More DAB radio stations on the way
More DAB + stations to launch OFCOM have finally released details of which stations will be included in the next round of Multiplex licenses offered. The 25 licence areas, which are to be offered towards the end of this year, include : Aberdeen (N & S), Bedford; Belfast; Coventry; Darlington & Bishop Auckland; Dundee; East Hull; Leicester; Lincoln; Llandudno; Middlesbrough & Redcar; Milton Keynes; Nottingham; Oxford; Rutland & Stamford; Shaftesbury, Swansea; Swindon; Taunton; Warminster, West Hull; Harrogate; York and the Yorkshire Coast. OFCOM recently announced more multiplex licence holders in many small towns across the North West of England and North Wales. Some will have a couple of slots reserved for community radio stations, or non-profit operations, but many more will be small scale commercial radio stations, often with programmes networked from other areas. Several companies are likely to bid for some of the locations. Each MUX will be capable of transmit