{"id":38419,"date":"2019-07-07T06:47:52","date_gmt":"2019-07-07T10:47:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=38419"},"modified":"2019-07-07T06:47:52","modified_gmt":"2019-07-07T10:47:52","slug":"small-scale-dab-could-lead-to-hundreds-of-new-uk-radio-stations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2019\/07\/small-scale-dab-could-lead-to-hundreds-of-new-uk-radio-stations\/","title":{"rendered":"Small-scale DAB could lead to hundreds of new UK radio stations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/DAB-Radio-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-21675\" src=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/DAB-Radio-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"568\" height=\"127\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/DAB-Radio-1.jpg 568w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/DAB-Radio-1-300x67.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 568px) 100vw, 568px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>(Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.southgatearc.org\/news\/2019\/july\/hundreds-of-new-digital-radio-stations-for-local-listeners.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Southgate ARC<\/a>)<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Hundreds of new local digital radio stations could start broadcasting in the UK from next year, under proposals outlined by Ofcom<\/p>\n<p>Ofcom say:<\/p>\n<p>With over 40% of the UK\u2019s radio listening now taking place on the Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB) platform, today\u2019s proposals mark a major step towards expanding local DAB coverage, giving listeners an even wider choice of new digital radio stations.<\/p>\n<p>Small-scale DAB is cutting-edge technology, pioneered in the UK by an Ofcom engineer. It provides local commercial, community and specialist music stations with a low-cost route to hitting the digital airwaves.<\/p>\n<p>The consultation sets out:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 our proposed spectrum and licensing process;<br \/>\n\u2022 our approach to developing a coverage area plan; and<br \/>\n\u2022 how we intend to advertise licences and assess applications.<\/p>\n<p>We would like to hear from interested parties by Friday 4 October and intend to start advertising licences early in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Public consultation information<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ofcom.org.uk\/consultations-and-statements\/category-1\/licensing-small-scale-dab-new-powers-and-duties-proposed-by-government\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.ofcom.org.uk\/consultations-and-statements\/category-1\/licensing-small-scale-dab-new-powers-and-duties-proposed-by-government<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Source: Southgate ARC) Hundreds of new local digital radio stations could start broadcasting in the UK from next year, under proposals outlined by Ofcom Ofcom say: With over 40% of the UK\u2019s radio listening now taking place on the Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB) platform, today\u2019s proposals mark a major step towards expanding local DAB coverage, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[56,5517,3],"tags":[2228,2181,7877,580],"class_list":["post-38419","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-broadcasters","category-digital-audio-broadcasting","category-news","tag-local-radio","tag-ofcom","tag-small-scale-dab","tag-southgate-arc"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-9ZF","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":21671,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2016\/10\/ofcom-calls-u-k-small-scale-dab-trials-successful\/","url_meta":{"origin":38419,"position":0},"title":"Ofcom Calls U.K. Small-Scale DAB Trials Successful","author":"Robert Gulley","date":"October 4, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Radio World\u00a0 reported on 9\/30\/16 that the British government's Office of Communication sees value in small scale DAB technology and will likely allow permanent licensing for smaller stations: Ofcom recently completed a trial of its \u201csmall-scale DAB\u201d technology for 70 local and community radio stations. 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