As the longest-established radio provider in the UK, the BBC still dominates, with over 32 million listeners each week for its national stations, 8.4 million for local and regional, and 1.5 million for its world service. However, other providers are making inroads, principally Global Radio that has 23 million listeners across brands such as Heart, …
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The mobile phone has increasingly become the device of choice and is pushing other devices into the margins. That’s largely due to capacity and functionality having increased tremendously so that the mobile phone is now capable of much more than just making phone calls and sending and receiving text messages. Phones are now commonly used …
By 2017, DAB radio was available in 38 countries, amounting to 2,100 services and 420 million people able to receive them. However, British visitors to Spain and expats living there will want to know what’s available for them. DAB Stations Available in Spain Spain was something of a DAB pioneer, beginning broadcasts in 1998 that …
BBC Radio 1Xtra is an urban music station that has been on the air since 2002. It’s only broadcast on digital radio, digital TV and the internet, so you won’t be able to find it on an AM/FM radio. On DAB it uses the BBC National DAB multiplex, which broadcasts on the frequency 12B (225.648 …
Planet Rock is the UK’s most popular rock radio station. It’s a digital-only radio station, which means you can’t receive it on AM or FM. To tune into Planet Rock on DAB radio, you don’t need to know a frequency as you just have to scroll through the stations available on your radio. If your …
Test transmissions of DAB radio started in the UK in 1990 and were followed by a public launch in September 1995. Since then, the UK network has grown to become the world’s largest with 103 transmitters and almost 300 radio stations at the last count. That growth has led to a decreasing emphasis on AM …
There’s a large choice of pocket DAB radios on the market, but do any of them have Bluetooth? Before getting into this topic, it’s important to point out that a radio can either have a Bluetooth transmitter or a Bluetooth receiver. If it has a Bluetooth transmitter this means you will be able to listen …
Kisstory is a digital-only radio station that plays hip hop, R ‘n’ B and dance music. Kisstory broadcasts on the D1 national DAB multiplex and Freeview, but not on FM radio. On DAB radio you don’t need to remember a frequency to tune into, so you can just scroll through the stations available and select …
While it has plenty of enthusiasts, DAB radio also has its fair share of critics. Many people say that DAB reception and sound quality is inferior to that of FM, though this does vary greatly depending on where you live. Let’s look at the pros and cons of DAB radio to help you decide whether …
If you’re looking to get DAB radio in your car, you should consider buying a digital car radio adapter. This could make listening to digital radio as simple as plugging in a small piece of kit into your stereo. However, there are some things you should consider before going down this route. How do Digital …