List of DAB multiplexes in the United Kingdom

This is a list of DAB multiplexes in the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

National multiplexes

Name	Operator	Channel	On-air date
BBC National DAB	BBC	12B	27 September 1995 [4]
Digital One	Arqiva	11D (England, Wales, Northern Ireland) 12A (Scotland)	15 November 1999
Sound Digital	Arqiva, Bauer, News Broadcasting	11A	29 February 2016

Regional multiplexes

Licence area	Operator	Channel	Licence award date	On-air date
Central Scotland	Switchdigital	11D	6 October 2000 [5]	5 July 2001

Former

Licence area	Operator	Channel	Licence award date	On-air date	Closure date
North East England	MXR	12C	15 December 2000	30 July 2001	29 July 2013 [6]
South Wales and the Severn Estuary	MXR	12C	23 January 2001	30 July 2001	29 July 2013 [6]
West Midlands	MXR	12A	9 February 2001	28 August 2001	27 August 2013 [7]
North West England	MXR	12C	9 March 2001	25 September 2001	24 September 2013 [8]
Yorkshire	MXR	12A	28 November 2002	30 June 2003	29 June 2015 [9]

Local multiplexes

Broadcast area	Operator	Channel	Licence award date	On-air date
Aberdeen	Switchdigital	11C	6 April 2001 [10]	3 December 2001
Ayr	Now Digital	11B		26 April 2002 [11]
Berkshire and North Hampshire	Now Digital	12D		31 July 2004
Birmingham	CE Digital	11C	6 May 1999 [12]	31 May 2000
Bournemouth	Now Digital	11B		1 August 2002
Bradford and Huddersfield	Bauer	11B		30 November 2002
Bristol	Now Digital	11B	June 2000 [13]	31 January 2001
Cambridge	Now Digital	11C		30 September 2004
Ceredigion	MuxCo	9C		February 2025
Channel Islands	Tindle Radio	12A		1 August 2021 [14]
Cornwall	Now Digital	11B		1 November 2004
Coventry	Now Digital	12D		31 January 2001
Derbyshire	Now Digital	10B		23 July 2014 [15]
Edinburgh	Bauer	12D	10 March 2000 [16]	31 October 2000
Essex	Now Digital	12D		20 May 2002
Exeter and Torbay	Now Digital	10C [a]		31 October 2002
Glasgow	Bauer	11C	3 September 1999 [17]	31 May 2000
Gloucestershire	MuxCo	10C		18 October 2013 [18]
Herefordshire and Worcestershire	MuxCo	12A		6 December 2013 [19]
Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire	Now Digital	10D		14 February 2013 [20]
Humberside	Bauer	10D [b]		30 November 2001
Inverness	Bauer	11B	15 December 2001 [21]	22 August 2003
Isle of Man [c]	Manx Radio	11C		2 May 2023 [22]
Kent	Now Digital	11C		30 April 2004
Lancashire	Bauer	12A		1 September 2001
Leeds	Bauer	12D		31 May 2001
Leicestershire	Now Digital	11B	February 2002 [23]	30 November 2002
Lincolnshire and Humberside	MuxCo	12A		1 October 2015 [24]
Liverpool	Bauer	10C [d]		21 February 2001
London 1	CE Digital	12C	2 September 1999 [25]	31 May 2000
London 2	Switchdigital	12A	7 April 2000 [26]	26 June 2000
London 3	DRG London	11B		25 February 2002
Manchester	CE Digital	12C [e]	3 June 1999 [27]	31 May 2000
Mid and West Wales	MuxCo	12D		30 August 2013 [28]
Morecambe Bay	MuxCo	11B	18 December 2019 [29]	1 December 2021 [30]
Norfolk	Now Digital	10B [f]		31 March 2003
North Cumbria	Bauer	11B	18 December 2019 [31]	1 December 2021 [32]
North Wales	MuxCo	10D (North West Wales) 12D (Colwyn Bay)		12 December 2014 [33]
North Yorkshire	MuxCo	10C		17 December 2014 [34]
Northamptonshire	Now Digital	10C		28 March 2013 [35]
Northern Ireland	Bauer	12D		24 September 2001
Nottinghamshire	Now Digital	12C		30 April 2004
Oxfordshire	Now Digital	10B		21 December 2012 [36]
Peterborough	Now Digital	12D		30 November 2002
Plymouth	Now Digital	12D [g]		1 November 2004
Sheffield	Bauer	11C	6 September 1999 [37]	26 October 2000
Somerset	MuxCo	10B		26 September 2014 [38]
South East Wales	Now Digital	12C [h]		31 October 2000
South Hampshire	Now Digital	11C		17 February 2003
Stoke and Stafford	Bauer	12D		30 April 2004
Suffolk	MuxCo	10C	10 August 2015 [39]	7 October 2016 [40]
Surrey and North Sussex	MuxCo	10C		12 December 2013 [41]
Sussex	Now Digital	10B [i]		30 January 2004
Swansea	Bauer	12A		31 January 2004
Swindon	Now Digital	11C		6 February 2003
Tayside	Bauer	11B	6 September 2001 [42]	9 October 2002
Teesside	Bauer	11B		29 June 2001
Tyne and Wear	Bauer	11C		15 November 2000
West Wiltshire	Now Digital	10D [j]		6 February 2003
Wolverhampton, Shrewsbury and Telford	Now Digital	11B	December 1999 [43]	31 January 2001
Wrexham, Chester and Liverpool	MuxCo	10D		19 April 2013 [44]

