Poll: DAB+ is the future? Digital terrestrial radio broadcasting

[lucid]

Something a little more up-to-date on radio listening figures

Source: RAJAR

Despite the increase in DAB radio sets now in cars, and the increase in the numbers of adults who say they have access to a DAB radio at home, and the COVID furlough of 2020 meaning more adults were working from home, DAB listening figures fell for 2020 compared to 2019. All this set against the backdrop of 25 years of DAB availability in the UK; it still has only 2/5ths of the market and hasn't yet surpassed analogue radio despite the misinformation campaigns and aggressive marketing.

The biggest growth is from Online/Apps. My guess is that's the effect of smart speakers. That's pretty-much what many of us have been saying. Here are the official figures that bear that out.

 

[TALON1973]

I just know where this go as a response…… info is out of date by a year But seeing as you’ve at least given UK info , that’s a big thumbs up from me

Although again from the same site / time period

https://www.rajar.co.uk/listening/quarterly_listening.php


Quarterly Listening

All Individuals 15+ for period ending March 2020
Station / Group

Survey Period Population (000s) Reach (000s) Reach Percent Average Hours Per Head Average Hours Per Listener Total Hours (000s) Listening Share In TSA %
All Radio Q 55,032 48,894 89 17.9 20.2 987,672 100.0
All BBC Radio Q 55,032 33,535 61 8.9 14.6 491,066 49.7
All BBC Network Radio Q 55,032 30,835 56 7.8 13.9 428,534 43.4
BBC Local Radio Q 55,032 7,798 14 1.1 8.0 62,532 6.3
All Commercial Radio Q 55,032 36,267 66 8.6 13.0 472,153 47.8
All National Commercial Q 55,032 22,823 41 4.0 9.6 219,985 22.3
All Local Commercial (National TSA) Q 55,032 25,194 46 4.6 10.0 252,167 25.5
Other Radio Q 55,032 3,944 7 0.4 6.2 24,453 2.5
BBC Radio 1 Q 55,032 8,915 16 1.0 6.2 55,651 5.6
BBC Radio 2 Q 55,032 14,362 26 2.9 11.2 161,240 16.3
BBC Radio 3 Q 55,032 1,980 4 0.2 6.7 13,250 1.3
BBC Radio 4 (including 4 Extra) Q 55,032 11,105 20 2.3 11.5 127,315 12.9
BBC Radio 4 Q 55,032 10,754 20 2.1 10.7 115,186 11.7
BBC Radio 4 Extra Q 55,032 1,983 4 0.2 6.1 12,129 1.2
BBC Radio 5 live (inc. sports extra) Q 55,032 5,330 10 0.6 6.4 33,998 3.4
BBC Radio 5 live Q 55,032 5,219 9 0.6 6.3 32,770 3.3
BBC Radio 5 live sports extra Q 55,032 601 1 * 2.0 1,227 0.1
BBC 6 Music Q 55,032 2,556 5 0.4 9.2 23,476 2.4
1Xtra from the BBC H 55,032 986 2 0.1 4.1 4,002 0.4
BBC Asian Network UK H 55,032 543 1 * 4.5 2,469 0.3
BBC World Service Q 55,032 1,346 2 0.1 5.3 7,113 0.7
Absolute Radio Network H 55,032 4,716 9 0.6 7.1 33,647 3.4
Absolute Radio Q 55,032 2,416 4 0.3 7.6 18,365 1.9
Absolute Radio 60s H 55,032 119 * * 2.9 345 *
Absolute Radio 70s H 55,032 230 * * 3.8 867 0.1
Absolute 80s Q 55,032 1,459 3 0.1 4.9 7,088 0.7
Absolute Radio 90s H 55,032 837 2 0.1 4.3 3,593 0.4
Absolute Radio 00s H 55,032 186 * * 2.9 540 0.1
Absolute Classic Rock H 55,032 813 1 0.1 5.2 4,209 0.4
Capital Brand (UK) H 55,032 7,502 14 0.7 4.9 36,551 3.7
Capital Network (UK) H 55,032 6,386 12 0.5 4.7 29,847 3.0
Capital XTRA Brand UK H 55,032 1,873 3 0.1 3.6 6,704 0.7
Capital XTRA (UK) H 55,032 1,690 3 0.1 3.3 5,642 0.6
Capital XTRA Reloaded Q 55,032 305 1 * 3.6 1,092 0.1
Classic FM Q 55,032 5,484 10 0.7 7.5 41,245 4.2
Country Hits Radio H 55,032 257 * * 5.0 1,275 0.1
Gold Network (UK) H 55,032 1,314 2 0.2 7.3 9,623 1.0
Greatest Hits Network H 55,032 1,295 2 0.2 8.1 10,538 1.1
Greatest Hits Radio H 55,032 892 2 0.1 8.0 7,146 0.7
Heart Brand (UK) H 55,032 9,365 17 1.1 6.2 58,322 6.0
