NOW Wolverhampton
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Now Wolverhampton is a Digital Audio Broadcasting
multiplex
available in the above area which has been broadcasting since January 2001. It carries a variety of stations some of which are local.
Digital audio broadcasting
Digital Audio Broadcasting is a digital radio technology for broadcasting radio stations, used in several countries, particularly in Europe. As of 2006, approximately 1,000 stations worldwide broadcast in the DAB format....
multiplex
Multiplexing
The multiplexed signal is transmitted over a communication channel, which may be a physical transmission medium. The multiplexing divides the capacity of the low-level communication channel into several higher-level logical channels, one for each message signal or data stream to be transferred...
available in the above area which has been broadcasting since January 2001. It carries a variety of stations some of which are local.
Transmitter Sites
The platform broadcasts via the following transmitters:| Transmitter Site | Power (KW) | Approximate transmission Area |
|---|---|---|
| Turners Hill | 1.00 | Wolverhampton & Telford |
| The Wrekin | 0.50 | Shrewsbury |
| Wolverhampton University | ? | City filler relay |
Stations available
| Service | Bit-rate (kbps) | Signal Type | Service Type | NOTES: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBC WM BBC WM BBC WM is the BBC Local Radio service for the West Midlands, South Staffordshire, north Worcestershire and north Warwickshire, operated by BBC Birmingham. Launched on 9 November 1970 as BBC Radio Birmingham, it broadcasts from central Birmingham on 95.6 FM, DAB and on the internet... |
128 kbit/s | Joint Stereo | Local BBC service. | DAB only in the Wolverhampton area. Also on FM - 95.6 |
| BBC Shropshire BBC Radio Shropshire BBC Radio Shropshire is the BBC Local Radio service for the English county of Shropshire. Launched on 23 April 1985 it broadcasts from its studios in Shrewsbury on 96 , 90 , 95 , 104.1 FM and DAB... |
128 kbit/s | Joint Stereo | Local BBC service. | DAB only in the Shropshire area. Also on FM - 90.0 (Church Stretton), 95.0 (Ludlow), 96.0 (Shropshire) & 104.1 (Clun) |
| Beacon Beacon (Radio) Beacon , is an independent local radio station, broadcasting to the Black Country and Shropshire in the West Midlands region of England.-History:The station began broadcasting to Wolverhampton and the Black Country from studios at 267 Tettenhall Road,... |
128 kbit/s | Joint Stereo | Local FM service | Also on FM - 97.2 (Wolverhampton) & 103.1 (Shrewsbury) |
| Gold | 128 kbit/s | Joint Stereo | Local AM Gold. | Also on AM 990 (Wolverhampton) & 1017 (Shropshire) |
| Kiss | 128 kbit/s | Joint Stereo | Dance Music | Relay of London service |
| Traffic Radio Traffic Radio Traffic Radio was a digital radio station based in England.It was a 24 hour rolling traffic and travel service for motorways and major roads in England, run for the Highways Agency by Global Traffic Network.... |
48 kbit/s | Mono | Rolling Travel News Service | - |
| Sunrise Radio Sunrise Radio Sunrise Radio is the United Kingdom's first Independent Local Radio station to cater specifically for the Asian community. Dr Avtar Lit is the chairman and chief executive of this media group which also operates kismat radio,buzz asia,punjabi radio as well as sunrise tv-Transmission:It initially... |
80 kbit/s | Mono | Asian | Relay of London AM service |
| XFM Xfm London Xfm London is a commercial radio station in the United Kingdom owned by Global Radio and broadcasts on 104.9 FM in London, on digital radio via 30 DAB multiplexes across the country, Sky, TalkTalk TV and Virgin Media.... |
128 kbit/s | Joint Stereo | Modern Rock | Relay of London FM service. |
| Punjabi Radio | 80 kbit/s | Joint Stereo | Punjabi Language Service | - |