NOW Bournemouth

NOW Bournemouth
Licensed area	Bournemouth, Poole, Eastern Dorset & South Western Hampshire
Frequency	11B (218.640 MHz)
Air date	1 August 2002 [1]
Owner	Arqiva
Website	localdigitalradio.co.uk

NOW Bournemouth is a Digital Audio Broadcasting multiplex available in the above area which has been broadcasting since August 2002. It carries a variety of stations some of which are local.

Transmitter sites

The platform broadcasts via the following transmitters:^[2]

Transmitter	kW	Area
Nine Barrow Down	1	Bournemouth, Poole, Isle of Purbeck (Main Area)
Winterbourne Stickland	0.25	Blandford Forum
St. Catherine's Hill	0.5	Ringwood & Christchurch

Stations available

Service	Service ID	Bit rate	Audio channels	Description	Analogue availability
BBC Radio Solent	C632	128 kbit/s	Joint stereo	Local BBC service	103.8 MHz 1359 kHz
Capital South Coast	C79D	128 kbit/s	Joint stereo	Contemporary pop music	103.2 MHz
Fire Radio	C49F	80 kbit/s	Mono	Contemporary pop music	107.6 MHz
Gold	C1D2	128 kbit/s	Joint stereo	Golden oldies	828 kHz
Heart Solent	CE86	128 kbit/s	Joint stereo	Local adult contemporary service	102.3 MHz
Jack FM	C385	112 kbit/s	Joint stereo	Classic and contemporary hits	106.0, 106.6 MHz
Kiss	CBCA	128 kbit/s	Joint stereo	Dance and R&B station	—
Wave 105	C3AD	128 kbit/s	Joint stereo	Adult contemporary station	105.2, 105.8 MHz
XFM London	C0B8	128 kbit/s	Joint stereo	Rock music	—
EPG Bournemouth	E1C000BC	8 kbit/s	Data	Hidden service, EPG data	—

References

1. ^ Radiocentre Commercial Radio Pocket Booklet 2007
2. ^ Radio Listeners Guide 2010

External links

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