Heart 70s Q 55,032 294 1 * 4.1 1,196 0.1
Heart 80s Q 55,032 1,249 2 0.1 3.5 4,375 0.4
Heart 90s Q 55,032 456 1 * 3.4 1,563 0.2
Heart Dance Q 55,032 380 1 * 4.5 1,706 0.2
Heart Extra Q 55,032 472 1 * 3.8 1,802 0.2
Heart Network (UK) H 55,032 7,737 14 0.9 6.1 47,229 4.8
Heat H 55,032 498 1 * 3.2 1,613 0.2
Hits Radio Brand H 55,032 6,619 12 1.0 8.0 52,863 5.4
Hits Radio Network H 55,032 5,779 11 0.8 7.3 42,325 4.3
Hits Radio H 55,032 745 1 0.1 4.6 3,462 0.4
JACK Radio H 55,032 123 * * 2.8 342 *
Jazz FM H 55,032 566 1 * 3.6 2,059 0.2
Kerrang! H 55,032 438 1 * 3.8 1,661 0.2
Kiss Network H 55,032 5,135 9 0.5 5.2 26,520 2.7
Kiss Fresh H 55,032 519 1 * 3.0 1,563 0.2
Kisstory Q 55,032 2,066 4 0.1 4.0 8,238 0.8
LBC Brand (UK) H 55,032 2,780 5 0.5 9.7 27,048 2.8
Magic Network H 55,032 4,088 7 0.4 6.0 24,622 2.5
Magic Chilled H 55,032 242 * * 4.1 995 0.1
Magic Soul H 55,032 393 1 * 6.4 2,533 0.3
Mellow Magic H 55,032 590 1 0.1 5.3 3,124 0.3
Planet Rock Q 55,032 1,209 2 0.2 8.0 9,680 1.0
Scala Radio H 55,032 310 1 * 6.6 2,034 0.2
Smooth Brand (UK) H 55,032 5,687 10 0.7 6.8 38,554 3.9
Smooth Radio Chill Q 55,032 312 1 * 4.2 1,304 0.1
Smooth Radio Country Q 55,032 286 1 * 3.2 924 0.1
Smooth Extra Q 55,032 819 1 0.1 5.0 4,073 0.4
Smooth Radio Network (UK) H 55,032 4,762 9 0.6 6.9 33,079 3.4
Sunrise Radio National Y 55,032 372 1 * 4.5 1,667 0.2
talkRADIO H 55,032 424 1 * 6.4 2,693 0.3
talkSPORT H 55,032 2,985 5 0.4 6.5 19,461 2.0
talkSPORT2 H 55,032 489 1 * 3.3 1,601 0.2
Union JACK H 55,032 146 * * 5.3 777 0.1
Virgin Anthems Q 55,032 150 * * 4.9 733 0.1
Virgin Chilled Q 55,032 124 * * 3.2 397 *
Virgin Radio Q 55,032 1,496 3 0.2 6.0 8,924 0.9
Virgin Radio Groove Q 55,032 16 * * 1.1 18 *
Radio X Network (UK) H 55,032 1,651 3 0.2 8.1 13,428 1.4
BBC Radio Scotland H 4,595 825 18 1.0 5.8 4,746 6.7
BBC Radio Ulster H 1,516 510 34 3.4 10.0 5,118 19.3
BBC Radio Wales H 2,622 344 13 1.1 8.2 2,834 5.9
BBC Radio Cymru H 2,622 119 5 0.5 10.2 1,213 2.5
BBC Local Radio in England Q 44,617 5,785 13 1.0 8.0 46,546 5.8
BBC Radio Berkshire H 850 93 11 1.0 9.0 840 5.6
BBC Radio Bristol H 935 111 12 0.8 7.1 787 4.6
BBC Radio Cambridgeshire H 760 88 12 1.1 9.8 854 5.2
BBC Radio Cornwall H 477 96 20 1.7 8.4 809 8.2
BBC Coventry and Warwickshire H 745 85 11 0.5 4.5 381 3.0
BBC Radio Cumbria H 401 96 24 1.8 7.6 729 9.4
BBC Radio Derby H 670 108 16 1.4 8.9 958 8.3
BBC Radio Devon H 1,006 172 17 1.7 10.0 1,724 8.5
BBC Essex H 1,347 173 13 1.2 9.2 1,592 6.0
BBC Radio Gloucestershire H 511 83 16 2.0 12.3 1,019 9.3
BBC Hereford & Worcester H 522 91 18 1.3 7.6 696 7.5
BBC Radio Humberside H 766 152 20 1.6 8.1 1,231 9.1
BBC Radio Kent H 1,526 215 14 0.8 5.3 1,146 3.6
BBC Radio Lancashire H 1,198 148 12 1.0 8.2 1,218 5.7
BBC Radio Leeds H 1,668 196 12 0.7 6.0 1,173 4.1
BBC Radio Leicester H 882 150 17 1.3 7.9 1,184 7.6
BBC Radio Lincolnshire H 570 97 17 1.9 11.4 1,103 8.9
BBC Radio London Q 12,260 399 3 0.2 5.5 2,188 1.1
BBC Radio Manchester H 2,273 203 9 0.5 6.1 1,242 3.3
BBC Radio Merseyside H 1,701 268 16 1.7 10.9 2,917 8.8
BBC Radio Newcastle H 1,467 218 15 1.1 7.3 1,590 7.0
BBC Radio Norfolk H 806 163 20 2.3 11.4 1,865 10.6
BBC Radio Northampton H 512 87 17 2.0 11.5 1,001 8.5
BBC Radio Nottingham H 832 169 20 1.9 9.1 1,545 9.1
BBC Radio Oxford H 537 73 14 1.2 8.7 635 6.6
BBC Radio Sheffield H 1,329 173 13 0.9 6.7 1,161 5.2
BBC Radio Shropshire H 418 100 24 2.4 9.8 985 11.6
Total BBC Radio Solent Y 1,827 205 11 1.1 9.6 1,968 5.4
BBC Somerset H 466 46 10 0.9 9.3 425 4.3
