United Kingdom - Coverage - History
30.09.2014
Current UK population coverage is:
- 94.5% for national BBC stations. The BBC has announced its commitment to build out national DAB coverage up to 97% by a target date of 2015 and have committed to provide good in-vehicle coverage for motorways and major roads.
- 89% for national commercial stations. National commercial stations launched across Northern Ireland for the first time in summer 2013.
- 70% local DAB coverage. Local digital services were launched in 8 new areas in 2013. Government, BBC and commercial broadcasters have signed an agreement to fund the build-out of local DAB to FM equivalence extending coverage to 90% by the end of 2016.
DAB coverage expansion
- A major two-year programme of DAB coverage build out is now underway which includes doubling the number of local DAB transmitters (around 200 new transmitters) to get local DAB to FM equivalence, over 162 new transmitters for the BBC national network to expand it from 94% population coverage to 97%, and more transmitters for the national commercial network, Digital One.
- This build-out programme will also focus on the UK’s major road network and the local DAB expansion alone will bring 6,700km of roads in to DAB coverage.
- As these new digital transmitters become operational DRUK will update the consumer facing postcode checker on the Digital Radio UK website
05.06.2014
Current UK population coverage is:
- 94.5% for national BBC stations. The BBC has announced its commitment to build out national DAB coverage up to 97% by a target date of 2015 and have committed to provide good in-vehicle coverage for motorways and major roads.
- 89% for national commercial stations. National commercial stations launched across Northern Ireland for the first time in summer 2013.
- 70% local DAB coverage. Local digital services were launched in 8 new areas in 2013. Government, BBC and commercial broadcasters have signed an agreement to fund the build-out of local DAB to FM equivalence extending coverage to 90% by the end of 2016.
DAB coverage expansion
- A major two-year programme of DAB coverage build out is now underway which includes doubling the number of local DAB transmitters (around 200 new transmitters) to get local DAB to FM equivalence, over 162 new transmitters for the BBC national network to expand it from 94% population coverage to 97%, and more transmitters for the national commercial network, Digital One.
- This build-out programme will also focus on the UK’s major road network and the local DAB expansion alone will bring 6,700km of roads in to DAB coverage.
- As these new digital transmitters become operational DRUK will update the consumer facing postcode checker on the www.getdigitalradio.com website
14.04.2014
Current UK population coverage is:
- 94.5% for national BBC stations. The BBC has announced its commitment to build out national DAB coverage up to 97% by a target date of 2015 and have committed to provide good in-vehicle coverage for motorways and major roads.
- 85% for national commercial stations. It has been confirmed that all the national commercial stations have been launched across Northern Ireland for the first time from summer of 2013.
- 70% local DAB coverage. Local digital services were launched in 8 new areas in 2013. Government, BBC and commercial broadcasters have signed an agreement in principle to fund the build-out of local DAB to FM equivalence.
The Memorandum of Understanding on Local DAB funding established a 2 phase plan for the launch of 13 new local DAB multiplexes.These new local multiplexes will bring 7.5 million people into local DAB coverage for the first time. The first phase involves the launch of seven new local multiplexes by the end of 2013 while the second phase covers the later launch of six further new local multiplexes in accordance with the switchover implementation plan.
DAB coverage expansion
- A major two-year programme of DAB coverage build out is now underway which includes doubling the number of local DAB transmitters (around 200 new transmitters) to get local DAB to FM equivalence, over 162 new transmitters for the BBC national network to expand it from 94% population coverage to 97%, and more transmitters for the national commercial network, Digital One.
- This build-out programme will also focus on the UK’s major road network and the local DAB expansion alone will bring 6,700km of roads in to DAB coverage.
- As these new digital transmitters become operational DRUK will update the consumer facing postcode checker on the www.getdigitalradio.com website