CE London is a Digital Audio Broadcasting

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 London

London

London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...

 area and has been broadcasting since May 2000. It is also referred to as the Greater London 1 multiplex. It carries a variety of stations most of which are local.

Transmitter sites

The platform broadcasts via the following transmitters:

Transmitter	kW
Alexandra Palace	0.25
Blue Bell Hill Blue Bell Hill Blue Bell Hill is a chalk hill between Maidstone and Rochester in the English county of Kent. It overlooks the River Medway and is part of the North Downs. Settlements on the hill include Walderslade; and Blue Bell Hill and Kit's Coty villages...	0.5
Croydon	5
Guildford	0.5
Hemel Hempstead	0.4
Wrotham	5
Reigate	0.2
Stoke d'Abernon	0.01
Zouches Farm Zouches Farm Zouches Farm is a microwave radio link site located near the top of Blows Downs at Zouches Farm, Caddington, Bedfordshire, England . It was part of the London to Birmingham chain designed in the 1940s, and is now owned and maintained by BT Group....	0.5

The Wrotham site launched in 2010 and replaced the 500 watt Kemsing site.

Stations available

Service	Service ID	Bit rate	Audio channels	Description	Analogue availability
Capital London	C586	128 kbit/s	Joint stereo	Local CHR hit music station	95.8 MHz
Chill Chill (radio station) Chill is a British digital radio station dedicated to chill out, ambient and trip-hop music.-The station:Chill is broadcast on DAB in London and Birmingham, across the UK on Sky channel 0177 and also online. The station's aim is to help listeners relax. It is owned by Global Radio...	C1C3	64 kbit/s	Mono	Chillout music from Global Radio Global Radio Global Radio UK Ltd. is a British commercial radio company, the largest in the country following acquisitions of Chrysalis Radio and GCap Media.The company's Chief Executive Officer is Stephen Miron, while the Group Chairman is Charles Allen...	—
Choice FM Choice FM Choice FM, branded on-air as London's Choice, is a brand used by the UK's biggest radio company, Global Radio for its network of black music radio stations...	C8B2	128 kbit/s	Joint stereo	Hip-Hop and R&B station	96.9, 107.1 MHz
Heart London	C3A6	128 kbit/s	Joint stereo	Adult contemporary music	106.2 MHz
Heat Radio	CDCE	112 kbit/s	Joint stereo	Hot AC, Bauer Radio-owned digital station based on Heat Magazine	—
Kiss	C483	128 kbit/s	Joint stereo	Rhythmic contemporary station	100.0 MHz
LBC 97.3 LBC 97.3 LBC 97.3 is a London-based talk and phone-in radio station. It is one half of the latest incarnation of LBC, the news and speech service which was Britain's first commercial radio station when it went on air in October 1973...	C581	80 kbit/s	Mono	Speech station	97.3 MHz
Magic 105.4 FM Magic 105.4 FM Magic 105.4 FM is an adult contemporary Independent Local Radio station based in London, purchased by media group Emap in mid-1998, who subsequently rebranded the then-titled Melody 105.4 FM. It is part of the Magic radio network, now owned by Bauer Radio...	C788	128 kbit/s	Joint stereo	Middle-of-the-road and melodic station	105.4 MHz
Real Radio XS Real Radio XS 106.1 Real Radio XS is a radio station based in Salford, Manchester, broadcasting a variety of peak-time news, rock music and talk output.-History:The station began test transmissions as 106.1 Rock Radio on FM on 10 April 2008...	C8C5	128 kbit/s	Joint stereo	Classic rock music, relay of Manchester 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...	CCC1	64 kbit/s	Mono LSF	Asian music	1458 kHz
EPG+Slideshow	E1C00098	16 kbit/s	Data	Hidden service, EPG data	—

