Network Y. It is only available via digital media - DAB radio, the Internet and the various forms of digital television. ... The original logo of BBC 7. ... Asian Network logo BBC Asian Network studio at The Mailbox shopping centre, Birmingham. ... BBC Radio Five Live is the BBCs radio service providing live BBC News, phone-ins, and sports commentaries. ... The BBC World Service is one of the most widely recognised international broadcasters of radio programming, transmitting in 33 languages to many parts of the world. ... A multiplex is a group of digital TV channels that are mixed together for broadcast. ...


On the same day, EMAP launched three radio stations, Smash Hits, Kerrang! and Kiss. Two other commercial radio stations also launched, oneword and 102.2 Jazz FM.[40] EMAP plc (LSE: EMA) is a British media company, specialising in the production of magazines, and the organization of business events and conferences. ... The cover of a May 1981 edition of Smash Hits magazine Smash Hits was a pop music based magazine, aimed at children and young teenagers, and originally published in the United Kingdom. ... The tone or style of this article or section may not be appropriate for Wikipedia. ... Kiss 100 is a radio station broadcasting to London on 100. ... Commercial broadcasting - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Oneword Radio is a British commercial radio station featuring books, drama, comedy, childrens programming, and discussion. ... The Jazz FM logo in use until 2002. ...


The BBC later launched BBC Radio 1, Radio 2, Radio 3 and Radio 4 FM on multiplex A on February 14, 2003.[41] This page redirects from Radio 1. See Radio 1 (disambiguation). ... old Radio 4 logo BBC Radio 4 is a UK domestic radio station which broadcasts a wide variety of spoken-word programmes including news, drama, comedy, science and history. ... is the 45th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


Currently, the digital terrestrial platform has twenty seven radio stations broadcasting from broadcasters including the BBC, EMAP, GMG Radio and Virgin Radio.[42] GMG Radio is the radio division of the Guardian Media Group. ... Virgin Radio, originally known as Virgin 1215, is a British commercial music radio station based in London which plays popular music and rock. ...


Digital satellite

Radio stations broadcasting via Satellite to the United Kingdom usually use the SES Astra 2 series of satellites at 28.2°E or the Eutelsat Eurobird 1 satellite at 28.5°E. Radio stations broadcast free-to-air via the Sky Digital, Freesat from Sky, the planned Freesat platforms and any DVB-S compliant set-top box.[43] For other uses, see Satellite (disambiguation). ... SES Astra SA, is a corporate subsidiary of SES, based in Betzdorf, in eastern Luxembourg, that owns and operates the Astra series of geostationary satellites, which transmit approximately 1100 analogue and digital television and radio channels via 176 transponders to 91 million households across Europe. ... Eutelsat S.A. is a French-based satellite provider. ... Eurobird 1 is a Eutelsat operated satellite, used for digital television. ... Free-to-air is a phrase used to describe television and radio broadcasts which are available without subscription and without decryption (pay-TV). ... Sky Digital is the brand name for British Sky Broadcastings digital satellite television service, transmitted from SES Astra satellites located at 28. ... BSkyB Logo Freesat from Sky is a British non subscription based satellite service from BSkyB which gives viewers access to 150 channels. ... Freesat is a BBC-owned trademark for free to air digital satellite television services targeting the UK. It is used as a tradename by two, differing systems, one of which is not purely free-to-air. ... DVB, short for Digital Video Broadcasting, is a suite of internationally accepted, open standards for digital television maintained by the DVB Project, an industry consortium with more than 300 members, and published by a Joint Technical Committee (JTC) of European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI), European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization (CENELEC... The term set-top box (STB) describes a device that connects to a television and some external source of signal, and turns the signal into content then displayed on the screen. ...


Digital cable

A number of digital radio stations also broadcast through digital cable platforms, including Virgin Media and WightCable. [44] Digital cable is a term for a type of cable digital television that delivers more channels than possible with analog cable by using digital video compression. ... Virgin Media Inc. ... WightCable is a provider of commercial and residential cable television, telephone and broadband internet services in the United Kingdom. ...