BBC Radio Stoke H 626 127 20 1.5 7.6 964 7.8
BBC Radio Suffolk H 552 98 18 1.7 9.8 965 8.3
BBC Sussex and BBC Surrey H 2,647 237 9 0.8 9.5 2,245 4.2
BBC Radio Tees H 796 111 14 1.0 7.0 773 5.2
BBC Three Counties Radio H 1,406 132 9 0.8 8.9 1,171 4.6
BBC WM 95.6 H 2,428 166 7 0.5 7.5 1,245 3.3
BBC Radio Wiltshire/Swindon H 596 69 11 0.5 4.5 310 2.4
BBC Radio York H 544 72 13 1.0 7.7 550 5.4
BBC Radio Guernsey Y 52 15 29 3.0 10.6 158 16.9
BBC Radio Jersey Y 90 26 29 3.1 10.8 277 17.2
Bauer Radio - Total H 55,032 17,986 33 2.8 8.6 154,249 15.7
Absolute Radio (London) Q 12,260 743 6 0.5 7.5 5,586 2.8
Greatest Hits Radio (Cov & Warks) H 728 11 2 * 2.9 32 0.3
Greatest Hits Radio (E.Yorks & N.Lincs) H 914 31 3 0.3 10.0 307 1.9
Greatest Hits Radio (Heref & Worcs) Y 496 17 3 0.2 7.1 120 1.2
Greatest Hits Radio (Lancashire) H 1,134 22 2 0.2 8.9 198 0.9
Greatest Hits Radio (L'pool N-West & N.Wales) H 1,888 133 7 0.8 11.2 1,487 4.0
Greatest Hits Radio (Manchester) H 2,562 41 2 0.1 5.9 240 0.6
Greatest Hits Radio (North East) H 1,515 35 2 0.3 11.7 409 1.7
Greatest Hits Radio (S.Yorks) H 1,329 34 3 0.2 7.5 255 1.1
Greatest Hits Radio (Teesside) H 824 21 3 0.3 12.3 261 1.7
Greatest Hits Radio (West Midlands) H 3,825 211 6 0.4 7.1 1,493 2.4
Greatest Hits Radio (W.Yorks) H 1,007 20 2 0.3 13.5 265 1.6
Clyde 2 H 1,934 167 9 0.9 9.9 1,644 5.3
Downtown Country H 1,516 108 7 0.4 5.4 585 2.2
Forth 2 H 1,172 68 6 0.5 8.5 580 3.9
Northsound 2 Y 347 26 7 0.6 8.4 215 3.1
Tay 2 Y 394 38 10 0.9 9.9 370 5.9
Hits Radio (Manchester) H 2,562 231 9 0.5 5.5 1,276 3.1
Radio Aire H 651 57 9 0.5 6.2 352 3.1
Radio Borders Y 109 46 42 5.7 13.4 622 31.3
CFM Y 251 84 33 3.4 10.0 844 16.6
Radio City H 1,888 310 16 1.1 6.8 2,119 5.7
Radio City Talk H 1,888 32 2 0.1 3.0 96 0.3
Clyde 1 H 1,934 585 30 2.4 8.0 4,657 15.0
Cool FM H 1,516 527 35 2.4 7.0 3,689 13.9
Downtown Radio H 1,516 278 18 1.3 6.9 1,906 7.2
Forth 1 H 1,172 296 25 2.2 8.7 2,573 17.2
Free Radio Birmingham H 2,264 166 7 0.4 5.5 911 2.6
Free Radio FM (Cov & Warks) H 728 124 17 1.1 6.6 821 6.8
Free Radio FM (Herefordshire & Worcestershire) Y 496 78 16 1.1 6.8 525 5.3
Free Radio Wolverhampton Black Country & Shropshire H 1,540 141 9 0.6 6.2 880 3.3
Gem H 2,490 426 17 1.2 7.0 2,997 6.5
Hallam FM H 1,329 379 29 1.9 6.7 2,527 11.1
Metro Radio H 1,515 267 18 1.3 7.3 1,959 8.3
MFR Y 253 122 48 5.1 10.5 1,288 27.7
Northsound 1 Y 347 132 38 3.9 10.2 1,350 19.3
Rock FM H 1,274 201 16 1.1 7.0 1,408 5.9
Tay FM Y 394 129 33 2.7 8.2 1,056 16.8
TFM H 824 122 15 0.9 5.9 719 4.6
Viking FM H 914 164 18 0.8 4.7 767 4.8
Wave 105 H 1,858 326 18 1.5 8.5 2,757 7.6
West Sound (inc West FM) Y 398 189 48 3.7 7.7 1,468 24.2
Kiss Q 55,032 3,593 7 0.3 4.1 14,732 1.5
Kiss (East) H 2,201 285 13 0.8 6.5 1,852 3.9
Kiss (London) Q 12,260 1,265 10 0.4 4.2 5,270 2.7
Kiss (West) H 2,513 342 14 0.6 4.5 1,539 3.2
Magic Q 55,032 3,329 6 0.4 5.9 19,495 2.0
Magic (London) Q 12,260 1,351 11 0.7 6.6 8,864 4.5
Total Global Radio (UK) H 55,032 23,397 43 3.7 8.6 201,999 20.6
Capital Liverpool H 1,087 184 17 0.9 5.3 968 4.6
Capital London Q 12,260 1,617 13 0.6 4.3 6,986 3.5
Total Capital Mid Counties Y 1,076 96 9 0.4 4.0 385 2.0
Capital Mid Counties - Coventry (surveyed as 96.2 Touch FM - Coventry) Y 335 26 8 0.2 2.4 62 1.2
Capital Mid Counties - North Oxfordshire (surveyed as 107.6 Banbury Sound) Y 87 9 10 0.4 4.1 37 2.0
Capital Mid Counties - Rugby (surveyed as Rugby FM) Y 81 16 20 1.2 5.7 94 6.7
Capital Mid Counties - South East Staffs (surveyed as Touch FM Staffs) Y 262 21 8 0.3 4.0 85 1.8