Small-scale DAB multiplexes

Permanent small-scale multiplexes licensed by Ofcom:

Licence area	Multiplex operator	Channel	On-air date	Stations
Aberdeen	Station House Media Unit	9C	15 January 2024	DAB+: shmuFM
Alnwick and Morpeth	Northumberland Community Digital CIC	8B [45]	18 February 2025 [46]
Basingstoke	Basingstoke DAB Ltd	8B	30 November 2022 [k]	DAB+: Basingstoke Community Radio, Hospital Radio Basingstoke, Outreach Dance and Outreach Radio
Bath and Midsomer Norton	Bath Digital Radio CIC	8A [48]	28 November 2024 [49]
Bedford	In2DAB Ltd	9C	10 February 2024	DAB: Bedford Radio and In2beats DAB+: Angel Vintage, Black Cat Radio, Diverse FM and Harpur Radio
Belfast & Lisburn	Lagan SSDAB Ltd	9A	23 January 2024	DAB+: Belfast 89FM, DanceLand, DanceLand Anthems, Eirewave, Like COUNTRY, Like ONE, Like POP, Like RETRO, Energy 106 and Radio Lisburn Live
Blackburn, Burnley and Darwen	BBD Digital Ltd	8A	24 October 2023	DAB+: Central Radio NW, Drystone Radio, Red Rose Radio, Radio Sangam, Spice Digital, Sunrise Radio Gold and Sunrise Radio (Yorkshire)
Blackpool	Fun Coast Digital CIC	8B	23 August 2022	DAB+: 45 Radio, Blackpool Community Radio, Central Radio NW, Coastal Radio, Dune Radio, Fylde Coast Radio, GlitterBeam Radio, Happy Radio UK, House Party Radio, Juice Radio and Red Rose Radio
Bolton & Bury	Bolton Bury DAB Radio Ltd	10B	23 October 2023	DAB+: Atlantic 252, 96.5 Bolton FM, Cosoro Radio, Gaydio, Happy Radio UK, Panacea Radio and Roch Valley Radio
Boston, Spalding and Skegness	East Lincolnshire Broadcasting CIC	8B [50]	6 December 2024 [51]
Bradford	Bradford Digital Media Ltd	8B	11 July 2022	DAB+: Akash Radio, Allstar Radio, Radio Apni Awaz, Brit Asia Radio, Cosoro Radio, Culture City Radio, Dance Asia Radio, Drystone Radio, Great Yorkshire Radio, LDC Radio, Marefa Radio, My Greek Radio, Panjab Radio, Sunrise Radio Gold, Sunrise Radio (Yorkshire) and Voice of Islam Radio
Cambridge	Cambridge Digital Radio Ltd	9C [l]	29 March 2022 [m]	DAB: Angel Vintage and Cambridge 105 DAB+: Arena Radio, Radio Caroline, Caroline Flashback, Future Radio, GlitterBeam Radio, HCR FM, LASER558, News Radio UK, Resonance Extra, Radio Xtra and Zack FM
Cardiff	Cardiff DAB Ltd	10D	27 October 2022	DAB+: Aspen Waite Radio, Bro Radio, Radio Cardiff, DanceLand, Easy Radio, Gaydio, News Radio UK, Rookwood Sound, Voice of Islam Radio and XL:UK Radio
Cheshire East	Cheshire East DAB Ltd	11C	31 October 2023	DAB+: Cheshire's Mix 56, Cheshire's Silk Radio, Cosoro Radio, Happy Radio UK, Panacea Radio and Skylab Radio
Cheshire Mid	Niocast Digital Ltd [52] [n]	9C	12 October 2023	DAB+: Cosoro Radio, Strawberry Radio
