NOTICE
Radio stations licenced by the broadcasting commission of Ireland ceased broadcasting on Ireland’s second digital radio multiplex (Mux 2) on Sunday, 30th November. The stations were broadcasting on Mux 2 as part of a digital radio trial. RTÉ continues to broadcast on the RTÉ multiplex. ComReg and the BCI are currently exploring regulatory frameworks for digital radio multiplex licensing and broadcast licences. digitalRadio.ie advises you to contact the BCI (www.bci.ie) or ComReg (www.ComReg.ie) directly with comments on the continuation of commercial radio stations on digital radio platforms.
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RTÉ DIGITAL RADIO LIVE FROM MONDAY, 1 DECEMBER
-RTÉ’s six new digital radio services went live at www.rte.ie/digitalradio and on DAB digital radio sets from 00:01am on Monday morning
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Europe-wide Digital Radio Just Got Easier.
- Manufacturers to make interoperable digital radios for single European market.
- Radio’s new ‘Go Anywhere’ receiver standards mean consumers can cross borders and tune in to any digital radio service!
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Please take the digitalradio.ie survey.
We have ten short and simple questions that we would love to hear your answers to. If you have 5 minutes to complete the survey please click the link below.
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RTE's DAB stations now streaming online.
RTÉ’s trial digital radio stations are now available to listen to nationwide on the RTÉ website at www.rte.ie/radio
Digital radio has been on trial since March last year in the Greater Dublin and North East coast area and since March of this year in Cork and Limerick cities. Now radio fans outside of those areas have a chance to hear RTÉ’s trial stations online at rte.ie/radio.
As part of RTÉ’s digital radio trial the broadcaster is testing new content and programming. This means that the content may evolve and develop over the coming months before the final services are launched later this year. While the services are still on trial until November this year the broadcaster expects to further expand its digital radio network during 2009.
Electrical retailers in Dublin, Cork and Limerick are already stocking a wide range of digital radios from as little as €40.
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The IBI discusses broadcasting's future.
The IBI's first ever conference entitled "Towards 2012 - The future for independant broadcasting in Ireland" Took place at the Four Seasons Hotel, Dublin last month. Read more....
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RTÉ Press book on Cork and Limerick DAB Services
Read Press Book (Needs Adobe reader)
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Cork and Limerick city can now tune in!
DAB transmissions have now commenced from the Spur hill and Woodcock hill transmitter sites in Cork and Limerick. Residents in these coverage areas can now tune in to the RTE DAB MUX
(DAB IRELAND MUX 1).
The stations currently available on DAB in Cork and Limerick are as follows;
RTE Radio 1
¬RTE Radio 1 Extra (active during alternative content at weekends etc)
RTE 2FM
RTE Lyric FM
RTE Radio na Gaeltachta
RTE Choice
RTE Junior (RTE Chill from 9pm to 7am nightly)
RTE News
RTE xxxxx (TBA)
RTE Gold
RTE 2XM
To see the new coverage areas click here
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Independent broadcasters express concern over digital radio project.
STRONG CONCERN was expressed at the inaugural Independent Broadcasters of Ireland conference in Dublin yesterday about the digital audio broadcast (Dab) project for radio transmission. more....
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New in car DAB receiver
At last DAB is finding it's way into cars where it is needed. more...
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Digital Radio Development Bureau
Visit the DRDB site to keep up to date with all the developments in digital radio.
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DAB press releases regarding GCAP
There has been much in the press lately regarding GCap media's decision to close two of its DAB services. Read the press releases here...
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Autotune please
Digital Radio is rapidly developing. Each week a wide range of on-air tests and content changes are carried out on RTÉ's digital multiplex. Service names change and station descriptions on the screen of your radio can often be updated. Recently the two transmitters involved in the trial have been tweaked in order to bring a better service and to improve the availability of our new range of digital stations.
To keep up with these changes, we recommend that you autotune your receiver from time to time. The process is simple. Press the menu button on your receiver and follow the link to Autotune. Press Autotune and the receiver will refresh with any updated information or services. The process takes less than a minute and ensures that you are regularly brought up to date with all the continuing developments in this new and exciting radio platform.
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New Digitalradio.ie site
Welcome to the new look digitalradio.ie site. We hope you enjoy it. Over the coming months there will be many new features being added such as a DAB coverage address checker.
We now have a message board on the site for you to discuss any issues you may be having with the community so please get involved. more...
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Ireland's First Independent DAB Stations On Air
Two brand new radio stations, independent of RTÉ, have just launched on the new DAB service being trialled in Dublin and the North-East.
The radio stations are DAP All 80s Digital Radio and DAP Mocha more...
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What is Digital Radio?
Digital Radio means more stations, more choice and more content for listeners.
New DAB digital radios feature sleek design and are available in a huge variety of types (nearly 300)
Easy to use
Push button stations – no twiddling
Pause & rewind on some radios, soon digital radios will also have a record function
Clearer sound
Most DAB digital radios also receive FM
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National Roll out
digitalRadio.ie hopes that by 2009 76% of Ireland's population will be able to receive DAB signals, including Arklow
In the meantime, some of the stations may become available via the internet before that date. We believe RTÉ is planning to make its new digital radio stations available on their website www.rte.ie/digitalradio shortly.
digitalRadio.ie will keep you informed of any developments and of the national roll-out plan once full licences (rather than trial) are granted.
Click here to see the map of the current trial coverage area