Capital Mid Counties - Warwickshire (surveyed as 102 Touch FM - Warks Worcs Cotswolds) Y 311 24 8 0.3 4.4 106 1.8
Capital Midlands H 4,636 840 18 0.9 5.0 4,217 5.4
Capital Birmingham H 2,288 386 17 0.8 4.5 1,729 4.9
Capital East Midlands H 2,348 453 19 1.1 5.5 2,488 5.8
Capital East Midlands - Derbyshire H 549 80 15 0.6 4.3 346 3.7
Capital East Midlands - Leicestershire H 807 157 19 0.9 4.7 740 5.2
Capital East Midlands - Nottinghamshire H 1,040 218 21 1.4 6.4 1,405 6.9
Capital North East H 2,252 381 17 0.9 5.5 2,083 5.6
Capital North West H 3,588 513 14 0.7 4.9 2,523 4.2
Capital Lancashire H 593 81 14 0.8 5.5 448 4.5
Capital Manchester H 2,995 431 14 0.7 4.8 2,075 4.2
Capital North West and Wales H 1,038 106 10 0.8 7.5 791 3.6
Capital Scotland H 2,879 379 13 0.6 4.6 1,732 4.1
Capital South H 1,595 193 12 0.6 5.1 981 3.1
Capital Brighton Y 386 16 4 0.2 4.8 75 1.0
Capital South Coast H 1,208 180 15 0.8 5.2 939 4.0
Capital South Wales H 1,058 181 17 1.1 6.7 1,204 6.5
Capital Yorkshire H 4,655 835 18 0.9 4.9 4,091 5.0
Capital XTRA (London) Q 12,260 712 6 0.2 3.8 2,681 1.4
Gold Cambridgeshire H 898 52 6 0.4 6.8 355 1.8
Gold East Midlands H 2,923 112 4 0.5 12.2 1,365 2.4
Gold London Q 12,260 267 2 0.2 7.1 1,891 1.0
Gold Manchester H 2,995 71 2 0.2 8.6 612 1.2
Heart East H 5,587 1,153 21 1.3 6.4 7,413 6.5
Heart Cambridgeshire H 898 191 21 1.3 5.9 1,128 5.6
Heart East Anglia H 1,265 207 16 1.0 6.3 1,302 4.8
Heart East Anglia - Norfolk H 687 125 18 1.2 6.7 833 5.6
Heart East Anglia - Suffolk H 578 82 14 0.8 5.7 469 3.8
Heart Essex H 1,411 309 22 1.3 5.8 1,789 6.5
Heart Essex - Chelmsford & Southend H 1,111 256 23 1.3 5.7 1,448 6.8
Heart Essex - Colchester Y 198 39 20 1.2 5.9 230 5.2
Heart Essex - Harlow Y 102 20 20 1.4 6.9 140 6.3
Heart Four Counties H 2,151 447 21 1.5 7.1 3,194 7.7
Heart Four Counties - Bedfordshire Y 334 87 26 1.9 7.3 633 10.0
Heart Four Counties - Beds/Bucks/Herts H 763 112 15 0.9 6.1 681 5.4
Heart Four Counties - 96.6 FM Hertfordshire Y 368 21 6 0.3 5.5 115 1.8
Heart Four Counties - Milton Keynes Y 260 58 22 1.3 5.8 334 6.3
Heart Four Counties - Northamptonshire H 588 174 30 2.5 8.3 1,442 11.0
Heart London Q 12,260 1,385 11 0.7 6.3 8,788 4.4
Heart North East H 2,310 259 11 0.7 6.6 1,708 4.4
Heart North Wales H 728 95 13 0.9 7.0 666 4.5
Heart North West Group H 6,001 632 11 0.7 6.3 4,007 3.7
Heart North Lancs & Cumbria Y 280 65 23 1.7 7.3 475 9.7
Heart North West H 5,720 552 10 0.6 6.1 3,349 3.2
Heart Scotland H 2,845 340 12 0.7 5.9 2,017 4.8
Heart Scotland East H 1,200 118 10 0.5 4.7 558 3.6
Heart Scotland West H 1,646 221 13 0.9 6.6 1,459 5.5
Heart South H 6,112 1,216 20 1.2 6.0 7,314 6.2
Heart Kent H 1,294 292 23 1.3 5.9 1,736 6.7
Heart Solent H 1,887 311 17 1.0 5.9 1,851 5.1
Heart Solent - Dorset H 629 119 19 1.2 6.6 780 6.4
Heart Solent - Hampshire H 1,258 192 15 0.9 5.6 1,071 4.4
Heart Sussex H 1,429 291 20 1.3 6.3 1,830 6.3
Heart Sussex - North Y 287 50 17 1.1 6.1 305 6.1
Heart Sussex - South H 1,141 246 22 1.3 6.3 1,540 6.5
Heart Thames Valley H 1,503 321 21 1.3 5.9 1,898 7.0
Heart Thames Valley - Berks & N.Hants H 792 179 23 1.2 5.2 933 6.7
Heart Thames Valley - Oxfordshire H 711 142 20 1.4 6.8 965 7.2
Heart South Wales H 1,923 368 19 1.4 7.4 2,719 8.1
Heart West H 3,824 858 22 1.3 5.8 5,011 6.5
Heart South West H 1,483 323 22 1.3 5.9 1,917 6.4
Heart South West - Cornwall Y 446 93 21 1.3 6.2 579 6.0
Heart South West - Exeter Y 327 66 20 1.1 5.5 358 5.9
Heart South West - North Devon Y 156 34 22 1.3 6.2 208 6.6
Heart South West - Plymouth & South Hams Y 344 86 25 1.6 6.4 551 7.3
