November

Mojo Radio will close on 30 November. (8/11/08)

The Jazz has closed on satellite and cable, replaced by Chill. (8/11/08)

Kismat Radio has replaced Easy Radio on the London 3 multiplex. (8/11/08)

Coast (formerly Original 106) is replacing Radio Hampshire on the South Hampshire multiplex. (8/11/08)

Coast (formerly Original 106) is replacing Passion for the Planet on the Bournemouth multiplex. (8/11/08)

Contemporary hits station KMFM Extra is replacing KMFM Digital on the Kent multiplex. (8/11/08)

October

Jazz FM has replaced Real Radio on the London 2, West Midlands and North West multiplexes (Rock Radio never launched on DAB in the North West). Jazz FM has replaced Smooth on the Severn Estuary multiplex. Jazz FM has replaced the London verion of Absolute/Virgin on satellite channel 0202. (18/10/08)

Big L has closed on satellite channel 0190. (18/10/08)

September

The BBC has added DAB transmitters at Arfon (4 kW) and Abergavenny (0.5 kW), both in Wales. (28/09/08)

August

The BBC has added a DAB transmitter at Mapperley Ridge (1 kW), improving reception in Nottingham. (31/08/08)

Nation Radio has left DAB. (09/08/08)

Local station Focal Radio will launch on the Stoke DAB multiplex. (09/08/08)

The BBC has added DAB transmitters at Taunton (1 kW) and Oliver's Mount, Scarborough (2 kW). (09/08/08)

July

The BBC has added a DAB transmitter at Buxton (1 kW). (12/07/08)

June

NME Radio is testing on satellite channel 0184. (07/06/08)

The BBC has opened a new 1.6 kW DAB transmitter in Strabane, Northern Ireland. (07/06/08)

May

Kiss 100 will also be replaced by Magic 105.4 on the Northern Ireland DAB multiplex. (31/05/08)

Smash Hits has been replaced by Heat on the Stoke, Swansea and West Yorkshire DAB multiplexes. (25/05/08)

Smash Hits has been replaced by Magic 105.4 on the Cambridge, Norfolk and Peterborough DAB multiplexes. (25/05/08)

Smash Hits has closed on the Central Scotland DAB multiplexes. (25/05/08)

Kiss 100 has been replaced by Magic 105.4 on the Ayr, Birmingham, Dundee & Perth, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Kent, Stoke, Sussex, Swansea and West Yorkshire DAB multiplexes. (25/05/08)

Arrow Rock has been replaced by Q Radio on the London 3 DAB multiplex. (25/05/08)

April

The Jazz has closed on DAB, but remains on satellite. (06/04/08)

BFBS has closed on DAB, but remains on satellite. (06/04/08)

Capital Life has closed. (06/04/08)

Xpress Radio has left the Cardiff and Newport DAB multiplex. (06/04/08)

March

The Jazz (and Capital Life?) will close at midnight between 31 March and 1 April. (29/03/08)

African Music station Hot Radio has started on satellite channel 0212. (15/03/08)

Digital One's Oliver's Mount (Scarborough), Whitby and Bridlington transmitters are now operating, extending coverage to 90% of the population. (15/03/08)

Smooth 97.5/107.7 will repalce Smooth 102.2 on the Yorkshire DAB Multiplex. (02/03/08)

Radio Acen on the Swansea DAB multiplex is closing. (02/03/08)

Student station Xpress Radio has been added to the Cardiff and Newport DAB Multiplex. (02/03/08)

February

Rock Radio North East will launch as a separate station on the North East DAB multiplex (repalcing Real Radio) on 1st April. (16/02/08)

Asian station Zee Radio has launched on the Switch DAB multiplex in London. (16/02/08)

January

MuxCo has won the Gloucestershire multiplex. BBC Radio Gloucester, Severn Sound, Gold, Star 107.5, Easy Radio, UCB UK and Traffic Radio will be carried. New stations Local Live, Smithy Rock, Shuffle and a further Rock & Pop station are proposed. (26/01/08)