Internet radio

In the United Kingdom, over 350 of the UK's radio stations also stream their stations online, not including Restricted Service Licenced radio stations, Hospital radio stations and stations who solely broadcast online.[45] 24.3% of digital radio users listen to radio online.[1] As well as listening through a media player on a computer, a number of British firms, including BT Group, Reciva, Dixons and Acoustic Energy have brought out Internet radio devices which use the Wi-Fi signal from a router to stream Internet radio stations within range of a Wi-Fi router.[46] Streaming media is multimedia that is continuously received by, and normally displayed to, the end-user while it is being delivered by the provider. ... A UK Restricted Service Licence (often called an RSL), is typically granted to radio stations and television stations broadcasting within the UK to serve a local community or a special event. ... Typical hospital radio studio Hospital radio stations provide radio entertainment to patients in UK hospitals. ... This article is about media players in general. ... This article is about the machine. ... BT Group plc (formerly British Telecommunications plc) which trades as BT (pronounced Bee tee) (also previously as British Telecom and is still commonly known as such amongst the general public) is the privatised UK state telecommunications operator. ... An Internet radio device is a hardware device that receives and plays audio from Internet radio stations or a users PC. The devices which are currently on the market mainly support MP3 (MPEG2 Layer 3) streaming. ... Official Wi-Fi logo Wi-Fi is a wireless technology brand owned by the Wi-Fi Alliance intended to improve the interoperability of wireless local area network products based on the IEEE 802. ...


In 2006, the Phonographic Performance Limited (PPL) announced that it would charge additional royalty fees on UK Internet radio stations if they broadcast outside the UK.[47] Radio stations which stream online including GCap Media and GMG Radio,[48] have implemented IP blocking to prevent listeners outside the UK from listening to their radio stations and therefore avoided the increased fees.[47][49] The Phonographic Performance Limited (PPL) is a music industry organisation that collects and distributes airplay and public performance royalties in the United Kingdom on behalf of over 3,000 record companies and 30,000 performers. ... Internet radio (aka e-Radio) is an audio broadcasting service transmitted via the Internet. ... GCap Media plc is a British commercial radio company formed from the merger of the Capital Radio Group and GWR Group. ... GMG Radio is the radio division of the Guardian Media Group. ... IP blocking is the banning, by a website, mailserver, or other Internet server, of outside connections from certain IP addresses or ranges of them, the intention of this being to keep out people who are judged as hostile or undesirable. ...


In March 2007, a BBC News article reported that the PPL were re-negotiating royalty fees paid by UK Internet radio stations, and the result of the negotiations would be that fees would increase.[50] BBC News is the department within the BBC responsible for the corporations news-gathering and production of news programmes on BBC television, radio and online. ...


Digital Radio Mondiale

Digital Radio Mondiale is being considered by Ofcom for introduction in Britain in 2012 on the present AM medium wave band. Digital Radio Mondiale (DRM) is a set of digital audio broadcasting technologies designed to work over the bands currently used for AM broadcast, particularly shortwave. ... Ofcom is a regulator for communication industries in the United Kingdom. ...


In 2005, tests of DRM on shortwave radio from European transmitters broadcasting into the United Kingdom were performed by Virgin Radio, Classic Gold, Premier Christian Radio, Virgin Radio Classic Rock, Asian Sound and CVC.[51] A solid-state, analog shortwave receiver Shortwave radio operates between the frequencies of 3 MHz (3,000 kHz) and 30 MHz (30,000 kHz) [1] and came to be referred to as such in the early days of radio because the wavelengths associated with this frequency range were shorter than... Virgin Radio, originally known as Virgin 1215, is a British commercial music radio station based in London which plays popular music and rock. ... Classic Gold is one of the biggest gold formatted radio networks in the United Kingdom, with a potential audience of 47 million. ... Premier Christian Radio is a British Christian radio station based in London, England. ... A sister station to Virgin Radio, Virgin Radio Classic Rock is a radio station broadcasting to London via DAB, Virgin Media, Sky Digital and worldwide on the internet. ...


The British Broadcasting Corporation BBC started broadcasting the BBC World Service on shortwave and mediumwave radio for a few hours a day[52] across Europe from Orford Ness in Suffolk and Kvitsøy in Norway, the latter being receivable across England, Wales and Southern Scotland.[53][54] For other uses, see BBC (disambiguation). ... Mediumwave radio transmissions serves as the most common band for broadcasting. ... The Orfordness transmitting station is a medium-wave broadcasting facility owned by VT Communications at Orford Ness, UK (grid reference TM450511). ... County Rogaland Landscape Ryfylke Municipality NO-1144 Administrative centre Ydstebøhavn Mayor (2004) Ole Olsen (KrF) Official language form Neutral Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 432 6 km² 6 km² 0. ...