Clevedon, Avonmouth and Filton	Severnside Digital Radio CIC	10D	14 November 2022	DAB: BCfm, Bradley Stoke Radio and Ujima Radio DAB+: Decadance Radio, Fun Kids, Fun Kids Naps, Fun Kids Non Stop, Gaydio, Hub Radio, Kool FM, Select Radio and SWU.FM
Congleton & Leek	Moorlands DAB Ltd	9A	1 May 2023	DAB+: Blue Sky Radio, Cheshire's Silk Radio, Churnet Sound, Happy Radio UK, Moorlands Radio, Timeless Radio and Skylab Radio
Coventry	Coventry Community Digital Radio CIC	9B	15 December 2022	DAB: Radio Panj, Panjab Radio, Vanny Radio and Voice of Islam Radio DAB+: All Hits & Giggles, Blue Dot Radio, BritAsia Radio, Darbar Sahib Radio, GlitterBeam Radio, Radio Plus and Radio XL
Crewe & Nantwich	South Cheshire DAB Ltd	7D	15 May 2023	DAB+: Blue Sky Radio, The Cat and Cheshire's Silk Radio
Darlington and Bishop Auckland	Durham Digital Ltd	9B	29 June 2023	DAB+: Aycliffe Radio, Bishop FM, Dance Revolution, Durham On Air, Frisk Radio, Nation Radio North East, Prince Bishops Hospital Radio and Together Radio
Derry	Foyle DAB Ltd	11C	2 August 2022	DAB+: Drive 105, Eirewave, Podcast Radio, River Radio and Voice of Islam Radio
Doncaster	Higher Rhythm Ltd	8A	19 August 2024
Dudley & Stourbridge	DigiMux Ltd	8A	29 October 2022	DAB+: Black Country Radio, Black Country Xtra, BritAsia Radio, Darbar Sahib Radio, Gaydio, Gorgeous Radio, Skylab Radio and Switch Radio
East Bristol and Keynsham	Bristol Digital Radio CIC	9B [o]	10 November 2022 [m]	DAB: BCfm, Bradley Stoke Radio, Somer Valley FM and Ujima Radio DAB+: BASE Radio, Decadance Radio, Fun Kids, Fun Kids Naps, Fun Kids Party, Gaydio, Hub Radio, Kool FM, KTCR, Radio Maria England, Select Radio and SWU.FM
Edinburgh	Edinburgh DAB Ltd	9B	4 July 2022	DAB+: 45 Radio, Awaz FM, BFBS Scotland, Celtic Music Radio, Chief Radio, Clarinet Easy, Edge 1, Edge 2, Fun Kids, Funky SX, Gaydio, Heartsong Live, London One Radio, Nation 80s, Quality Radio, Radio Saltire, Sami Swoi Radio and Voice of Islam Radio
Exeter	ExeDAB Ltd	9A	9 November 2022	DAB+: DevonAir Radio, Devoncast Radio, Diamond Groove UK, Radio Exe, Flashback, Phonic FM, South Devon Radio and Zest 60s
Glasgow	Glasgow DAB Ltd	10B	9 August 2022 [m]	DAB+: Awaz FM, Beat 106 Scotland, Brit Asia Radio, BFBS Scotland, Celtic Music Radio, DanceLand, DanceLand Anthems, Darbar Sahib Radio, Gaydio, Heartsong Live, Jambo Radio, Like COUNTRY, Like ONE, Like POP, Like RETRO, Lomond Radio, Nation 70s, Nation 80s, Nation 90s, Panacea Radio, Quality Radio and Voice of Islam Radio
Glossop & Buxton	High Peak One Digital Ltd	8B	2 October 2023	DAB+: Greatest Hits Radio Midlands, High Peak 1, Like COUNTRY, Like ONE, Like POP, Like RETRO and North Derbyshire Radio
Hull	Hull DAB Ltd	9B	15 April 2024	DAB+: DanceLand, DanceLand Anthems, Diamond Groove UK, Great Yorkshire Radio, Humber Wave Radio, Like COUNTRY, Like ONE, Like POP, Like RETRO, Nation 80s, Nation 90s, and Pop Hits
