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Radio Woking are going to start airing on DAB Digital Radio, media regulator OFCOM has confirmed today.Radio Woking is going to be part of a 9 month DAB trial with British forces broadcaster BFBS Aldershot – meaning that listeners in the local area will be able to tune into Radio Woking with their DAB Digital radios at home and in their cars.
Radio Woking has been successfully broadcasting for a year and a half, on the internet, from their studios at The Winston Churchill School in Woking. Gaining thousands of listeners online through their web site and through mobile phone apps, with diverse and specialist radio shows covering many music specialities and chat shows featuring the local community and events.
Station Manager Justin Coll said, “We are delighted that the BFBS Aldershot bid, that we are part of, has been accepted. Radio Woking being on air through DAB means that we are able to attract an even wider audience from the convenience of their DAB Digital Radios”.
Ofcom today announced that around 60 stations will begin broadcasting on digital radio across the UK for the first time using ‘small scale DAB’. This new approach could provide a more affordable way for smaller stations to broadcast on DAB digital radio.
Peter Davies, Ofcom Director of Content Policy, said: “There’s been huge interest in these trials, which are another step in bringing new local services to digital radio listeners.
“Ofcom is helping unlock the potential of this new approach and, if it proves successful, millions of radio listeners could benefit right across the UK.”
Radio Woking is expected to begin broadcasting on DAB digital radio in the next 12 weeks for a period of nine months.
The successful applicants are:
- Angel Radio, bringing Angel Xtra, Express FM, JAMM Radio, Mango Vibe, The Flash and Triple Hits to Portsmouth.
- BFBS Aldershot, bringing BFBS Aldershot, BFBS Radio, BFBS Gurkha, Radio Frimley Park, Radio Woking and The Breeze to Aldershot.
- Brighton & Hove Radio, bringing Juice 107.2, Radio Reverb, Smile Sussex, Totallyradio, Resonance and Brighton City Student Radio to Brighton & Hove.
- Celador Radio, bringing Hub Radio, BFBS Gurkha, Ujima Radio, BSR 103.4fm, BCfm 93.2, Somer Valley Radio, The Breeze and BFBS Radio to Bristol.
- Future Digital Norfolk, bringing Future Radio, Norwich 99.9, The Music Machine, Solar Radio, Jazz FM, Totallyradio and Future Plus to Norfolk.
- Niocast Digital, bringing Panjab Radio, Revolution 96.2, Manchester Business Radio, The Steve Penk Wind-Up Channel, Chris Country and Gaydio to Manchester.
- Switch Radio, bringing Switch Radio, Scratch Radio, Gaydio, Oak FM and Touch FM to Birmingham.
- Scrimshaws Information Directories, bringing Your Radio, Celtic Music Radio, Pulse FM and Go Radio to Glasgow.
- U.DAB, bringing Resonance, London Greek Radio, Rinse FM, NuSound Radio, Reprezent, Solar Radio and Crackers Radio to London.
- UKRD, bringing Star Radio, Gaydio, Chris Country, Core Radio and Cambridge 105 to Cambridge.
