Switch London

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Switchdigital London
Greater London 2
Licensed area Greater London
Frequency 12A (223.936 MHz)
Air date26 June 2000 [1]
Owner Wireless Group
Website Switchdigital

Switch London is a DAB ensemble operated by Switchdigital; it broadcasts from a variety of sites in and around London (Alexandra Palace, Arkley, Bluebell Hill, BT Tower, Colindale House, Crystal Palace, Guildford, Hampstead, Harrow Weald, Hemel Hempstead, Leatherhead Stoke d'Abernon, Mount Vernon, Otford, Reigate, Richmond Hill, Shepherds Bush, Shooters Hill, Sidcup, Staines, Uxbridge and Zouches Farm). It has been on air since June 2000. [2] It is also referred to as the Greater London 2 multiplex. In their application to the Radio Authority, Switch proposed using Brookmans Park as a transmission site in its SFN, but this has not yet been implemented. [3]

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In 2010, the Otford relay site was replaced by the much more powerful Wrotham site in Kent which broadcasts at 5 kW.

Stations carried

ServiceDAB TypeService IDBit rateAudio channelsDescriptionAnalogue availability
88.3 CENTREFORCEDAB+C6E332 kbit/sMonoHouse music
Absolute Radio 70s DAB+C1C232 kbit/sMono70s Music
AsianFX RadioDAB+CDDB32 kbit/sMono
ADVANTIST RADIODABCBDE80 kbit/sMono
BBC Radio London DABCC31128 kbit/sJoint StereoBBC local radio service94.9 MHz (London)
FIX RADIODABCDDA64 kbit/sMonoMusic for builders
Hits Radio (London) DAB+C5E332 kbit/sMono
Jazz FMDABCDD080 kbit/sMonoEasy listening
LBC London News DABC5C264 kbit/sMonoNews1152 kHz
Mi-SoulDAB+C7CD32 kbit/sMono
Nation RadioDAB+C8D932 kbit/sMono
Radio Maria EngDAB+C9EA32 kbit/sMonoReligious
Smooth CountryDABCDE9128 kbit/sMono LSFCountry Music
Virgin GrooveDAB+C1EB32 kbit/sMono

References

  1. Radiocentre Commercial Radio Pocket Booklet 2007
  2. "Ex-editor chases bid for city radio licence" . Evening Express. Aberdeen. 27 January 2001. p. 11. Retrieved 27 June 2025 via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. "Radio Authority awards second local digital multiplex licence for Greater London to Switch Digital"

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