Inverclyde	Coast DAB Ltd	8B	1 August 2024
King's Lynn	North Norfolk Digital Ltd	9C	31 October 2022	DAB: Greatest Hits Radio East DAB+: BBC Radio Norfolk, Cambridge 105, Radio Caroline, Caroline Flashback, Eruption Radio, KL1 Radio and Radio West Norfolk
Leeds	Leeds Digital Media Ltd	9A	25 October 2022	DAB+: Akash Radio, Allstar Radio, Radio Apni Awaz, Culture City Radio, Dance Asia Radio, Gaydio, LDC Radio, Marefa Radio, Mighty Radio Leeds, My Greek Radio, Rangoli Radio, Radio Sangam, Sunrise Radio Gold, Sunrise Radio (Yorkshire) and Voice Of Islam Radio
Leicester	Leicester Digital Partnership CIC	9B	8 March 2023	DAB: Radio2Funky, EAVA FM, Fun Kids Space, Kohinoor Radio FM, Leicester Community Radio, Nishaan Radio, Soar Sound and Radio Seerah DAB+: BritAsia Radio and Darbar Sahib Radio
Liverpool	Liverpool DAB Ltd	7D	18 October 2023	DAB+: Atlantic 252, Radio Africana, Cosoro Radio, Dune Radio, Flame CCR, Gaydio, House Party Radio, Panacea Radio and Radio Maria England
Loughborough	Maxxwave Ltd	8A	14 August 2025 [53]
Ludlow	Murfin Media Digital Ltd	9B	11 March 2024	DAB+: Sunshine Radio (Ludlow)
Manchester	Manchester DAB CIC [p]	7D [q]	5 June 2023 [m]	DAB+: Radio Africana, ALL FM, Atlantic 252, The Buzz MCR, BritAsia Radio, Cheesy FM, Cosoro Radio, Gaydio, Happy Radio UK, Heritage Radio, Juice Radio, LMR Manchester, Love 80s MCR, Panacea Radio, R360 Radio, Radio X 90s, Reform Radio, Slack City Radio, Sunrise Radio (Yorkshire) and Voice of Islam
Merthyr Tydfil and Rhondda Cynon Taf	GTFM (South Wales) Ltd	9A [54]	12 March 2025 [55]
Middlesbrough & Redcar	Erimux Ltd	8A	27 October 2023	DAB+: CVFM, Dance Asia Radio, Frisk Radio, Nation Radio North East, The Red and Zetland FM
Milton Keynes	MK Digital Media Ltd	9B	19 April 2024	DAB+: Akash Radio, Asian Community Radio MK, Horizon Radio, Rainbow Radio and Sunrise Radio (Yorkshire)
Newcastle & Gateshead	Tyneside Community Digital CIC	8A	1 July 2022	DAB+: 45 Radio, COG Grand Radio, Dance Revolution, Durham On Air, Frisk Radio, Gaydio, Halo Radio, Nation Radio North East, News Radio UK, Panjab Radio, Pride Radio, Spice FM, Together Radio and Radio Tyneside
Newport and Chepstow	Gwent Digital Broadcasting Ltd	9B	4 July 2024	DAB+: DanceLand, DanceLand Anthems, Gwent Radio, Like COUNTRY, Like ONE, Like POP, Like RETRO and Newport City Radio
Newry	UlsterMux Ltd	9C	15 July 2024
North Birmingham	Switch Radio	9A	8 April 2022 [m]	DAB+: 45 Radio, Black Country Radio, Blue Dot Radio, BritAsia Radio, BRMB, Radio Caroline, Radio Central, Club Asia Radio, Cosoro Radio, Darbar Sahib Radio, Delite Radio, Fun Kids Pop Hits, Gaydio, Hope FM, Like ONE, London Greek Radio, Omega Radio, Panjab Radio, Raja Radio, Sabras Radio, Scratch Radio, Switch Radio, Unity FM, Voice of Islam Radio and Radio XL