Original line-up

Service	Description	Current status
Capital Gold	Golden oldies	Now operating as Gold, moved in October 2009 to Switch London Switch London Switch London is a DAB ensemble operated by Switch Digital; it broadcasts from a variety of sites in and around London Switch London is a DAB ensemble operated by Switch Digital; it broadcasts from a variety of sites in and around London Switch London is a DAB ensemble operated by Switch Digital;...  (Greater London 2)
Capital London	Local CHR hit music station	Still operating
Century Digital Century Digital -About The Station:Initially there was a DAB digital station in London called Century London an offshoot of the parent Century stations in the North of England...	Adult contemporary	Closed in March 2007, replaced by Real Radio and then later by Jazz FM
ITN News Direct LBC News 1152 LBC News 1152 is London's only rolling news radio station broadcasting in Greater London on AM, DAB, Sky, Virgin Media and online. The station's aim is to provide more in depth coverage of the day's news stories...	Rolling news	Now operating as LBC News 1152 LBC News 1152 LBC News 1152 is London's only rolling news radio station broadcasting in Greater London on AM, DAB, Sky, Virgin Media and online. The station's aim is to provide more in depth coverage of the day's news stories... , moved in October 2009 to DRG London DRG London DRG London is a Digital Audio Broadcasting multiplex available in the London area that has been broadcasting since January 2002. It is also referred to as the Greater London 3 multiplex...  (Greater London 3)
Kiss	Rhythmic contemporary station	Still operating
LBC 97.3 LBC 97.3 LBC 97.3 is a London-based talk and phone-in radio station. It is one half of the latest incarnation of LBC, the news and speech service which was Britain's first commercial radio station when it went on air in October 1973...	Speech station	Still operating
Magic 105.4	Middle-of-the-road and melodic station	Still operating
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...	Asian music	Still operating
XFM London 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....	Modern rock	Still operating, moved in October 2009 to Switch London Switch London Switch London is a DAB ensemble operated by Switch Digital; it broadcasts from a variety of sites in and around London Switch London is a DAB ensemble operated by Switch Digital; it broadcasts from a variety of sites in and around London Switch London is a DAB ensemble operated by Switch Digital;...  (Greater London 2)

Other services

Service	What happened
Capital Disney Capital Disney Capital Disney was a British digital radio station aimed at 8 to 16 year olds which used to broadcast across the UK on DAB Digital Radio . It was also broadcast on Sky Digital, Tiscali TV, Virgin Media, and streaming online. The station announced on 14 May 2007 that it would close down on 29 June...	Closed in June 2007, eventually replaced with 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....
Galaxy Digital Galaxy Digital Galaxy Digital was a radio station broadcasting through the digital platform across the United Kingdom and was owned by Global Radio. It primarily broadcast in areas where Galaxy was not represented on FM, such as London, Leicester, Nottingham, and Derbyshire...	Moved to CE from Switch London Switch London Switch London is a DAB ensemble operated by Switch Digital; it broadcasts from a variety of sites in and around London Switch London is a DAB ensemble operated by Switch Digital; it broadcasts from a variety of sites in and around London Switch London is a DAB ensemble operated by Switch Digital;...  in October 2009, then moved again to DRG London DRG London DRG London is a Digital Audio Broadcasting multiplex available in the London area that has been broadcasting since January 2002. It is also referred to as the Greater London 3 multiplex...  in September 2010
Jazz FM	Moved to Digital One Digital One Digital One is a national commercial digital radio multiplex in the United Kingdom, owned by Arqiva. , the multiplex covers more than 90% of the populationfrom a total of 137 transmitters...  and replaced on 5 September 2011 by Real Radio XS Real Radio XS 106.1 Real Radio XS is a radio station based in Salford, Manchester, broadcasting a variety of peak-time news, rock music and talk output.-History:The station began test transmissions as 106.1 Rock Radio on FM on 10 April 2008...
Real Radio Digital Real Radio Digital Real Radio Digital was a DAB Digital Radio station operated by GMG Radio as part of their Real Radio network of stations. The station was designed to provide service over digital services in areas where Real was not available in a local form....	Replaced on 6 October 2008 with Jazz FM
Smash Hits Radio	Moved to DRG London DRG London DRG London is a Digital Audio Broadcasting multiplex available in the London area that has been broadcasting since January 2002. It is also referred to as the Greater London 3 multiplex...  (Greater London 3) in September 2007
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....	Ceased broadcasting 31 August 2011

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