Sound Digital

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Sound Digital Network
Licensed area United Kingdom
Frequency 11A (216.928 MHz)[1]
Air date 29 February 2016[2]
Owner Arqiva (40%)
Bauer Media Group (30%)
Wireless Group (30%) [3]
Website http://www.sounddigital.co.uk/

Sound Digital is a national commercial digital radio multiplex in the United Kingdom, owned by Arqiva, Bauer Media Group and Wireless Group. The multiplex is planned to covers 73% of the population from a total of 45 transmitters.[3] With all DAB stations (including music stations) broadcasting at a very low bit-rate and only in mono sound.

Stations carried

DAB

Service Service ID Bit rate Audio channels Description DAB launch date
Absolute Radio 80s C8D8 80 kbit/s Mono 80s music 29 February 2016
Awesome Radio CAD8 64 kbit/s Mono LSF British Muslim lifestyle, music and speech 29 February 2016
Heat Radio CFD8 80 kbit/s Mono Pop music, celebrity gossip and entertainment 29 February 2016
Kisstory C4D8 80 kbit/s Mono ‘Old skool’ dance tunes and anthems 29 February 2016
Mellow Magic C5D8 80 kbit/s Mono Relaxing and melodic music 15 March 2016
Panjab Radio CED8 56 kbit/s Mono LSF Delivering extra choice for British Sikhs and Panjabi speakers 29 February 2016
Planet Rock C7D8 80 kbit/s Mono Classic rock radio 29 February 2016
Premier Christian Radio CCD8 64 kbit/s Mono LSF Christian music and speech 29 February 2016
Premier Praise CDD8 64 kbit/s Mono LSF Sister station to Premier Christian Radio 27 March 2016
Share Radio C2D8 64 kbit/s Mono LSF Business and finance programmes 29 February 2016
Sunrise Radio C9D8 64 kbit/s Mono LSF Asian music and speech programmes 29 February 2016
talkRADIO C0D8 64 kbit/s Mono News and current affairs 21 March 2016
talkSPORT2 C1D8 64 kbit/s Mono LSF Live sports and sports talk 15 March 2016
UCB2 CBD8 64 kbit/s Mono LSF Christian music 29 February 2016
Virgin Radio UK C3D8 80 kbit/s Mono Rock and pop music 30 March 2016

DAB+

Service Service ID Bit rate Audio channels Description DAB+ launch date
Fun Kids C5D8 32 kbit/s Stereo HE-AAC v2 National children’s radio station 29 February 2016
Jazz FM CAD7 32 kbit/s Stereo HE-AAC v2 Jazz music 29 February 2016
Magic Chilled CED7 32 kbit/s Stereo HE-AAC v2 Sister station to Magic 28 March 2016

History

Following the collapse of the winning 4 Digital Group bid for the second national ensemble in 2008, the capacity was re-advertised in 2014.[4] Two bids were received, Sound Digital and Listen2Digital, a consortium run by Orion Media and Babcock International Group. [5] On 27 March 2015, Sound Digital were selected as the winner.[6]

Between award and launch, Premier Praise and Panjab Radio, a Listen2Digital station, joined the line up along with DAB+ stations Fun Kids and Magic Chilled.[7] Also, BMR and UCB Inspirational were rebranded Awesome Radio and UCB2 respectively and talkBUSINESS was replaced by Listen2Digital station Share Radio.[8]

Test transmission commenced in February 2016, which consisted of Sound Waves and Sound Waves+ for DAB and DAB+ respectively.[9] An official launch took place on 29 February, with the majority of stations launching on this date and the remainder following over the next month.

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