The BBC has announced that it is to undertake a trial of the digital radio mondiale (DRM) technology, which will allow it to explore digital radio using medium-wave frequencies. The trial will broadcast BBC Radio Devon using the new technology in the Plymouth area and will last for a year from the end of April 2007.[55] BBC Radio Devon is the BBC Local Radio service for the English county of Devon, and began transmissions on 17 January 1983, replacing a previous breakfast show (Morning SouWest) for Devon and Cornwall broadcast on the local frequencies of Radio 4. ...


Digital Multimedia Broadcasting

In 2006, National Grid Wireless carried out a technical trial of T-DMB and DAB-IP on the UTV-EMAP Stoke-on-Trent ensemble.[56] The trial assessed the reception qualities of both technologies in urban and rural areas as well as the mobile television and radio services which could be delivered.[57] National Grid Wireless (formerly Crown Castle UK) is a company which provides telecommunications infrastructure and broadcast transmission facilities in the UK. Its main customers are broadcasters and mobile phone network operators, and its main asset is a network of over 1,000 radio masts and towers. ... Digital Multimedia Broadcasting (DMB) is a digital radio transmission system for sending multimedia (radio, TV, and datacasting) to mobile devices such as mobile phones. ... UTV-EMAP Stoke-on-Trent is a local commercial digital radio multiplex in the United Kingdom, which serves the Stoke-on-Trent area. ... The term telematics is used in a number of ways: The integrated use of telecommunications and informatics, also known as ICT (Information and Communications Technology). ...


Application and licensing

The United Kingdom media and communications Ofcom (and before the formation of Ofcom, the Radio Authority) advertises and provides the licenses for digital radio services in the United Kingdom, under the Broadcasting Acts of 1990 and 1996.[58] Ofcom is a regulator for communication industries in the United Kingdom. ...


Application and licensing procedures

Ofcom awards licenses for digital radio services differently depending on the type of service and the platform.[58] Ofcom advertises the licences of new digital radio ensembles and are subject to an open competition to the highest bidder. Ensemble licence awards are awarded for twelve years. On digital television services, individual stations can apply for either a digital cable and satellite licence to broadcast on the aforementioned platforms,[58] or apply for a digital terrestrial licence to broadcast on digital terrestrial television.[59] This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ...


First national ensemble

On March 24, 1998, the Radio Authority advertised for the first (and at the time, the only one planned) national ensemble to be broadcast on DAB. The three national commercial services on FM and mediumwave had to be included as part of the ensemble, Classic FM, talkSPORT and Virgin Radio.[60] The licence was awarded to the sole applicant, GWR Group and NTL Broadcast to form Digital One.[9] The original licence application included the following stations:[61] is the 83rd day of the year (84th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... Classic FM is the United Kingdoms first national commercial radio station, broadcasting classical music in a popular and accessible style. ... talkSPORT is a commercial sports and talk radio station, based in London, broadcasting to the United Kingdom providing sports talk, live commentaries, phone-in discussion and talk shows. ... Virgin Radio, originally known as Virgin 1215, is a British commercial music radio station based in London which plays popular music and rock. ...

Digital One Ltd (original application)
Classic FM Classical music GWR (now part of GCap)
Classic Gold Rock Rock music NTL
Club dance Dance music TBA
Plays, books and music Comedy, drama and serials TBA
Rolling news service Rolling news ITN
Soft AC Female contemporary music TBA
Sports channel Live sports and comment Talk Radio UK
Talk Radio (now talkSPORT) Talk radio Talk Radio UK (now owned by UTV Radio)
Teen and chart hits Pop and dance music GWR
Virgin Radio Complementary rock music SMG plc