Heart South West - Torbay Y 211 51 24 1.9 7.9 405 7.8
Heart West Country H 2,341 535 23 1.3 5.8 3,094 6.6
Heart West Country - Bristol/Weston & Bath H 962 212 22 1.0 4.7 1,005 5.6
Heart West Country - Gloucestershire Y 435 115 26 1.5 5.8 667 7.0
Heart West Country - Somerset Y 425 107 25 2.0 7.8 830 9.1
Heart West Country - Wiltshire Y 517 127 25 1.8 7.4 945 8.7
Heart West Midlands H 3,861 581 15 0.9 6.2 3,597 5.7
Heart Yorkshire H 3,200 414 13 0.8 6.1 2,521 4.6
LBC (UK) H 55,032 2,444 4 0.4 10.1 24,602 2.5
LBC London Q 12,260 1,292 11 1.4 12.9 16,655 8.4
LBC News (UK) Q 55,032 657 1 * 4.0 2,648 0.3
LBC News (London) Q 12,260 473 4 0.2 4.8 2,287 1.2
Smooth Radio Devon H 1,060 30 3 0.2 8.0 241 1.1
Smooth Radio East Anglia H 1,265 57 5 0.3 7.3 420 1.5
Smooth Radio East Midlands H 3,160 466 15 1.1 7.6 3,534 5.8
Smooth Radio Essex H 1,411 31 2 0.1 5.7 174 0.6
Smooth Radio Kent H 1,294 53 4 0.4 8.6 457 1.8
Smooth Radio Lake District Y 52 8 16 0.9 5.9 48 4.4
Smooth Radio London Q 12,260 803 7 0.4 5.8 4,689 2.4
Smooth Radio North East H 2,310 503 22 1.7 7.8 3,903 10.1
Smooth Radio North West H 5,720 1,019 18 1.5 8.1 8,303 8.0
Smooth Radio North West and Wales H 1,038 69 7 0.4 6.3 433 2.0
Smooth Radio Scotland H 1,855 305 16 1.0 6.3 1,928 6.5
Smooth Radio Solent H 1,887 73 4 0.3 8.2 596 1.6
Smooth Radio South Wales H 1,058 62 6 0.3 5.6 350 1.9
Smooth Radio Sussex H 1,466 57 4 0.2 4.8 274 0.9
Smooth Radio Thames Valley H 1,503 30 2 0.1 4.4 129 0.5
Smooth Radio Three Counties H 1,563 30 2 0.1 6.5 199 0.7
Smooth Radio West Country H 2,341 101 4 0.3 8.1 813 1.7
Smooth Radio West Midlands H 3,861 454 12 0.8 6.9 3,133 5.0
Radio X London Q 12,260 397 3 0.2 7.3 2,914 1.5
Radio X Manchester H 2,995 192 6 0.4 6.9 1,330 2.7
Sunrise Radio London Y 12,260 192 2 0.1 4.0 765 0.4
Total Wireless Group Q 55,032 5,016 9 0.6 7.1 35,701 3.6
Scottish Sun 80s H 4,595 23 1 * 2.0 46 0.1
Scottish Sun Greatest Hits H 4,595 11 * * 1.8 20 *
Scottish Sun Hits H 4,595 4 * * 1.1 4 *
U105 (Greater Belfast) H 908 200 22 1.8 8.0 1,595 9.7
U105 (Outside Belfast) Y 608 27 4 0.3 6.4 173 1.8
All Local Commercial Radio (ILR) Q 54,913 25,185 46 4.6 10.0 251,950 25.6
Total Celador Radio H 4,852 590 12 0.8 6.7 3,947 4.1
The Beach Y 184 43 23 1.8 7.9 339 8.7
The Breeze (Berkshire & North Hampshire) H 817 81 10 0.8 8.1 651 4.3
The Breeze (Cheltenham and Gloucester) Y 298 13 4 0.1 3.4 42 0.7
The Breeze South Devon Y 261 32 12 1.2 9.9 311 4.9
The Breeze (South West) Y 477 53 11 0.8 7.4 393 3.9
The Breeze (West Country) H 1,084 92 8 0.4 5.3 487 2.4
Dream 100 Y 282 40 14 1.3 9.4 373 5.9
Fire Radio Y 421 46 11 0.6 5.7 262 3.4
North Norfolk Radio Y 94 14 15 1.4 8.9 127 5.9
Radio Norwich Y 362 26 7 0.5 7.5 198 2.6
SAMfm Bristol H 829 102 12 0.8 6.6 670 4.4
SAMfm Swindon Y 273 23 8 0.2 3.0 68 1.2
Town 102 Y 297 10 3 0.2 7.0 69 1.1
Central FM Y 218 47 22 1.7 7.9 376 9.9
Chris Country Radio H 12,260 39 * * 4.0 155 0.1
Communicorp UK H 19,145 3,177 17 1.2 7.3 23,258 7.0
XS Manchester H 2,995 132 4 0.4 9.7 1,280 2.6
Total Dee Radio Group Y 1,971 56 3 0.2 5.3 297 0.9
Cheshire's Silk 106.9 Y 186 16 9 0.5 5.3 85 2.6
Chester's Dee 106.3 (Dee on DAB) Y 197 30 16 1.0 6.2 188 4.6
Love 80s Liverpool Y 1,015 7 1 * 2.7 19 0.1
Love 80s Manchester Y 572 3 1 * 1.5 4 0.1
Total Radio Essex H 1,323 100 8 0.5 6.7 670 2.6
Radio Essex H 737 57 8 0.5 5.9 339 2.4
Radio Essex DAB Y 1,324 53 4 0.2 4.2 222 0.8
Total Radio Exe Y 733 32 4 0.3 6.7 211 1.4
Radio Exe (DAB) Y 733 14 2 0.1 6.1 86 0.6
Radio Exe (FM) Y 213 20 9 0.6 6.3 125 3.5