North Buckinghamshire	Bucks DAB Ltd	8A	12 June 2024
North Pembrokeshire	West Wales DAB	8A [56]	24 October 2024 [57]
Northampton	Northampton DAB CIC	7D	2 August 2024
Norwich	Future Digital Norfolk Ltd	9C [r]	10 October 2022 [m]	DAB: Angel Vintage and Future Radio DAB+: Cambridge 105, Radio Caroline, Caroline Flashback, Cosoro Radio, News Radio UK, LASER558, The Music Machine 1, The Music Machine 2, Resonance Extra, Select Radio, Skylab Radio, Slack City Radio, Solar Radio, Style Radio, Weather 24/7 Radio and Zack FM
Nottingham	Nottingham DAB Ltd	7D	26 January 2024	DAB: Omega Radio DAB+: Boom Light, Boom Rock, BritAsia Radio, Fresh Soundz Radio, Fun Kids, Radio Newark and 103 The Eye
Oldham and Rochdale	East Manchester DAB Ltd	9B	7 November 2023	DAB+: Atlantic 252, The Buzz MCR, Crescent Radio, Heritage Radio, Mom's Spaghetti, Oldham Community Radio and Roch Valley Radio
Oxford	OxDAB Ltd	8A	17 April 2024	DAB: WRFM DAB+: BFBS Brize Norton, Diamond Groove UK and WRFM
Peterborough	Hereward Digital Radio Ltd	7D	5 August 2024
Plymouth	PlymDAB Ltd	9C	8 November 2023	DAB+: Devoncast Radio, Radio Exe, Flashback, Hospital Radio Plymouth, Ocean City Radio and Phonic FM
Poole, Purbeck and Wimborne	Wide Digital Limited	9C [58]	20 March 2025 [55]
Portsmouth	Solent Wireless	8B [s]	29 May 2025 [59] [m]	DAB: Express FM DAB+: 60s, 80s Rhythm, Angel Vintage +1, Atmosphere Radio, BFBS Beats, BFBS Portsmouth, Birdsong, Birdsong +1, Radio Caroline, Easy Radio Portsmouth, Flash, Fun Kids, Gaydio, Nation 70s, Nation 80s, Nation 90s, Outreach Dance, Outreach Radio, Passion Radio, Pompey Sound, Slack City Radio, Starpoint Soul, Victory and Voice FM
Preston & Chorley	Preston DAB Ltd	9A	31 August 2023	DAB+: Central Radio NW, Dune Radio, Happy Radio UK, Juice Radio and Red Rose Radio
Rutland and Stamford	Creativity Media Services Ltd	9C	15 April 2024	DAB: Embrace Radio DAB+: Massive Hits and Rutland & Stamford Sound
Salisbury	Muxcast One Ltd (Nation Radio / BFBS)	8A	28 March 2022	DAB: Greatest Hits Radio South and Nation Radio South Coast DAB+: Angel Vintage, Aspen Waite Radio, BBC Radio Wiltshire, BFBS Beats, BFBS Best of British, BFBS Edge, BFBS Gurkha Radio, BFBS Rewind, BFBS Salisbury, Boom Light, Easy Radio, Nation 60s, Nation 00s, Nation Dance, Nation Love, Nation Rocks, Outreach Dance, Outreach Radio, Salisbury Radio and Xtra Hot
Sheffield & Rotherham	Shefcast Digital Ltd	9C	11 August 2022	DAB+: 45 Radio, Radio Essentials, Gaydio, GlitterBeam Radio, Link FM, Rother Radio, Rotherham Radio, Radio Sangam and Sheffield Live!
