Ireland's First independant DAB Stations On Air
Monday, 1 October 2007
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
Does exactly what it says on the tin. Just turn on, sing and feel good!
www.all80s.ie
DAP Mocha - Smooth Hits with a Kick
A refreshing blend of R'n'B and chillout tracks
www.mochadigitalradio.com
The stations have been established by Dusty Rhodes of Digital Audio Productions who believes the future of Irish radio is digital. "DAB is a huge success in the UK where 25% of all radio listening is done via digital every week. It's not surprising with DAB offering a huge range of new stations not on FM that are more specific to a listeners taste."
In Ireland, DAB listeners now enjoy 18 stations on-air including six brand new digital only Irish stations: DAP All 80s, DAP Mocha, RTÉ Digital Radio News, RTÉ 2XM, RTÉ Gold, RTÉ Junior and a further two digital only stations to launch later this autumn.
All of these stations are readily accessible using new DAB radio sets which are becoming increasingly popular through electrical retail outlets such as Currys, Power City, Harvey Norman etc
As well as DAB, All 80s and Mocha are available to Magnet Digital Cable subscribers, DTT Digital Television viewers, online via the stations websites and from November via 3G mobile phones.
