NOW Cornwall
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NOW Cornwall is a Digital Audio Broadcasting
multiplex
available in the Cornwall area. It carries a variety of stations some of which are local.
It is owned by Arqiva
, and managed by NOW Digital on behalf of South West Digital Radio Limited.
It has a sister multiplex, which covers Plymouth
, which broadcasts from Plympton
, and carries BBC Radio Devon
instead of BBC Radio Cornwall, and Classic Gold 1152 instead of Pirate FM
.
Digital audio broadcasting
Digital Audio Broadcasting is a digital radio technology for broadcasting radio stations, used in several countries, particularly in Europe. As of 2006, approximately 1,000 stations worldwide broadcast in the DAB format....
multiplex
Multiplexing
The multiplexed signal is transmitted over a communication channel, which may be a physical transmission medium. The multiplexing divides the capacity of the low-level communication channel into several higher-level logical channels, one for each message signal or data stream to be transferred...
available in the Cornwall area. It carries a variety of stations some of which are local.
It is owned by Arqiva
Arqiva
Arqiva is a telecommunications company which provides infrastructure and broadcast transmission facilities in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland. The present company, with headquarters located at Crawley Court in the village of Crawley, Hampshire, was formed by National Grid Wireless...
, and managed by NOW Digital on behalf of South West Digital Radio Limited.
It has a sister multiplex, which covers Plymouth
Plymouth
Plymouth is a city and unitary authority area on the coast of Devon, England, about south-west of London. It is built between the mouths of the rivers Plym to the east and Tamar to the west, where they join Plymouth Sound...
, which broadcasts from Plympton
Plympton
Plympton, or Plympton Maurice or Plympton St Maurice or Plympton St Mary or Plympton Erle, in south-western Devon, England is an ancient stannary town: an important trading centre in the past for locally mined tin, and a former seaport...
, and carries BBC Radio Devon
BBC Radio Devon
BBC Radio Devon is the BBC Local Radio service for the English county of Devon. It began transmissions on 17 January 1983, replacing a previous breakfast show for Devon and Cornwall broadcast on the local frequencies of Radio 4....
instead of BBC Radio Cornwall, and Classic Gold 1152 instead of Pirate FM
Pirate FM
Pirate FM is one of the Independent Local Radio stations for Cornwall, playing a range of music from the 1960's to the present day.-Background:...
.
Transmitter sites
The platform broadcasts via the following transmitters:| Transmitter | kW | Area |
|---|---|---|
| Caradon Hill | 1.58 | North Cornwall Cornwall Cornwall is a unitary authority and ceremonial county of England, within the United Kingdom. It is bordered to the north and west by the Celtic Sea, to the south by the English Channel, and to the east by the county of Devon, over the River Tamar. Cornwall has a population of , and covers an area of... & South Western parts of Devon Devon Devon is a large county in southwestern England. The county is sometimes referred to as Devonshire, although the term is rarely used inside the county itself as the county has never been officially "shired", it often indicates a traditional or historical context.The county shares borders with... |
| Redruth | 0.65 | Southern Cornwall |
Stations available
| Service | Service ID | Bit rate | Audio channels | Description | Analogue availability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBC Radio Cornwall BBC Radio Cornwall BBC Radio Cornwall is the BBC Local Radio service for Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly in the United Kingdom. It broadcasts from its studios on Phoenix Wharf in Truro on 95.2 in the east, 96.0 on the Isles of Scilly and 103.9 in the west MHz FM, as well as on DAB.Andrew George, MP for St Ives, has... |
C732 | 128 kbit/s | Joint stereo | Local BBC service | 95.2 MHz (North Cornwall) 96.0 MHz (Scilly Isles) 103.9 MHz (Southern Cornwall) 630 kHz (Most of Cornwall) 657 kHz (Bodmin) |
| Capital South Coast | C9CC | 128 kbit/s | Joint stereo | Contemporary pop music, relay of South Hampshire service | — |
| Heart Devon Heart Devon Heart Devon is a Independent Local Radio station broadcasting to Devon. The station began broadcasting on Friday 27 August 2010 as a result of a merger between Heart Exeter and Heart Torbay , Heart Plymouth , Heart North Devon and Heart South Devon .-History:The regional station... |
C4B4 | 128 kbit/s | Joint stereo | Contemporary service, relay of Devon service | — |
| Kiss | C483 | 128 kbit/s | Joint stereo | Dance and R&B music, relay of London service | — |
| Pirate FM Pirate FM Pirate FM is one of the Independent Local Radio stations for Cornwall, playing a range of music from the 1960's to the present day.-Background:... |
C1C2 | 128 kbit/s | Joint stereo | Local FM service | 102.2 MHz (North Cornwall) 102.8 MHz (Southern Cornwall) |
| Pop Up Radio | CFCF | 64 kbit/s | Mono LSF | Special events service | — |
| XFM London Xfm London Xfm London is a commercial radio station in the United Kingdom owned by Global Radio and broadcasts on 104.9 FM in London, on digital radio via 30 DAB multiplexes across the country, Sky, TalkTalk TV and Virgin Media.... |
C0B8 | 128 kbit/s | Joint stereo | Modern Rock, relay of London service | — |
| EPG Cornwall | E1C000BF | 8 kbit/s | Data | Hidden service, EPG data | — |