South Birmingham	South Birmingham Digital Radio Ltd	9C	14 December 2022	DAB+: Ambur Radio, Radio Apni Awaz, Big City Radio, Blue Dot Radio, BritAsia Radio, BRMB, Brumside Radio, Club Asia Radio, Darbar Sahib Radio, Fun Kids, Gaydio, Gulshan Radio, Radio Maria England, Nation Radio UK, Non-Stop Fun Kids, Sabras Radio, Sanskar Radio, Switch Radio, Unity FM, Voice of Islam Radio and Radio XL
South Gloucestershire	South Glos Digital	9A [60]	16 September 2024 [61]
South Hertfordshire	South Herts DAB	9C [62]	20 January 2025 [63]
South Pembrokeshire	Pure West Radio	9A [64]	24 October 2024 [57]
Southampton	Southampton Digital Radio Ltd	9B	1 August 2024	DAB+: Awaaz Radio, Fiesta FM UK, Outreach Dance, Outreach Radio and Voice FM Music
Southend	City DAB	9C [65]	16 December 2024 [51]
Stirling & Falkirk	Central FM	9C	1 November 2023	DAB+: Central 103.1 FM, Edge 1, Edge 2, Forth Valley Radio and Radio Royal
Stockport	Stockport Community SSDAB Ltd	8A	29 August 2023	DAB+: Atlantic 252, Buzz MCR, Cheshire's Mix 56, DanceLand, DanceLand Anthems, Darbar Sahib Radio, Fun Kids, Gaydio, Happy Radio UK, Heritage Radio, Like COUNTRY, Like ONE, Like POP, Like RETRO, Radio Maria England, Nifty Radio UK, Panacea Radio, Pie Radio, R360 Radio, Skylab Radio, Strawberry Radio, Voice of Islam Radio and Wythenshawe FM
Stoke & Newcastle-under-Lyme	Alternative Broadcast Company	8A	3 July 2023	DAB+: 6 Towns Radio, Blue Sky Radio, Radio Caroline, Churnet Sound, Cross Rhythms and Moorlands Radio
Swindon & Marlborough	Community Radio Swindon Ltd	8B	15 March 2024	DAB+: Funky Corner Radio and Swindon 105.5
Torbay	TorDAB Ltd	8B	9 November 2023	DAB+: DevonAir Radio, Devoncast Radio, Radio Exe, Flashback, Ocean Youth and South Devon Radio
Tynemouth & South Shields	Redarmy Group Ltd	9B	1 December 2021	DAB+: The Cat, Cross Rhythms, Dance Revolution, Durham On Air, Frisk Radio, Nation 80s, Nation Hits, Nation Classic Hits, Nation Radio North East, Nation Xmas, Pride Radio, Radio Shields, Spice FM and Radio Tyneside
Warrington, Widnes & Runcorn	Warrington, Widnes & Runcorn DAB Ltd	8B	17 August 2023	DAB+: Radio Africana, Cheshire's Mix 56, Cosoro Radio, Happy Radio UK, House Party Radio, Panacea Radio and Radio Warrington
Winchester	Winchester DAB Ltd	9C	29 September 2022 [t]	DAB+: Awaaz Radio, Outreach Classic, Outreach Dance, Outreach Radio, Voice FM and Winchester Radio.
Wolverhampton	Wolverhampton DAB Ltd	7D	1 April 2023	DAB: Omega Radio and Panjab Radio DAB+: Ambur Radio, Blue Dot Radio, BritAsia Radio, Darbar Sahib Radio, Gorgeous Radio, Skylab Radio, Unity FM, WCR FM and Radio XL
Wrexham	Wrexham DAB Ltd	9B	11 November 2023	DAB+: DanceLand, DanceLand Anthems, Like COUNTRY, Like ONE, Like POP, Like RETRO, Nation 60s, Nation 70s, Nation 90s and Wrexham Premier Radio
York	York Digital Radio CIC	8B	10 April 2024	DAB+: Diamond Groove UK, University Radio York, YO1 Radio and York Hospital Radio