3FM Y 69 29 42 3.2 7.7 222 16.6
Fosse 107 Y 354 13 4 0.4 10.2 136 2.2
Fun Kids (London) H 12,260 61 * * 3.0 183 0.1
IOW Radio Y 121 43 36 2.7 7.5 326 12.6
Ipswich 102 Y 297 31 11 0.5 5.0 157 2.6
Total JACK H 55,032 347 1 * 4.4 1,532 0.2
JACK Local Y 525 88 17 0.9 5.2 461 4.9
JACK 2 Hits Oxfordshire Y 525 31 6 0.2 3.2 100 1.1
106 JACKfm (Oxford) Y 525 65 12 0.7 5.3 348 3.7
JACK 3 Y 525 3 1 * 5.1 13 0.1
Kingdom FM Y 293 56 19 1.2 6.0 338 8.2
KMFM H 1,344 198 15 0.7 5.0 998 3.6
Lincs FM Group Y 2,028 487 24 2.6 10.8 5,240 12.8
Dearne FM Y 245 44 18 2.0 11.1 486 9.9
Lincs FM 102.2 H 950 292 31 3.4 11.1 3,247 16.0
Ridings FM Y 309 36 12 1.0 8.9 322 5.2
Rother FM Y 211 31 15 1.6 10.5 330 8.6
Trax FM Y 381 81 21 1.5 7.0 567 7.6
Love Sport London Y 12,260 30 * * 2.3 67 *
Total Lyca H 12,260 150 1 0.1 5.5 829 0.4
1035 Dilse Radio H 12,260 42 * * 5.2 218 0.1
1458 Lyca Radio H 12,260 92 1 * 4.2 388 0.2
Time FM 107.5 Y 478 30 6 0.9 14.1 417 5.7
Radio Mansfield 103.2 Y 164 29 18 1.2 7.0 202 6.2
Manx Radio Y 69 30 43 4.0 9.4 278 20.7
Mi-Soul H 12,260 49 * * 4.2 206 0.1
More Radio H 515 71 14 1.1 8.3 587 5.4
Nation Broadcasting Group H 19,647 661 3 0.2 6.5 4,316 1.3
The Breeze (Solent) H 1,209 62 5 0.4 7.0 430 1.8
106.3 Bridge FM Y 132 23 17 1.0 5.6 128 5.0
Radio Carmarthenshire Y 138 25 18 1.2 6.3 160 6.4
Dragon Radio Wales Y 2,622 61 2 0.1 5.1 308 0.6
KCFM Y 464 59 13 0.9 7.3 428 5.3
Nation Radio London H 12,260 3 * * 0.5 2 *
Nation Radio Scotland H 1,855 36 2 0.2 8.8 316 1.1
Nation Radio Wales H 1,760 171 10 0.6 5.8 995 3.2
102.5 Radio Pembrokeshire Y 102 32 31 1.9 6.2 197 9.2
Sam FM South Coast H 2,183 168 8 0.4 5.0 836 1.9
Sun FM Radio Y 270 54 20 1.8 8.8 477 10.2
Swansea Bay Radio Y 480 23 5 0.2 5.1 118 1.4
Original 106 (Aberdeen) Y 347 81 23 2.9 12.3 990 14.2
Total Panjab Radio H 12,260 108 1 * 4.7 511 0.3
Asian FX H 12,260 36 * * 2.0 73 *
Panjab Radio H 12,260 75 1 * 5.8 438 0.2
Peak 107 FM Y 424 63 15 1.3 8.5 539 6.8
Radio Plymouth Y 261 35 13 0.9 7.1 245 4.3
Premier Christian Radio Q 12,260 121 1 * 3.5 425 0.2
Pulse 1 (was The Pulse) H 730 125 17 1.1 6.3 787 5.9
Pulse 2 H 730 35 5 0.3 5.6 195 1.5
Pulse 80's Y 730 13 2 * 1.8 23 0.2
Q Radio H 1,208 299 25 1.8 7.4 2,206 10.5
Revolution 96.2 Y 490 22 5 0.2 5.5 121 1.6
Signal 80's Y 812 16 2 0.1 4.1 67 0.4
Signal 107 H 1,053 40 4 0.2 6.4 257 1.4
Signal One H 812 216 27 2.7 10.2 2,197 13.4
Signal Two H 812 53 7 0.5 8.2 437 2.7
Swansea Sound - 1170 MW Y 480 25 5 0.3 5.2 129 1.5
Tindle Radio Group Y 142 84 60 6.5 10.9 920 36.1
Channel 103 FM Y 90 54 61 6.0 9.9 541 33.7
Island FM 104.7 Y 52 30 58 7.3 12.6 378 40.4
107.4 Tower FM Y 446 30 7 0.4 5.8 172 2.2
Total UKRD Y 2,480 713 29 2.1 7.3 5,185 10.2
Eagle 80s Y 511 7 1 * 3.2 23 0.2
Eagle Radio H 510 111 22 1.4 6.6 735 7.9
KL.FM 96.7 Y 190 54 29 2.2 7.8 422 9.5
Minster FM Y 363 74 20 1.2 6.1 451 7.4
Mix 96 Y 144 46 32 2.3 7.1 326 11.0
Pirate FM Y 503 162 32 2.3 7.1 1,150 10.7
Pirate 80s Y 503 14 3 0.2 7.6 106 1.0
Spire FM Y 123 46 38 2.7 7.3 338 12.1
Spirit FM Y 198 58 29 2.7 9.3 542 13.2
97.2 Stray FM Y 211 49 23 1.5 6.5 320 6.9
Wessex FM Y 126 47 37 2.7 7.4 343 12.1
Yorkshire Coast Radio Y 113 49 43 3.3 7.7 376 16.1
The Voice Y 156 12 8 0.6 7.6 92 2.9
Wave FM Total Y 234 18 8 0.4 4.7 86 2.5
Wave FM (Dundee) Y 144 14 10 0.5 4.9 69 3.4
Wave FM (Perth) Y 89 4 5 0.2 4.1 17 1.2
96.4 FM The Wave Y 480 112 23 1.8 7.5 849 9.8
Radio Wave 96.5 FM Y 234 49 21 1.6 7.5 368 7.7
Wave 80's Y 480 8 2 0.1 4.6 36 0.4
107.2 Wire FM Y 276 42 15 1.0 6.7 281 5.5
102.4 Wish FM Y 457 61 13 0.7 4.9 299 3.7