MuxCo are the only applicants for the Lincolnshire multiplex. BBC Radio Lincolnshire, Lincs FM, Compass FM, Easy Radio, UCB UK and Traffic Radio will be carried. New stations Lincs Country and Shuffle are proposed. (26/01/08)

Traffic Radio is now broadcasting on the Stoke and the Bradford, Halifax and Huddersfield multiplexes. (26/01/08)

BFBS Radio has replaced Core on the Digital One multiplex. BFBS broadcasts contemporary hit music in stereo and is also available on satellite channel 0211. Core has closed completely. (12/01/08)

Oneword radio has closed. On the Digital One multiplex, it has been temporarily replaced by the birdsong test transmission. (12/01/08)

The Jazz is now broadcasting in stereo on the Digital One multiplex. (12/01/08)

Fun Radio has cut back its DAB coverage to London only. (12/01/08)

Rainbow Radio, broadcasting African Music and talk, has replaced Virgin Radio Groove on the London 3 multiplex. (12/01/08)

Rock Radio is to replace Real Radio on the North West and North East regional multiplexes. (12/01/08)

New FM station City Talk will broadcast on the Merseyside multiplex. (12/01/08)

The BBC has opened a new DAB transmitter at Douglas on the Isle of Man. (12/01/08)

Starpoint Radio has launched on satellite channel 0184 (the "Radio" channel). (12/01/08)

December 2007

The BBC DAB transmitter at Massingham East (not Gt Massingham) is operating at 1.2 kW. This completes the BBC's current phase of DAB coverage expansion. (16/12/07)

The BBC, Digital One and Now Digital transmitters at Tunbridge Wells have opened. The BBC and Digital One powers are 0.7 kW while the Now Digital power is 1 kW. (9/12/07)

The Digital One transmitters at Bridlington (1 kW) and Eastbourne have opened. (9/12/07)

November

Virgin Radio Groove is to close and the launch of Virgin Radio Viva has been cancelled. (25/11/07)

Digital One has opened transmitters at Workington (Cumbria) and Chesterfield, both at 1 kW (25/11/07)

The Oxfordshire DAB multiplex has been awarded to GCap Media. Proposed stations are BBC Radio Oxford, Fox FM, Oxford's 107.9, Jack, XFM, MY FM, Traffic Radio, UCB and an Adult Contemporary station. (11/11/07)

Panjab Radio and Asian FX (instead of Urban Asia) have replaced Jazzfm.com on the West Midlands DAB multiplex. (11/11/07)

Ofcom will advertise DAB multiplexes for Somerset and North Wales in early 2008. (11/11/07)

October

The Northamptonshire DAB multiplex has been awarded to GCap Media. Proposed stations are BBC Radio Northampton, Northants FM, Gold , XFM, Connect, Jack, Traffic Radio, UCB, Sabras Sound and an Adult Contemporary station. (14/10/07)

Polskie Radio London launches on DAB today. (07/10/07)

The BBC and Digital One have opened DAB transmitters at Whitehaven and Selkirk. (07/10/07)

Asian station Zee Radio will launch on the London 2 DAB multiplex. (07/10/07)

Urban Asia will launch on the West Midlands DAB multiplex. (07/10/07)

Satellite station Radio Music Shop has closed. (07/10/07)

September

Heat Radio is now in stereo on DAB. (22/09/07)

Insight radio is now on Satellite channel 0188. (22/09/07)

The BBC DAB transmitter at Burton Down in Sussex is now on air at 0.125 kW. (22/09/07)

MuxCo has won the Wrexham and Chester multiplex. BBC Radios Cymru and Wales, Marcher Sound, Gold, Dee 106.3, Juice FM (Liverpool) and Jack FM will be carried. New stations Easy Radio and Wales Live are proposed, while addition of Traffic Radio is likely. (09/09/07)

MuxCo has won the Hereford and Worcester multiplex. BBC Hereford and Worcester, Wyvern FM, Sunchine 954, UCB UK and Traffic Radio will be carried. New stations Easy Radio, Local Live, Smithy Rock and Shuffle are proposed. (09/09/07)