After the closure of PrimeTime Radio in 2006, the original licence was amended to allow the launch of a new classic and contemporary jazz service, theJazz which was launched on December 25, 2006, before the December 31, 2006 deadline set in the licence amendment.[62] Classic FM is the United Kingdoms first national commercial radio station, broadcasting classical music in a popular and accessible style. ... GCAP may refer to: GCAP Campaign - The Global Call to Action Against Poverty is a global anti-poverty movement/coalition, considered by many to be the largest in the world GCap Media - British commercial radio company Grupo Capoeira Angola Pelourinho - Capoeira group by Mestre Moraes Government Contract Assistance Program - Oregon... talkSPORT is a commercial sports and talk radio station, based in London, broadcasting to the United Kingdom providing sports talk, live commentaries, phone-in discussion and talk shows. ... UTV Radio, part of UTV plc UTV Radio is a UK media company, and owner of several radio stations in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland. ... Virgin Radio, originally known as Virgin 1215, is a British commercial music radio station based in London which plays popular music and rock. ... SMG plc (formerly Scottish Media Group) is a Scottish media company. ... PrimeTime Radio is a national UK radio station. ... theJazz will be a British commercial jazz radio station. ... is the 359th day of the year (360th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 365th day of the year (366th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


Local and regional ensembles

The Radio Authority (and subsequently Ofcom) continue to reward regional ensemble licences to a number of radio groups with advertising of the licences starting from 1998,[63] and licence awards being awarded from May 10, 1999, with the Birmingham ensemble being the first local licence being issued to CE Digital.[64] The Birmingham ensemble licence award was followed by awards for licences in Manchester, Greater London, Glasgow and South Yorkshire, with more licences being awarded afterwards. is the 130th day of the year (131st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... This article is about the City of Manchester in England. ... Greater London is the top-level administrative subdivision covering London, England. ... For other uses, see Glasgow (disambiguation). ... South Yorkshire is a metropolitan and ceremonial county in the Yorkshire and the Humber Government Office Region of England, in the United Kingdom. ...


The first regional licence[65] to cover a greater area of land compared to a local ensemble was awarded on October 6, 2000 to Switch Digital for Central Scotland[66] Other areas which were awarded and classed as regional licences include: is the 279th day of the year (280th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ...

Region Operator Licence award date On air date
Central Scotland Switch Digital October 6, 2000 June 2001
North East England MXR Ltd December 15, 2000 July 2001
South Wales and the Severn Estuary MXR Ltd January 23, 2001 July 2001
West Midlands MXR Ltd February 9, 2001 August 2001
North West England MXR Ltd March 9, 2001 September 2001
Yorkshire MXR Ltd November 28, 2002 June 2003

In October 2006, Ofcom announced a timetable of locations which would get its own DAB ensemble, where a local ensemble does not currently offer coverage.[67] Three blocks will be made available in VHF Band III. In May 2007, Ofcom replaced the York and Scarborough for a licence which covers the whole of North Yorkshire, and the Guildford plus Reigate and Crawley licences were merged to cover Surrey.[68] Map of Scotland showing the location of the former Central region Regional Council Central (Roinn Meadhanach in Gaelic) was a local government region of Scotland from 1974 to 1995. ... is the 279th day of the year (280th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ... North-East England is one of the nine official regions of England and comprises the combined area of Northumberland, County Durham, Tyne and Wear and a small part of North Yorkshire. ... is the 349th day of the year (350th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ... Approximate extent of South East Wales. ... Satellite view of the Bristol Channel Map of the Bristol Channel The Bristol Channel (Welsh: ) is a major inlet in the island of Great Britain, separating South Wales from the West Country and extending from the lower estuary of the River Severn (Afon Hafren) to that part of the North... is the 23rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... The West Midlands is an official Region of England, covering the western half of the Midlands. ... is the 40th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... North West England is one of the nine regions of England. ... is the 68th day of the year (69th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... Look up Yorkshire in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... is the 332nd day of the year (333rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... Very high frequency (VHF) is the radio frequency range from 30 MHz to 300 MHz. ... Band III is the name of a radio frequency range within the very high frequency part of the electromagnetic spectrum. ...


Areas covered are as follows:

Area Advertisement Date Block
Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire December 2006 10D
Derbyshire January 2007 10B
Wrexham and Chester February 2007 10D
Hereford and Worcestershire March 2007 10B
Northamptonshire April 2007 10C
Oxfordshire May 2007 10B
Gloucestershire July 2007 10C
North Yorkshire June 2007 12D
Mid and West Wales August 2007 12D
Surrey September 2007 10C
Lincolnshire November 2007 10D

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Second national ensemble

Ofcom announced in 2005 that they would be advertising for the second national digital ensemble. As a result, GCap threatened to take Ofcom to court after being told by the Radio Authority that there would not be another national ensemble. The court action was dropped after Ofcom assured GCap that none of the stations on the second ensemble would compete with existing stations on the Digital One ensemble.[69] GCap Media plc is a British commercial radio company formed from the merger of the Capital Radio Group and GWR Group. ...