 

[4K8KW10]

Good day for the DAB+.

National DAB+ launching in France, fueling rapid growth in DAB+ receiver sales

12th October 2021

"Today, France launches two new national multiplexes that will broadcast 25 DAB+ stations, including national services from Radio France and leading private broadcasters, to metropolitan regions in France. The initiative allows millions of people to benefit from a wider range of national and regional radio stations, improved audio quality, station / programme information and slideshow images.

The new multiplexes will broadcast along the Paris-Lyon-Marseille axis. The 25 services include three new DAB+ only stations and 22 stations that are also broadcast in FM. In addition, DAB Slideshow is deployed, displaying colour images to listeners, such as station branding, song information and weather. This will pave the way for DAB+ to become the dominant way that France listens to radio at home.

Patrick Hannon, WorldDAB president, said ‘The launch of two national multiplexes in France is a critical milestone in the development of DAB – not only for France but for the whole of Europe. This launch, coupled with the recently introduced French radio receiver law, creates an unprecedented opportunity for growth in the DAB+ receiver market in France. As the market leader in DAB receivers, Frontier is supporting DAB growth in Europe with their Siena and Kino DAB+ receiver solutions.’

Frontier forecasts that growth of DAB+ receiver sales in France will exceed 50% in 2021 when compared to 2020 and that this trend will continue. Frontier has focused its DAB+ solutions so that they provide the best listener experience by being compliant with standards and digital tick certification. They also support advanced features such as colour screen, DAB Dynamic Label plus (DL+), DAB slideshow and Frontier has developed consumer focused features such as the FM and DAB combined service list BestTuneTM, continuous scanning for up to date stations ActiveScanTM and dynamic interference removal NoiseSkipTM. In addition, brands using Frontier technology in their products will benefit from Frontier’s extensive experience, having shipped over 50 million DAB/DAB+ modules.

Prem Rajalingham, Managing Director of Frontier, said: ‘DAB+ is really taking off in France and we are delighted to be able to enable brands to power the growth of DAB+ through our range of exciting consumer radios based on Frontier technology. We have seen significant DAB receiver sales grow in France and expect to see 50% year on year growth in 2021’.

In addition to new multiplexes, French law was updated to state that since 28th May 2021, radios with an alphanumeric screen must receive digital broadcast radio - ‘Other radios (terminals), for which the reception function of radio services broadcast is not purely incidental, and have an alphanumeric screen, must be capable of receiving digital terrestrial radio.’

DAB+ market size is expected to grow over the next five years. Frontier allows brands to create market leading DAB+ and SmartRadios, powering the leading audio brands. Please contact us to discuss opportunities and new products that you are interested in.

https://www.worlddab.org/system/news/documents/000/011/019/original/EECC_factsheet_June_2021.pdf?1 622639246



About Frontier Smart Technologies

Frontier Smart Technologies is a pioneer in technologies for digital audio and the market leader in DAB/DAB+ radios and SmartRadio solutions. Powering over 50 million devices worldwide, Frontier provides a range of radio chips and modules – from turnkey entry-level solutions to sophisticated, highly configurable options – to leading consumer electronics brands. With its R&D centre in Cambridge (UK) and manufacturing and sales offices in Shenzhen (China) and Hong Kong, Frontier supports clients and consumers across Europe and Asia. Frontier is a Science Group (AIM:SAG) company.

About Science Group plc

Science Group plc (AIM:SAG) is a science-led advisory and product development organisation. The Group has three divisions:

• R&D Consultancy: providing advisory, applied science and product development services cross-sector helping clients derive maximum return on their R&D investments.

• Regulatory & Compliance: helping clients in highly regulated markets to launch, market and defend products internationally, navigating the frequently complex and fragmented regulatory ecosystems.

• Frontier Smart Technologies: designing and manufacturing chips and modules for the DAB/DAB+ radio markets with 80% market share (excluding the automotive market).

