NOW Cambridge

NOW Cambridge
Licensed area	Cambridge
Frequency	11C (220.352 MHz)
Air date	30 September 2004
Owner	Arqiva
Website	localdigitalradio.co.uk
Transmitters	Madingley

NOW Cambridge is the local DAB multiplex serving Cambridge. The multiplex is transmitted on Block 11C (220.352 MHz) and the Ensemble ID is C1AF. It started broadcasting on 30 September 2004.

Transmitters

Madingley transmitter

The transmitter for the multiplex is at Madingley, a few miles west of Cambridge, close to the A428 and M11. At Huntingdon, it overlaps with the NOW Peterborough multiplex to the north.

The Radio Authority awarded the DAB licence to NOW Digital on October 2, 2003. The licence was advertised on May 16, 2003, and by the closing date of August 26, 2003, only one application from NOW Digital had been received.

Facts

The Radio Authority only advertised the licence for the Cambridge-area after an e-mail was sent to the organisation to make them aware that the frequency spectrum was available in Cambridge for a Multiplex's availability to be able to launch.

Stations

Stations currently on the NOW Cambridge multiplex are:

Service	Service ID	Bit rate	Audio channels	Description	Analogue availability
Affinity Radio	C5CF	64 kbit/s	Mono	Local hot AC station	—
BBC Radio Cambridgeshire	C43A	128 kbit/s	Joint stereo	Local BBC radio service	95.7 MHz (Peterborough) 96.0 MHz (Cambridge)
Capital London	C9CC	128 kbit/s	Joint stereo	Contemporary pop station	—
Gold	C3D2	128 kbit/s	Joint stereo	Golden oldies	1332 kHz
Heart Cambridgeshire	C36A	128 kbit/s	Joint stereo	Adult contemporary station	97.4, 102.7, 103.0 MHz
Kiss	C3AC	128 kbit/s	Joint stereo	Dance and R&B station, networked from London	105.6 MHz (Cambridge) 107.7 MHz (Peterborough)
NME Radio	CEC1	128 kbit/s	Joint stereo	Alternative music	—
Pop Up Radio	CFCF	64 kbit/s	Mono LSF	Special events	—
XFM London	C0B8	128 kbit/s	Joint stereo	Rock music	—
EPG Cambridge	E1C000BE	8 kbit/s	Data	Hidden service, EPG data	—

External links

• NOW Digital page
• Coverage map
• Madingley transmitter