On December 1, 2006, Ofcom advertised a licence for a second national digital ensemble to launch new digital radio and multimedia services on frequency block 11A (216.928 MHz).[70] Applications needed to be submitted to Ofcom by March 28, 2007. is the 335th day of the year (336th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 87th day of the year (88th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ...


On March 29, 2007, Ofcom announced that it had received two applications for the second national digital ensemble, from the 4 Digital Group and National Grid Wireless.[71] The radio channels which made up both applications are as follows:[72][73][74] is the 88th day of the year (89th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... This article does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... National Grid Wireless (formerly Crown Castle UK) is a company which provides telecommunications infrastructure and broadcast transmission facilities in the UK. Its main customers are broadcasters and mobile phone network operators, and its main asset is a network of over 1,000 radio masts and towers. ...

4 Digital Group
Channel 4 Radio Speech Channel 4 Radio
Closer Female music and lifestyle EMAP
Disney Children's radio The Walt Disney Company
E4 Radio Youthful entertainment and music Channel 4 Radio
Original Album led alternative music CanWest Global Communications
Pure 4 Adult music and speech Channel 4 Radio
Sky News Radio Rolling news British Sky Broadcasting
Sunrise Radio Asian music and community programming Sunrise Radio Group
talkRadio Talk radio UTV plc
Virgin Radio Viva Younger female music station SMG plc
Podcast service Various podcasts Various
National Grid Wireless
BBC Asian Network Asian music and entertainment BBC
Channel 4 Radio Station 1 TBA Channel 4 Radio
Channel 4 Radio Station 2 TBA Channel 4 Radio
Colourful News and Afro-Caribbean community radio Colourful Media Limited
Confidential 50+ radio station Confidential
Confidential Adult-Album Confidential
Confidential Asian radio station Confidential
Confidential Love songs Confidential
Confidential Rolling news Confidential
Fun Radio Children's programming (13 hours) Children's Radio UK Limited
Premier Christian Radio Christian programming London Christian Radio Limited
Radio Luxembourg Youthful alternative and indie music CLT/UFA
Radio Play Interactive participation radio (6 hours) Somethin' Else

On July 6, 2007 Ofcom awarded the licence for the second national ensemble to the 4Digital Group, who are required to launch its services one year after its licence award.[75] This article is about the British television station. ... Channel 4 Radio is a radio brand launched by Channel 4 in January 2007[1], a wholly state owned public corporation in public broadcasting and film production in the UK funded commercially. ... EMAP plc (LSE: EMA) is a British media company, specialising in the production of magazines, and the organization of business events and conferences. ... The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) is one of the largest media and entertainment corporations in the world. ... E4 is a British digital television channel launched as a pay-tv companion to Channel 4 on 18 January 2001. ... CanWest Global Communications Corp. ... Sky News is a 24-hour British domestic and international television news channel that started broadcasting on 16 February 1989 as part of the then four-channel Sky Television service. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Sunrise Radio is the United Kingdoms first radio station catering specifically for the Asian community. ... Talk radio is a radio format which features discussion of topical issues. ... Ulster Television plc (also referred to as the UTV Group) is a Broadcasting and New Media company in Northern Ireland. ... Virgin Radio, originally known as Virgin 1215, is a British commercial music radio station based in London which plays popular music and rock. ... SMG plc (formerly Scottish Media Group) is a Scottish media company. ... An orange square with waves indicates that an RSS feed is present on a web page. ... Asian Network logo BBC Asian Network studio at The Mailbox shopping centre, Birmingham. ... For other uses, see BBC (disambiguation). ... Afro-Caribbean may refer to: the British Afro-Caribbean community other members of the African diaspora in or from the Carribean This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title. ... FUN radio is a childrens radio station in the UK. Its operated by Childrens Radio UK Ltd which is owned by GCap Media, Hit Entertainment and the childrens radio campaigner Susan Stranks. ... Premier Christian Radio is a British Christian radio station based in London, England. ... Topics in Christianity Movements · Denominations · Other religions Ecumenism · Preaching · Prayer Music · Liturgy · Calendar Symbols · Art · Criticism Important figures Apostle Paul · Church Fathers Constantine · Athanasius · Augustine Anselm · Aquinas · Palamas · Luther Calvin · Wesley Arius · Marcion of Sinope Archbishop of Canterbury · Catholic Pope Coptic Pope · Ecumenical Patriarch Christianity Portal This box:      Christianity is... Radio Luxembourg is the name of a commercial radio station that has broadcast in many languages in conjunction with a television service operated from the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. ... A quiz channel (also known as a participation television channel) is a television channel that focuses on phone in quizzes. ... is the 187th day of the year (188th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ...


