DAB Radio in London

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DAB Multiplexes

Ch	Multiplex	S	Area	Label	Trans
11B	DRG London	●	London	DRg_London______	Croydon/Kemsing/Bluebell Hill
11C	Capital Kent	●	Kent	CAPITAL_KENT____	Bluebell Hill
11D	Digital One	●	UK	Digital1_Network	Crystal Palace/Alexandra Palace/Guildford
12A	Switch London	●	London	Switch_London___	Crystal Palace/Bluebell Hill/Alexandra Palace
12B	BBC National	●	UK	BBC_National_DAB	Crystal Palace/Alexandra Palace/Guildford
12C	CE London	●	London	CE_London_______	Croydon/Alexandra Palace/Bluebell Hill
12D	Now Southend & Chelmsford	●	Essex	NOW_S&C_________	Benfleet/Bakers Wood
12D	Now Reading	●	Reading	NOW_READING_____	Hannington/Bracknell

DAB Stations

Station	Type	Label	Hours	Multiplex	Bitrate
1Xtra - BBC	Urban	1Xtra_-_BBC_____	24	BBC National	128k stereo
BBC 6 Music	Pop/Rock	BBC_6_Music_____	24	BBC National	128k stereo
BBC 7	Drama/Comedy	BBC_7___________	24	BBC National	80k mono
BBC Asian Network	Asian	BBCAsian_Network	24	BBC National	64k mono*
BBC London 94.9	Varied	BBC_London______	24	Switch London	128k stereo
BBC Radio 1	Chart/Youth	BBC_Radio_1_____	24	BBC National	128k stereo
BBC Radio 2	AC/Affairs	BBC_Radio_2_____	24	BBC National	128k stereo
BBC Radio 3	Classical	BBC_Radio_3_____	24	BBC National	192k stereo*
BBC Radio 4	Speech	BBC_Radio_4_____	24	BBC National	128k stereo*
9BBC Daily Service	Speech	Daily_Service___	09-10	BBC National	64k mono
9BBC Parliament	Parliament	Parliament______	Varied	BBC National	64k mono
BBC Radio 5 Live	News/Sport	BBC_Radio_5_Live	24	BBC National	80k mono
BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra	Extra Sport	BBC_5LIVE_SportX	Varied	BBC National	80k mono
BBC World Service	Varied	BBCWorld_Service	24	BBC National	64k mono*
Capital Disney	Chart Music	Capital_Disney__	24	CE London	64k mono
Capital FM	Hits	CAPITAL_FM______	24	CE London	160k stereo
Capital Gold 1548	Oldies	CAPITAL_GOLD____	24	CE London	128k stereo
Capital Life	AC	Capital_Life____	24	Digital One	128k stereo
Century Digital	AC	Century_London__	24	CE London	128k stereo
Choice FM	Urban	Choice__________	24	DRG London	128k stereo
Chill	Chill-out/Dance	Chill___________	24	DRG London	80k mono
Classic FM	Light Classics	Classic_FM______	24	Digital One	160k stereo
Classic Gold Breeze	Oldies	Classic_Gold____	24	DRG London	80k mono
Core	Chart Music	Core____________	24	Digital One	128k stereo
Easy Radio 1035	Country/Easy	Easy_Radio______	24	DRG London	80k mono
Fun Radio	Childrens	FUN_radio_______	06-19	DRG London	80k mono
Galaxy Digital	Dance/R&B	Galaxy__________	24	Switch London	128k stereo
Gaydar Radio	Pop/Dance	Gaydar_Radio____	24	DRG London	128k stereo
Heart 106.2	AC	Heart___________	24	Switch London	128k stereo
Heat	Hits/AC	Heat____________	24	DRG London	64k mono
Kerrang Radio	Hard Rock	KERRANG!________	24	Switch London	112k mono
Kiss 100	Dance/R&B	KISS____________	24	CE London	128k stereo
LBC 97.3	News/Talk	LBC_97.3________	24	CE London	64k mono
LBC News	News	LBC_News_1152___	24	CE London	64k mono
Magic 105.4	Soft Hits	MAGIC___________	24	CE London	128k stereo
MOR Music	Easy Listening	M.O.R._MUSIC____	24	Switch London	128k stereo
Oneword	Plays/Books	Oneword_________	06-00	Digital One	64k mono
Panjab Radio	Punjabi Varied	Panjab_Radio____	24	DRG London	64k mono
Passion For The Planet	World Music	passion_________	24	DRG London	96k mono
Planet Rock	Classic Rock	Planet_Rock_____	24	Digital One	128k stereo
Primetime Radio	Easy Listening	PrimeTime_Radio_	24	Digital One	128k stereo
Smash Hits Radio	Chart	SMASH_HITS!_____	24	CE London	96k mono
Smooth FM	Soul/Easy	Smooth__________	24	Switch London	128k stereo
Spectrum 558	Ethnic	Spectrum_Radio__	24	Switch London	64k mono
Sunrise Radio	Asian	Sunrise_Radio___	24	CE London	64k mono
Talk Sport	Sport	talkSPORT_______	24	Digital One	64k mono
The Arrow	Classic Rock	The_Arrow_-_Rock	24	DRG London	128k stereo
The Hits Radio	Hits	THE_HITS________	24	Switch London	96k mono
The Storm	Modern Rock	The_Storm_______	24	DRG London	128k stereo
Travel Now	Travel Info	Travel_Now______	24	Switch London	48k mono
Virgin Radio	Rock/Pop	Virgin_Radio____	24	Digital One	160k stereo
Virgin Radio Classic Rock	Classic Rock	Virgin_ClassRock	24	DRG London	128k stereo
Virgin Radio Groove	Soul/Motown/Disco	Virgin_Groove___	19-06	DRG London	96k mono
Virgin Radio Xtreme	Hard Rock	Virgin_Xtreme___	24	Switch London	128k stereo
XFM	Alternative	X_F_M___________	24	CE London	128k stereo
Yarr Radio	Asian Hits	YARR_Radio______	24	Switch London	64k mono

Bitrates marked with an * may vary at different times.

DAB Data Services

Service	Type	Label	Multiplex	Datarate
BBC Guide	EPG: BBC	BBC_Guide_______	BBC National	8k
BBC Travel	(Test data)	BBC_Travel______	BBC National	8k
Cartoon Network	Web: Games	Cartoon_Network_	Digital One	64k
DAB Guide	EPG: London	DAB_Guide_______	CE London	8k
E4 C4	(Test data)	E4_C4___________	Digital One	64k
ITV 2	(Test data)	ITV_2___________	Digital One	64k
Late Night TV	(Test data 00-06)	Late_Night_TV___	Digital One	??
Test London 3	(Test data)	test.london.3___	DRG London	8k
What's On	EPG: Digital 1	What's_On_______	Digital One	8k

Last Updated on 4th May 2006.

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