Trial multiplexes

Small-scale multiplexes licensed by Ofcom for a trial period allowing a "more affordable way for smaller stations to broadcast on DAB digital radio":

Licence area	Multiplex operator	Channel	On-air date	Stations
Brighton	Brighton & Hove Radio	9A	31 July 2015	DAB+: 1BTN, 10-fi.com, 80s Rhythm, Angel Vintage, Atmosphere Radio, big beat brighton, Radio Caroline, Decadance Radio, Gaydio, Mi-House, Mi-Soul, Passion Radio, Platform B, Radio Plymouth, Regency Radio, Resonance Extra, Radio Reverb, Select Radio, Slack City Radio, Solar Radio, Southdown Radio, Starpoint Soul, University Radio Falmer and Xtra Hot
Aldershot & Woking	BFBS Aldershot	8A	19 October 2015	DAB: Angel Vintage, BFBS Aldershot, BFBS Beats, BFBS Gurkha Radio, Radio Caroline and Radio Woking DAB+: B Radio, Brooklands Radio, Care Radio, Outreach Dance, Outreach Radio and V2 Radio
Central London	U.DAB	9A	29 October 2015	DAB: Reprezent DAB+: Angel Vintage, Asian Star Radio, The Beat London, Radio Caroline, CDNX, Delite Radio, Desi Radio, Fun Kids, Fun Kids Junior, Greekbeat Radio, Kool FM, London Greek Radio, Love Life Radio, The Music Machine 1, NuSound Radio, Rainbow Radio, Resonance FM, Resonance Extra, Rinse FM, Riverside Radio, Ruach Radio, Select Radio, Shine 879, Solar Radio and Starpoint Soul.

