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This is a list of DAB multiplexes in the United Kingdom.[1][2][3]

National multiplexes

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

Regional multiplexes

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

Former

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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

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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
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

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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 Cheshire Radio Ltd 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/Londonderry 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[n] 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[52]
Ludlow Murfin Media Digital Ltd 9B 11 March 2024 DAB+: Sunshine Radio (Ludlow)
Manchester Manchester DAB CIC[o] 7D[p] 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[53] 12 March 2025[54]
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[55] 24 October 2024[56]
Northampton Northampton DAB CIC 7D 2 August 2024
Norwich Future Digital Norfolk Ltd 9C[q] 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[57] 20 March 2025[54]
Portsmouth Solent Wireless 8B[r] 29 May 2025[58][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[59] 16 September 2024[60]
South Hertfordshire South Herts DAB 9C[61] 20 January 2025[62]
South Pembrokeshire Pure West Radio 9A[63] 24 October 2024[56]
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[64] 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[s] 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

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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

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Licence area Multiplex operator Channel Licence granted
Alton, Petersfield and Haslemere Provincial DAB Limited 8A June 2024[65]
Ards Peninsula East Antrim Community SSDAB Limited 8B July 2025[66]
Ashford and Dungeness Ashford DAB Limited 9C June 2024[67]
Ayr, Troon and Irvine Muxcast 9 Ltd 9A February 2025[46]
Barrow-in-Furness Furness Broadcast Media CIC 9C March 2025[54]
Bournemouth and Boscombe BH Community DAB Limited 8B October 2024[56]
Bridgwater Sedgemoor FM CIC 7D July 2025[68]
Brighton Brighton and Hove Digital Radio CIC 7D June 2024[69]
Canterbury Canterbury DAB CIC 7D June 2024[70]
Carlisle and Penrith Cumbria Digital Limited 7D April 2025[71]
Chelmsford Chelmsford Digital Radio Limited 7D June 2024[72]
Colchester and Clacton Essex DAB Limited 9A June 2024[73]
Corby and Kettering Kettering and Corby Broadcasting Company Limited 9B April 2025[71]
Cumbernauld and Coatbridge Tower DAB Ltd 8A February 2025[46]
East Devon ExeDAB Limited 9C April 2025[71]
Eastbourne, Newhaven and Lewes East Sussex Digital Radio Limited 9B June 2024[74]
Exmouth and Dawlish Exmouth DAB Ltd TBA July 2025[75]
Guildford and Woking Muxcast 5 Limited 7D June 2024[76]
Halifax Halifax DAB Limited 8B December 2024[51]
Harlow Xtra DAB Limited 8B June 2024[77]
Hastings Hastings Digital Radio CIC 7D June 2024[78]
Haywards Heath and Uckfield Central Sussex Digital Radio Limited 8A June 2024[79]
Huddersfield Huddersfield DAB Limited 8A December 2024[51]
Huntingdon Huntingdon Digital Limited 9A May 2025[58]
Isle of Wight Wight Digital Radio CIC 9A October 2024[56]
Lanarkshire Lanarkshire DAB Ltd 9B February 2025[46]
Luton University of Bedfordshire 7D June 2024[80]
Maidstone, Tonbridge and Tunbridge West Kent DAB Limited 8B June 2024[81]
Margate, Dover and Folkestone Kent Coast DAB Limited 9B June 2024[82]
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[83]
North London U.DAB Limited 9B June 2024[84]
Nuneaton and Hinckley Maxxwave Limited 7D May 2025[58]
Paisley and West Glasgow Ross Inc Ltd 7D February 2025[46]
Portadown and Craigavon ABC Community SSDAB Limited 8A March 2025[54]
Reading Local Radio Limited 9C June 2024[85]
Ringwood, Verwood and Fordingbridge Forest Community Radio Ltd 7D July 2025[86]
Sittingbourne and Medway Towns Medway and Swale DAB Limited 9A June 2024[87]
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[88]
South London South of the River Digital Limited 9A June 2024[89]
South West Sussex Digital Radio West Sussex Limited 9C June 2024[90]
Sunderland Muxcast 6 Limited 7D December 2024[51]
Swansea Swansea Digital Broadcasting Limited 7D March 2025[54]
Walsall Walsall DAB Limited 9B May 2025[58]
Warminster, Devizes and Trowbridge West Wiltshire DAB CIC 9C October 2024[56]
West London City West Digital CIC 8B June 2024[91]
Wetherby Wetherby Community Radio Limited 9C May 2025[58]
Wigan Wigan and St Helens DAB Limited 9C December 2024[51]
Yeovil Radio Ninesprings 9A May 2025[58]

See also

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Notes

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  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. ^ a b c d e f g Originally on-air as a trial multiplex since 2015
  14. ^ 9A during the trial period
  15. ^ The trial was operated by Niocast Digital, who lost the bid for the permanent licence
  16. ^ 10B during the trial period
  17. ^ 9A during the trial period
  18. ^ 7D during the trial period
  19. ^ Off-air between November 2023 and February 2024 due to the collapse of the original operator, UK DAB Networks[47]

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