Switch Aberdeen
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Licensed area | Wireless Group |
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Website | switchdigital.com |
Switch Aberdeen is the name of the DAB multiplex operator for the Aberdeen area. The company was one of two applicants for the licence - the other was from Score Digital. The service is currently carried on four transmitters and as required, has to carry the two BBC regional services,
BBC Radio nan Gaidheal
.
Transmitter sites
Switch Aberdeen currently broadcasts on the following sites: [2]
Transmitter | kW | Area |
---|---|---|
Meldrum | 8.51 | Most of Aberdeenshire |
Durris | 2 | Stonehaven & Southern Aberdeenshire |
Mormond Hill | 1 | Peterhead & Fraserburgh |
Redmoss | 1 | South Aberdeen |
Current line-up of services
The stations currently carried on Switch Aberdeen are:[3]
Service | Service ID | Bit rate | Audio channels | Description | Analogue availability |
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BBC Radio nan Gàidheal | C336 | 128 kbit/s | Joint stereo | BBC regional service | 103.5 - 105.0 MHz 810 kHz |
BBC Radio Scotland | C635 | 128 kbit/s | Joint stereo | BBC regional service | 92.4 - 94.7 MHz |
Northsound 1 | C8B1 | 128 kbit/s | Joint stereo | Bauer FM service | 96.9 MHz (Aberdeenshire) 97.6 MHz (Aberdeen) 103.0 MHz (Peterhead) |
Greatest Hits Radio | C1C9 | 128 kbit/s | Joint stereo | Bauer former AM service | none |
Original 106 (Aberdeen)
|
112 kbit/s | Joint stereo | Local FM music station | 106.8 MHz (Aberdeenshire) 106.3 MHz (Aberdeen) 106.3 MHz (Peterhead) | |
talkRADIO | C0D8 | 64 kbit/s | Mono | News/discussion | none |
talkSPORT Scotland | C6CE | 64 kbit/s | Mono | Sport | none |
talkSPORT 2 | C1D8 | 64 kbit/s | Mono | Sport | none |
Virgin Radio | C3D8 | 64 kbit/s | Mono | Indie/alternative | none |
Original line-up
The following is the original line-up on the platform and what happened, if anything.
Service | Description | Current status |
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BBC Radio nan Gàidheal | BBC regional Gaelic service | Still operating |
BBC Radio Scotland | BBC regional service | Still operating |
The Lounge | Easy listening and smooth classics | Closed by The Wireless Group in Spring 2002 cost-cutting exercise, replaced with Smash Hits Radio
|
Ministry of Sound Radio | The "Digital Dancefloor" | Closed in December 2002, replaced by Kiss |
NECR | Local community radio service | Closed August 2018 |
Northsound 1 | Local FM service | Still operating, with local breakfast show |
Northsound 2
|
Local AM service | Closed in 2023 |
The Rhythm | Classic soul hits | Service was never launched |
Ritz Country | Country music | Company went bust, eventually replaced with Kerrang! 105.2
|
Waves FM
|
Local service for Peterhead | service withdrawn in 2023 |
Other services
The following list are other services which were available at some point on the platform: [4]
Service | What happened |
---|---|
Kiss | Replaced by Magic 105.4 in May 2008. Kiss later returned to the multiplex but was removed once again after Kiss started broadcasting nationally on Digital One
|
Magic 105.4
|
Replaced by Kiss |
Smash Hits Radio | Removed by Bauer Radio in February 2006, never replaced
|
Original 106
|
Tested briefly in 2013. Original 106 resumed full DAB transmissions 26 June 2019 |
Mearns FM | Stonehaven based community station, withdrew from DAB in 2022 |
Pure Radio | Rebroadcast of central belt DAB station, closed in September 2023 |
References
- ^ Radiocentre Commercial Radio Pocket Booklet 2007
- ^ Radio Listeners Guide 2010
- ^ "DAB Ensembles WorldWide | UK Local & Small-Scale".
- ^ Radio Authority & CRCA Pocket Booklets (2000 - 2007)