With more than 400 employees worldwide, primarily scientists and engineers, and speaking more than 30 languages collectively, the Group has R&D centres in Cambridge and Epsom with more than ten additional offices in Europe, Asia and North America."

www.sciencegroup.com

National DAB+ launching in France, fueling rapid growth in DAB+ receiver sales (skem1.com)

 

[5punk3monk3y]

#wedontcare

 

[4K8KW10]

We have to care because it is good

Small-scale revolution for UK digital radio
18.10.2021 - United Kingdom

Twenty-five new small-scale DAB multiplex licenses have now been awarded by media regulator Ofcom, completing its first round of licensing for the new technology. “The rollout of this innovative technology will give listeners across the United Kingdom an unprecedented choice of locally produced content — serving communities and audiences across the country in a way never seen before,” said Kevin Bakhurst, Ofcom’s group director of Broadcasting and Online Content. “The UK’s commercial and community radio industry continues to go from strength to strength.”
www.redtech.pro
News | WorldDAB

Private operators also keen to develop DAB+
20.10.2021 - Czech Republic

From next year, Czech Radio will finance the development of DAB+ by switching off AM. Said Karel Zýka: "At the end of the year, we are shutting down AM and its resources will be set aside for digital broadcasting. Czech Radio now has all its stations on DAB+". Czech Radio plans to further improve signal coverage and in the next phase of coverage, the focus will be on indoor reception. Commercial network operators are also keen to develop DAB+ in the Czech Republic.
(Czech Radio) Read more

 

[picnic]

Another glowing endorsement of DAB in the UK.........

https://www.theregister.com/2021/10/22/smart_speakers_dab_dcms_radio_review/

 

[Diddums]

Wtf is this obsession with DAB? Is the OP on a spectrum or something?

It's dead, it's crap and it needs throwing in the bin once and for all. I've had unlimited data on my phones for 5 odd years, and my phone automatically connects to my car's bluetooth so i don't even need to look away from the road to change tracks. With Spotify I have pretty much every song you could think of, tons of podcasts and when I feel like listening to the news I just switch to the radio which works perfectly fine on FM and has signal everywhere.

I question the motives of this obsession with a dead technology, it's either trolling or a mental issue.

Now if you'll excuse me, my music just stopped, need to go flip the record.

 

[4K8KW10]

Spotify can die in the same way Winamp with mp3s died.
No such app lasts forever.

DAB+ will last. DAB+ gives you independence from the "unlimited data".
Because you have professional selection of much more content than your own limited knowledge of the Spotify content.

"I heard the song on the radio, and then found it with Shazam or in Spotify."

 

[Diddums]

Lol. What a load of tosh. Keep sucking that crack pipe princess, here in 2021 we've got more music at our disposal than your rubbish DAB will ever have.

Your inability to adapt is very much a you problem, I don't think anyone really cares tbh.

 

[4K8KW10]

Lol. What a load of tosh. Keep sucking that crack pipe princess, here in 2021 we've got more music at our disposal than your rubbish DAB will ever have.

Your inability to adapt is very much a you problem, I don't think anyone really cares tbh.

No one needs "more music". People listen to their favourite songs only, at a time maybe 5-10 songs max.
People don't need thousands and thousands of unknown and disliked genres which they don't listen to.

 

[Ayahuasca]

"I heard the song on the radio, and then found it with Shazam or in Spotify."

I've not heard that one in years, perhaps a difference in the times between the UK and where you are?

I mean most DAB stations display which song is playing...

 

[Diddums]

I don't need "more music". I listen to my favourite songs only, at a time maybe 5-10 songs max.
I don't need thousands and thousands of unknown and disliked genres which I don't listen to.

Fixed. You might be satisfied with your limited music choices, but those of us who have embraced technology are able to, and do enjoy a ton of music.

Nice try speaking on behalf of everyone though, you'd make a great politician

 

[Mason-]

No one needs "more music". People listen to their favourite songs only, at a time maybe 5-10 songs max.
People don't need thousands and thousands of unknown and disliked genres which they don't listen to.

So then why would you listen to the radio if you only listen to 'your favourite songs only'?

 

[MagicBoy]

No one needs "more music". People listen to their favourite songs only, at a time maybe 5-10 songs max.
People don't need thousands and thousands of unknown and disliked genres which they don't listen to.

400+ million iPods sold make it clear that you're talking our of your arse. So I challenge you to prove it.

Your choice in German oompah music is non of the British Public broadcasters concern, given you can't receive their signals.

 

[5punk3monk3y]

Oh the BURN, watch out guys were all Trolls for having an opinion that's frankly being spat on.

 

[visibleman]

No one needs "more music". People listen to their favourite songs only, at a time maybe 5-10 songs max.

Is the OP on a spectrum or something?

Does make you wonder, although they have mentioned in other threads that they spend their day trolling so....¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Surprised admins haven't stepped in to clear it up though, considering it's mostly @4K8KW10 just copy-pasta'ing random selective articles and others having to correct them with actual knowledge and intelligence.

 

[Diddums]

I see he's done a runner again despite posting in the Greta Thunberg thread. Can't be too committed to his DAB stuff, must be a fair-weather supporter

 

[bjorkiii]

https://radiotoday.co.uk/2021/10/no-fm-switch-off-in-the-uk-until-at-least-2030-says-dcms/
More interesting news for Mr 32kbdabman

 

[4K8KW10]

New RAJAR listening data confirms predominance of digital radio platforms
28.10.2021 - Top story - United Kingdom

Digital listening in the UK has surged to 65.8% of all radio listening. DAB is now the predominant platform for radio listening accounting for 43% of all listening compared to 34.2% for AM/FM. The strong performance of digital platforms has been boosted by the launch of a number of new digital stations in the last 18 months. Digital listening in car now accounts for 53% of all in car listening, with DAB in car accounting for 46.6% of listening (compared to AM/FM’s 33.1%). Ford Ennals, CEO of Digital Radio UK, said: ‘’The new RAJAR listening data for Q3 2021 confirms the importance of digital listening and digital platforms which now account for two thirds of all radio listening. It’s funny to consider that some radio industry commentators used to question the viability of DAB which is now comfortably the predominant radio platform accounting for 25% more hours of listening than FM and AM combined. It’s good to see the new distinctive digital-only stations launched during the pandemic finding audiences and supporting digital growth.”

(Digital Radio UK) Read more
News | WorldDAB

 

[Diddums]