NOW Sussex Coast
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NOW Sussex Coast is a local commercial digital radio
multiplex
in the United Kingdom, which serves Brighton and the Sussex coast. It launched in February 2004 and is operated by NOW Digital and owned by Arqiva
after being sold by Global Radio
.
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...
in the United Kingdom, which serves Brighton and the Sussex coast. It launched in February 2004 and is operated by NOW Digital and owned by Arqiva
Arqiva
Arqiva is a telecommunications company which provides infrastructure and broadcast transmission facilities in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland. The present company, with headquarters located at Crawley Court in the village of Crawley, Hampshire, was formed by National Grid Wireless...
after being sold by 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...
.
Stations carried
| Service | Service ID | Bit rate | Audio channels | Description | Analogue availability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBC Sussex BBC Sussex BBC Sussex is the BBC Local Radio service for the English county of Sussex. It began on 14 February 1968 as BBC Radio Brighton, later becoming BBC Radio Sussex and then part of BBC Southern Counties Radio, before adopting its present name on 30 March 2009... |
CD32 | 128 kbit/s | Joint stereo | Local BBC service | 95.0–95.3, 104.5, 104.8 MHz 1161, 1485 kHz |
| Capital South Coast | C9CC | 128 kbit/s | Joint stereo | Contemporary hit radio station | 103.2 MHz (Hampshire) |
| Gaydar Radio Gaydar Radio GaydarRadio is a British digital radio station for gay men, lesbians and gay friendly people. It is available on DAB multiplexes in London and Brighton and also online. It broadcasts 24 hours a day, with live programming from 5am to midnight during the week, 7am to midnight at weekends.-Format:The... |
CBCE | 96 kbit/s | Mono | House, dance and pop music, gay-oriented news and entertainment | — |
| Gold | C0D3 | 128 kbit/s | Joint stereo | Golden oldies station | 945, 1323, 1521 kHz |
| Heart Sussex | C9CE | 128 kbit/s | Joint stereo | Adult contemporary station | 96.9, 97.5, 102.0, 102.4, 102.7, 103.5 MHz |
| Juice 107.2 Juice 107.2 Juice 107.2 is a Independent Local Radio station based in Brighton, UK, playing MOR dance music and commercial classics.It also has a sister station - the internet radio station, Totally Radio.Juice was formerly known as Surf 107.... |
C099 | 64 kbit/s | Mono | Dance music station | 107.2 MHz |
| Kiss | C483 | 128 kbit/s | Joint stereo | Dance and R&B station | — |
| Pop Up Radio | CFCF | 64 kbit/s | Mono LSF | Special events | — |
| 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.... |
C0B8 | 128 kbit/s | Joint stereo | Rock music station | — |
| EPG Sussex Coast | E1C000CB | 8 kbit/s | Data | Hidden service, EPG data | — |
External links
- www.localdigitalradio.co.uk — official website