Digital Radio Development Bureau

The Digital Radio Development Bureau (DRDB) is a trade body whose primary objective is to promote the use and take up of DAB in the United Kingdom.[76] DRDB's stakeholders include the BBC, GCap Media, Digital One, EMAP and MXR.[77] Part of DRDB's plans to promote DAB uptake is to set up a website for consumers as well as print and radio advertising.[78] Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB), also known as Eureka 147, is a technology for broadcasting of audio using digital radio transmission. ... For other uses, see BBC (disambiguation). ... GCap Media plc is a British commercial radio company formed from the merger of the Capital Radio Group and GWR Group. ... 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: Classic FM - national commercial classical music station, also on FM Core - semi-automated pop music station... EMAP plc (LSE: EMA) is a British media company, specialising in the production of magazines, and the organization of business events and conferences. ... Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB), also known as Eureka 147, is a technology for broadcasting of audio using digital radio transmission. ... A radio commercial (often called an advert in the United Kingdom) is a form of advertising in which goods, services, organizations, ideas, etc. ...


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Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... is the 105th day of the year (106th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... is the 190th day of the year (191st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... is the 111th day of the year (112th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... is the 111th day of the year (112th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The BBC Parliament ident. ... 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Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... is the 106th day of the year (107th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... is the 132nd day of the year (133rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... is the 163rd day of the year (164th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... April 19 is the 109th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (110th in leap years). ... Jazzfm. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... April 19 is the 109th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (110th in leap years). ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... April 19 is the 109th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (110th in leap years). ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... is the 111th day of the year (112th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... is the 111th day of the year (112th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... is the 111th day of the year (112th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... is the 111th day of the year (112th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... is the 105th day of the year (106th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... April 19 is the 109th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (110th in leap years). ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... April 19 is the 109th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (110th in leap years). ... 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Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... is the 132nd day of the year (133rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... is the 125th day of the year (126th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... is the 125th day of the year (126th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... is the 125th day of the year (126th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... is the 125th day of the year (126th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... is the 106th day of the year (107th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... is the 129th day of the year (130th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... is the 111th day of the year (112th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... is the 111th day of the year (112th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... is the 105th day of the year (106th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... is the 125th day of the year (126th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... is the 125th day of the year (126th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... is the 125th day of the year (126th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... is the 187th day of the year (188th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... is the 111th day of the year (112th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... is the 111th day of the year (112th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... is the 111th day of the year (112th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

See also

There are over 250 radio stations in the United Kingdom. ... DAB ensembles are groups of Digital audio broadcasting broadcasters transmitting multiple digital radio channels on a single radio transmission. ... Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB), also known as Eureka 147, is a technology for broadcasting of audio using digital radio transmission. ... Digital Radio Mondiale (DRM) is a set of digital audio broadcasting technologies designed to work over the bands currently used for AM broadcast, particularly shortwave. ... This is a list of radio stations in the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man: // This list does not include stations which broadcast on numerous local digital multiplexes or MW licences to achieve near-national coverage Stations in italics launching July 2008 (Pure 4 and Channel...

External links

Official sites

  • Digital Radio Development Bureau (DRDB)
  • DRDB's marketing website

National and regional multiplex sites

  • BBC Digital Radio site
  • Digital One website
  • MXR website
  • EMAP Digital radio website
  • NOW Digital website

UK Internet radio

  • Radiofeeds - UK Internet radio station database

Other sites

  • Digital Radio Tech - UK digital radio news and information
  • Radio-now - UK Digital radio news and information

 

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