Future multiplexes

Licence area	Multiplex operator	Channel	Licence granted
Alton, Petersfield and Haslemere	Provincial DAB Limited	8A	June 2024 [66]
Ards Peninsula	East Antrim Community SSDAB Limited	8B	July 2025 [67]
Ashford and Dungeness	Ashford DAB Limited	9C	June 2024 [68]
Ayr, Troon and Irvine	Muxcast 9 Ltd	9A	February 2025 [46]
Banbury and Bicester	Maxxwave Limited	9C	September 2025 [69]
Barrow-in-Furness	Furness Broadcast Media CIC	9C	March 2025 [55]
Bournemouth and Boscombe	BH Community DAB Limited	8B	October 2024 [57]
Bridgwater	Sedgemoor FM CIC	7D	July 2025 [70]
Brighton	Brighton and Hove Digital Radio CIC	7D	June 2024 [71]
Canterbury	Canterbury DAB CIC	7D	June 2024 [72]
Carlisle and Penrith	Cumbria Digital Limited	7D	April 2025 [73]
Chelmsford	Chelmsford Digital Radio Limited	7D	June 2024 [74]
Colchester and Clacton	Essex DAB Limited	9A	June 2024 [75]
Corby and Kettering	Kettering and Corby Broadcasting Company Limited	9B	April 2025 [73]
Cumbernauld and Coatbridge	Tower DAB Ltd	8A	February 2025 [46]
East Devon	ExeDAB Limited	9C	April 2025 [73]
Enniskillen	Ulstermux Limited	9C	September 2025 [76]
Exmouth and Dawlish	Exmouth DAB Ltd	TBA	July 2025 [77]
Guildford and Woking	Muxcast 5 Limited	7D	June 2024 [78]
Halifax	Halifax DAB Limited	8B	December 2024 [51]
Harlow	Xtra DAB Limited	8B	June 2024 [79]
Hastings	Hastings Digital Radio CIC	7D	June 2024 [80]
Huddersfield	Huddersfield DAB Limited	8A	December 2024 [51]
Huntingdon	Huntingdon Digital Limited	9A	May 2025 [59]
Isle of Wight	Wight Digital Radio CIC	9A	October 2024 [57]
Lanarkshire	Lanarkshire DAB Ltd	9B	February 2025 [46]
Luton	University of Bedfordshire	7D	June 2024 [81]
Maidstone, Tonbridge and Tunbridge	West Kent DAB Limited	8B	June 2024 [82]
Margate, Dover and Folkestone	Kent Coast DAB Limited	9B	June 2024 [83]
North Ayrshire	North Ayrshire Broadcasting Ltd	9B	February 2025 [46]
North East London and South West Essex	East London and Essex Digital CIC	8A	June 2024 [84]
North London	U.DAB Limited	9B	June 2024 [85]
Nuneaton and Hinckley	Maxxwave Limited	7D	May 2025 [59]
Paisley and West Glasgow	Ross Inc Ltd	7D	February 2025 [46]
Portadown and Craigavon	ABC Community SSDAB Limited	8A	March 2025 [55]
Reading	Local Radio Limited	9C	June 2024 [86]
Ringwood, Verwood and Fordingbridge	Forest Community Radio Ltd	7D	July 2025 [87]
Rugby and Daventry	Maxxwave Limited	9A	September 2025 [88]
Sittingbourne and Medway Towns	Medway and Swale DAB Limited	9A	June 2024 [89]
South Craven, Wharfedale and Worth Valley	Aire Wharfe DAB Limited	9B	December 2024 [51]
South East London and North West Kent	GreenDAB Ltd	9C	June 2024 [90]
South London	South of the River Digital Limited	9A	June 2024 [91]
Stockton-on-Tees	RedArmy Group Limited	TBA	September 2025 [92]
Sunderland	Muxcast 6 Limited	7D	December 2024 [51]
Swansea	Swansea Digital Broadcasting Limited	7D	March 2025 [55]
Walsall	Walsall DAB Limited	9B	May 2025 [59]
Warminster, Devizes and Trowbridge	West Wiltshire DAB CIC	9C	October 2024 [57]
West London	City West Digital CIC	8B	June 2024 [93]
Western Isles	Craoladh Digiteach Ionadail Limited	9C	September 2025 [94]
Weston-super-Mare	North Somerset Digital Radio Limited	9C	September 2025 [95]
Wetherby	Wetherby Community Radio Limited	9C	May 2025 [59]
Wigan	Wigan and St Helens DAB Limited	9C	December 2024 [51]
Worcester	Murfin Media (Digital) Limited	7D	September 2025 [96]
Yeovil	Radio Ninesprings	9A	May 2025 [59]

See also

• List of radio stations in the United Kingdom
• Digital radio in the United Kingdom

Notes

1. 11C until February 2012
2. 11B until 1 September 2016
3. Operating on a trial basis for a three-year period
4. 11B until April 2016
5. 11C until May 2016
6. 11B until 9 September 2015
7. 12A until November 2015
8. 11C until 30 July 2013
9. 11B until December 2015
10. 12D until October 2015
11. Off-air between November 2023 and December 2024 due to the collapse of the original operator, UK DAB Networks ^[47]
12. 7D during the trial period
13. Originally on-air as a trial multiplex since 2015
14. Originally Cheshire Radio Ltd
15. 9A during the trial period
16. The trial was operated by Niocast Digital, who lost the bid for the permanent licence
17. 10B during the trial period
18. 9A during the trial period
19. 7D during the trial period
20. Off-air between November 2023 and February 2024 due to the collapse of the original operator, UK DAB Networks ^[47]

References

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2. "DAB Ensembles WorldWide – UK Local & Small-Scale". Wohnort. Retrieved 26 July 2025.
3. "Small-scale DAB licensing progress report" (PDF). Ofcom. 22 October 2024. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
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