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- ↑ "Community Radio Coverage Maps" (PDF). Ofcom. 20 April 2010. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
- ↑ "Brum DAB" . Retrieved 20 February 2016.
- ↑ "Switch Radio". TuneIn . Retrieved 20 February 2016.