- Clearer signal
- Increased coverage
- Enhanced functionality
- Reduced broadcast costs
Digital radio has arrived to the UK, and we want to help secure your place in the story.
In 2018, Ofcom announced plans for small-scale digital radio (ssDAB). This was to ensure that smaller radio stations, who were unable to afford the expensive carriage fees on regional DAB multiplexes were still able to be part of the move from AM and FM to digital broadcasting.
We currently manage carriage and management of several DAB Multiplexes.
Leeds - approx. coverage of 436,200 adults
Bradford - approx. coverage of just over 300,000 adults
East Lancashire - approx. coverage of 350,000 adults
Milton Keynes - approx coverage of just over 200,000 adults
Halifax - Yet to launch
What is ssDAB?
- New technology
- Lower cost
- Software driven
- Localised areas
Small-scale DAB is a new way of transmitting digital radio that uses advances in software and low-cost computer technology to provide a flexible and inexpensive approach to the terrestrial broadcast of digital radio services to a relatively small geographic area.
The system uses this new technology to carry a number of services on the same frequency. This single frequency, which broadcasts multiple services is called a multiplex.
Ofcom have divided the UK into "polygons" - areas which may be covered by these new multiplexes. DABBroadcast is dedicated to managing DAB multiplexes across the UK.
If you operate a local DAB multiplex and would like to be included on this site, please email us on info@dabbroadcast.com for information.