DAB tuning information

Help receiving TV and radio

To listen to DAB radio, you need to tune to the correct frequency to receive the service you want, just as you do with AM or FM. However, as the frequencies allocated to DAB are not particularly easy to remember, they have been allocated a code, known as a frequency block.

Below is a list of the 91�ȱ� radio services on DAB and the frequency block they are broadcast on.�� To see what DAB services you can receive at your location, use our Transmitter Checker tool.

91�ȱ� National DAB����

91�ȱ� National DAB includes radio services such as 91�ȱ� Radios 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 Live, and digital-only services like 91�ȱ� Radio 6 Music, 91�ȱ� Radio 4 Extra, 91�ȱ� Radio 1Xtra can be found on block 12B.��

91�ȱ� Local DAB��

91�ȱ� Local and Nations radio services on DAB digital radio are transmitted by commercial broadcasting operators.��In some areas there is not yet a local DAB service on air, so not every 91�ȱ� station is currently available on this platform. This is because the 91�ȱ�'s digital multiplex is already used to full capacity for 91�ȱ� Network services.��

Station	Block
91�ȱ� Radio Berkshire	12D
91�ȱ� Radio Bristol	11B
91�ȱ� Radio Cambridgeshire	��
Peterborough	12D
Cambridge	11C
91�ȱ� Radio Cornwall	11B
91�ȱ� Coventry & Warwickshire	12D
91�ȱ� Radio Derby	10B*
91�ȱ� Radio Devon	��
Exeter and Torbay	11C
North Devon	10C*
Plymouth	12A
91�ȱ� Essex	12D
91�ȱ� Radio Gloucestershire	10C*��
91�ȱ� Hereford & Worcester	12A��
91�ȱ� Radio Humberside	11B
91�ȱ� Radio Kent	11B
91�ȱ� Radio Lancashire	12A
91�ȱ� Radio Leeds	��
Leeds	12D��
Bradford and Huddersfield	11B
91�ȱ� Radio Leicester	11B��
91�ȱ� Radio Lincolnshire	12A
91�ȱ� London	12A
91�ȱ� Radio Manchester	11C��
91�ȱ� Radio Merseyside	11B
91�ȱ� Radio Newcastle	11C
91�ȱ� Radio Norfolk	10B*��
Kings Lynn	9C
91�ȱ� Radio Northampton	10C*
91�ȱ� Radio Nottingham	12C��
91�ȱ� Radio Oxford	10B*��
91�ȱ� Radio Sheffield	11C
91�ȱ� Radio Shropshire	11B
91�ȱ� Radio Solent	��
Bournemouth	11B
South Hampshire	11C
91�ȱ� Somerset	10B*��
91�ȱ� Radio Stoke	12D
91�ȱ� Surrey	10C*��
91�ȱ� Sussex	11B
91�ȱ� Tees	11B
91�ȱ� Three Counties Radio	10D*
91�ȱ� Wiltshire	��
Swindon	11C
Wiltshire	12D
Salisbury	8A**
91�ȱ� WM	��
Birmingham	11C
Wolverhampton	11B
91�ȱ� York	10C*

91�ȱ� Nations

91�ȱ� Nations radio services on DAB are transmitted by commercial multiplex operators. ��This is because the 91�ȱ� own DAB multiplex is used to its full capacity for network radio services.

91�ȱ� Radio Scotland	��
Covering	Block
Glasgow	11C
Edinburgh	12D
Dundee & Perth	11B
Aberdeen	11C
Ayr	11B
Inverness	11B
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91�ȱ� Radio nan Gàidheal	��
Covering	Block
Central Scotland	11D
Dundee & Perth	11B
Aberdeen	11C
Ayr	11B
Inverness	11B
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91�ȱ� Radio Wales	��
Covering	Block
SE Wales	12C
North East Wales	10C*
Swansea	12A
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91�ȱ� Radio Cymru	��
Covering	Block
SE Wales	12C
Swansea	12A
North East Wales	10C*
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91�ȱ� Radio Ulster	��
Covering	Block
Northern Ireland	12D
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91�ȱ� Radio Foyle	��
Covering	Block
Northern Ireland	12D

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DAB+

DAB+ is an upgraded version of DAB digital radio that gives you access to even more stations.��

DAB+

Jersey

Jersey Extra

Guernsey

Guernsey Extra

Cumbria

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*Services in Blocks 10A, 10B, 10C and 10D

**Due to be launched shortly

Some older radios may require a “full scan” to pick up stations in blocks 10A, 10B, 10C and 10D. There are a few different ways to perform a full scan, this depends on the radio model.��

Press��"Menu"��> Select��"Scan Type"��> Select��"Full Scan"��(not "Local Scan")��

Press and hold the button labelled��"Auto-Tune"��or��"Scan"��to start a full scan (a short press starts a "Fast Scan").

It may be necessary on occasion to perform a factory reset if the channels are not found after a full scan.��

Resetting your DAB Radio removes all presets, stored stations and favourite stations and alarm/timer settings and resets all options to defaults. To reset:

1. Press and hold the Menu button for three seconds. The screen shows ‘Do you want to reset?’.

2. Select OK to reset or cancel to exit without resetting.��

The instructions above should apply to most radios but may not apply to yours. If this is the case please check your manufacturer instructions.��

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