Heat Radio coverage will shortly expand to the Glasgow, Edinburgh, Ayr, Dundee & Perth, Inverness, Northern Ireland, Manchester and Birmingham multiplexes. Magic will close on the Birmingham multiplex. In London, Heat and Smash Hits will swap multiplexes. (09/09/07)

Panjab Radio will replace Jazzfm.com on the West Midlands multiplex on 1st November. (09/09/07)

Day One Radio has closed on the Wolverhampton and Shropshire Multiplex. (09/09/07)

UCB UK and UCB Inspirational will launch on the Severn Estuary, West Modlands, North West, Yorkshire and North East regional multiplexes on 1st October. Jazzfm.com will close on the Severn Estuary multiplex. (01/09/07)

August

Digital One has opened its Newhaven transmitter. (19/08/07)

Talk 107 will shortly join the Central Scotland DAB multiplex. (12/08/07)

Heat has announced proposals to expand DAB coverage when it intorduces programming in September. This is likely to be at the expense of Smash Hits. (03/08/07)

July

It has been confirmed that Core and Capital Life are to close once replacement stations have been found for the Digital One multiplex. The TV services on Digital One will cease on or before 9 June 2008. (28/07/07)

Digital One has opened a new transmitter in Odiham, North East Hampshire. (28/07/07)

The new national DAB multiplex has been awarded to 4Digital. It will launch within a year, carrying E4 Radio, Channel 4 Radio, Pure 4, Closer, Virgin Radio Viva, Original, Talk Radio, Sky News Radio, Sunrise and Radio Disney. (07/07/07)

The Derbyshire DAB multiplex has been awarded to GCap Media. Proposed stations are BBC Radio Derby, Ram FM, Classic Gold GEM, XFM, Smooth Radio, Heart, Galaxy, Peak FM and UCB. Traffic Radio is also likely to be carried. (07/07/07)

Smash Hits has closed on the Merseysice, Manchester, Lancashire, Leeds, South Yorkshire, Humberside, Teeside and Tyne & Wear multiplexes. However, its website states "But the good news is, soon you'll be able to hear it in new stereos, cars and personal stereos too", which implies an increase in DAB coverage. Therefore, the station may be about to replace Core on the Digital One multiplex. (01/07/07 updated 07/07/07)

Core, Chill and Voice of Africa, as well as Classic Gold and Capital Disney have closed on satellite and cable. (07/07/07)

Traffic Radio has launched on the London 1 (CE Digital), Kent, Sussex, Thames Valley, South Hampshire, Bournmeouth, Exeter and Torbay, Plymouth, Cornwall, Bristol and Bath, West Wiltshire, Swindon, Essex, Norwich, Cambridge, Peterborough, Leicester, Nottingham, Coventry, Birmingham, Wolverhampton and Shropshire, Merseyside, Manchester, Lancashire, Bradford, Halifax and Huddersfield, Leeds, South Yorkshire, Humberside, Teeside and Tyne & Wear multiplexes. It also plans to launch on the Stoke on Trent multiplex and all new local multiplexes in England. The station is run by the Highways Agency and broadcasts national and local traffic news. (01/07/07)

XFM has luanched on the South Wales and West regional multiplex. From next year, this will take the South Wales version. XFM is likely to leave the Cardiff and Newport multiplex, but may stay on the Bristol & Bath multiplex to provide the English version to this area. (01/07/07)

Capital Disney has closed on DAB. It has reverted to its original name of Cube on satellite, but is reported to be closing on the 3rd. (01/07/07)

Classic Gold has closed on satellite in advance of its merger with Capital Gold. (01/07/07)

Chill is now mono on the Wolverhampton and Shropshire multiplex, and Juice is now mono on the Sussex multiplex. (01/07/07)

June

The Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire DAB multiplex has been awarded to GCap Media. Proposed stations are BBC Three Counties Radio, Both Chiltern stations, Horizon, Classic Gold, XFM, Chill, UCB and Jack FM. (17/06/07)

