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Cheesy FM

Fans of cheesy pop music will like the latest addition to our minimux, Cheesy FM. Cheesy FM is big on pop music and proud of it!

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Cheesy FM is broadcast in DAB+. This means radios that do not support DAB+ will be unable to find this service. As a guide, look for the DAB+ logo or green Digital Radio tick mark to be certain of a radio that supports DAB+.
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Starpoint Radio

IMG_20160715_003423Fans of soul music can now listen to Starpoint Radio on digital radio in Portsmouth for the first time. The station traces it’s routes back to the 1980s as a pirate station in London, but these days is a legitimately licensed broadcaster on digital radio in Birmingham and now Portsmouth. It’s the home of soul music.

Starpoint Radio is broadcast in DAB+. This means radios that do not support DAB+ will be unable to find this service. As a guide, look for the DAB+ logo or green Digital Radio tick mark to be certain of a radio that supports DAB+.
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Farnborough Airshow Radio

 

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From now until 17th July, we are currently broadcasting Farnborough Airshow Radio on the Indulge Pop Up channel. Fans of aviation will be able to keep up to date with the latest airshow news as well as hear useful information about the Farnborough Airshow event. ?✈

 

 

Unforgettable Radio is now broadcasting

Unforgettable Radio has today started broadcasting on DAB+ to the Portsmouth area. The service is a not for profit community station great easy listening and cool jazz from crooners and swingers. In addition, Portsmouth local event information and weather updates will feature.

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Unforgettable Radio is broadcast in a special format, known as DAB+. This means that radios that do not support DAB+ will be unable to find or listen to these services. As a guide, look for the DAB+ logo or green Digital Radio tick mark (below) to be certain of a radio that supports DAB+

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DAB Slideshow

Indulgence has become the first DAB station in Portsmouth to broadcast DAB slideshow. DAB slideshow means that images can be broadcast alongside the audio and scrolling text of a DAB digital radio service.

On some DAB car radios, the Revo PiXiS and LG Stylus 2 DAB+ mobile phone it is possible to receive these images in addition to scrolling text. We are now broadcasting DAB slideshow on Indulgence and hope to roll out to our other services in due course.

Indulgence slideshow as seen on LG Stylus 2 DAB+ mobile phone.
Indulgence slideshow as seen on LG Stylus 2 DAB+ mobile phone.

Sam FM and The Breeze

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Local FM services Sam FM and The Breeze are now broadcasting on DAB digital radio to the Portsmouth area. Sam FM is best known for Bam Bam at breakfast and witty one liners throughout the day, while over on The Breeze, they play music to make you feel good.

The addition of Sam FM and The Breeze to DAB digital radio now means that every FM/AM station licensed to broadcast to Portsmouth can now be heard on DAB digital radio.

More DAB+ services

Chris Country

On Monday this week Chris Country became a DAB+ service in Portsmouth. DAB+ is a more efficient way of broadcasting a digital radio station, and it means that for the first time, Chris Country can be heard in stereo on digital radio in the Portsmouth area.

JAMM Radio

On Thursday, JAMM Radio has also converted to become a DAB+ service.

Unforgettable Radio

Test transmissions have commenced for a new DAB+ service called Unforgettable Radio. The service will feature relaxing music from legendary performers such as Ella Fitzgerald and Frank Sinatra, as well as great musicans such as Herb Alpert and Percy Faith. We’ll let you know once a launch date is confirmed.

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Mango Vibe was broadcasting in both standard DAB and DAB+, however they are now broadcasting only in DAB+. To tune in Mango Vibe, look for Mango Vibe + in your service list.

Radios that do not support DAB+ will be unable to find these services. Generally speaking, most modern DAB digital radios, and almost all in-car DAB digital radios support DAB+. As a guide, look for the DAB+ logo or green Digital Radio tick mark to be certain of a radio that supports DAB+.
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BFBS Portsmouth

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BFBS Portsmouth is now available as a DAB+ service on DAB digital radio to the Portsmouth area. BFBS are a long established broadcaster to the Armed Forces, and Portsmouth’s heritage as a Naval City makes it a natural addition to our family of services.

BFBS Portsmouth is broadcast in a special format, known as DAB+. This means that radios that do not support DAB+ will be unable to find or listen to these services. As a guide, look for the DAB+ logo or green Digital Radio tick mark (above) to be certain of a radio that supports DAB+

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Our six month anniversary

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It’s hard to believe that we launched on 19th August 2015, therefore making today our six month anniversary. In that time we hope we’ve brightened up the airwaves in Portsmouth.

We’d like to thank you for listening to the stations we broadcast on DAB digital radio to the Portsmouth area, and helping to make our services successful. We’d also like to thank each and everyone of our services for choosing to be on DAB digital radio in the Portsmouth area and our engineers.

As things stand, our trial licence is only for nine months. However, we hope to hear an announcement soon about a longer term licensing regime. To ensure we continue the momentum we have built up, please let us and your favourite stations know that you enjoy listening to them on DAB digital radio and don’t forget to tell your friends too.

Thank you for your interest and support.