BFBS is now on satellite channel 0211. (17/06/07)

May

Core and Fun have swapped channels on satellite, with Core now on 0162 and Fun on 0112. (29/05/07)

The BBC has opened its Huntshaw Cross DAB transmitter (1.25 kW), serving North Devon. (19/05/07)

Capital Disney will close on 29 June.(19/05/07)

April

Digital One has opened its Mount Vernon (SW Herts & NW London, 0.1 kW) DAB transmitter. (29/04/07)

Digital One has announced plasn for new DAB transmitters at Selkirk, Riddings Hill (Dumfries), Whitehaven, Workington, Bridlington, Scarborough, Whitby, Chesterfield, Newhaven and Eastbourne. (22/04/07)

Digital One has opened its Brookmans Park (South Herts, 1.29 kW) and Leatherhead Stoke d'Abernon (1 kW) DAB transmitters. (22/04/07)

Switch Digital and DRG have 0.01 kW transmitters at Leatherhead Stoke d'Abernon. (22/04/07)

The BBC has opened its Stoke Holy Cross (Norfolk, 5 kW), Fishponds Hill (Mansfield, 1 kW), Newhaven (1 kW) and Puttocks Hill (Bury St Edmunds, 2 kW) DAB transmitters. (22/04/07)

Real Radio Digital has replaced Century on the first London DAB multiplex, while Century has ceased on the Brimingham mulriplex. (03/04/07)

The BBC has opened its Acklam Wold (N Yorks, 2 kW) and Chatton (Northumberland, 3.2 kW) DAB transmitters. It will be opening transmitters at Selkirk (Borders) and Whitehaven (Cumbria) in the Autumn. (03/04/07)

Following the merger of Saga and Smooth, JazzFM.com has joined the Glasgow and West Midlands DAB multiplexes, while 96.3 Rock Radio has joined the Edinburgh multiplex. (03/04/07)

UCB is now broadcasting on the Stoke DAB multiplex.(03/04/07)

Country station 3C has closed. Clyde 1 has taken over Freeview channel 924. (03/04/07)

Irish station Newstalk is now on satellite channel 910.(03/04/07)

March

Panjab Radio has replaced Yaar on the Coventry multiplex.(11/03/07)

Premier Radio will launch on the 3rd London DAB multiplex next month, replacing Storm Shuffle.(11/03/07)

Digital One has opened new transmitters at Shooters Hill and Esher in London and announced further transmitters at Braid Hills (Edinburgh), Maidenhead, Stoke d'Abernon (Surrey) and Mount Vernon (London). (04/03/07)

February

The Digital One transmitter at St John's Beacon, Liverpool is now on air at 0.5 kW. (25/02/07)

Pulse Unsigned, VIP Radio and Ministry of Sound have closed on satellite. (11/02/07)

The BBC has opened new DAB transmitters at Christchurch (Newport, 2 kW) and Sergeants Law (Paisley and Glasgow, 0.9 kW) . It has announced that further transmitters at Puttocks Hill (Bury St Edmunds), Stoke Holy Cross (Norwich and East Norfolk), Chatton (North Northumberland), Acklamn Wold (Central and East North Yorks), Burton Down (West Sussex), Newhaven and Fishponds Hill (Mansfield) will be opened by April. (11/02/07)

The BBC is temporarily testing DRM on 855 kHz medium wave in Plymouth. (11/02/07)

January

Chill has now replaced XFM UK on the Glasgow and Edinburgh multiplexes. (21/01/07)

The Liverpool and Lancashire multiplexes are now carrying XFM Manchester instead of XFM UK. (21/01/07)

The Digital One transmitters at Christchurch (Newport) and Sewards End (Essex, 1 kW) are now on air. (21/01/07)

UCB Europe, relaunched as UCB UK is now on the Switch multiplex in London in mono. (21/01/07)

MXR West Midlands has added a 0.005 kW transmitter at Samule Vale House, Coventry. (21/01/07)

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