NOW Coventry
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NOW Coventry is a Digital Audio Broadcasting
multiplex
available in the above area which has been broadcasting since January 2001. It carries a variety of stations some of which are local.
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 above area which has been broadcasting since January 2001. It carries a variety of stations some of which are local.
Transmitter sites
The platform broadcasts via the following transmitters:| Transmitter | kW | Area |
|---|---|---|
| Barwell | 0.2 | Barwell & Hinckley |
| Leamington Spa | 0.5 | Royal Leamington Spa, Kenilworth & Warwick |
| Meriden | 0.5 | Solihull & Western Coventry |
| Samuel Vale House | 0.5 | Coventry City |
Stations available
| Service | Service ID | Bit rate | Audio channels | Description | Analogue availability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Absolute Classic Rock | C7C9 | 128 kbit/s | Joint stereo | Classic rock | — |
| BBC Coventry & Warwickshire BBC Coventry & Warwickshire BBC Coventry and Warwickshire is the BBC Local Radio service serving the City of Coventry and the county of Warwickshire. It broadcasts on 94.8, 103.7 and 104 MHz FM, DAB Digital Radio and is streamed on the internet via the .... |
C833 | 128 kbit/s | Joint stereo | Local BBC service | 94.8 MHz (Coventry) 103.7 MHz (Stratford-upon-Avon) 104.0 MHz (Nuneaton) |
| Gold | C5D2 | 128 kbit/s | Joint stereo | Golden oldies | 1359 kHz |
| Kiss | C2C4 | 128 kbit/s | Joint stereo | Dance and R&B music, relay of London service | — |
| mercia | CFC3 | 128 kbit/s | Joint stereo | Local FM service | 97.0 MHz 102.9 MHz (Leamington Spa) |
| Pop Up Radio | CFCF | 64 kbit/s | Mono LSF | Special events service | — |
| Punjabi Radio | C4C4 | 80 kbit/s | Mono | Punjabi language service | — |
| Sunrise Radio Sunrise Radio Sunrise Radio is the United Kingdom's first Independent Local Radio station to cater specifically for the Asian community. Dr Avtar Lit is the chairman and chief executive of this media group which also operates kismat radio,buzz asia,punjabi radio as well as sunrise tv-Transmission:It initially... |
C5C4 | 80 kbit/s | Mono | Asian service, relay of London service | — |
| Touch FM Touch FM (Coventry) 96.2 Touch FM is a radio station that broadcasts to Coventry but not from Coventry, having moved out of the city to base itself elsewhere and co-locate with other Midlands radio stations leaving Coventry with only 1 local radio station left, BBC Coventry & Warwickshire... |
C59A | 128 kbit/s | Joint stereo | Local FM service playing music from the 1960s to now | 96.2 MHz (Coventry) |
| 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 FM service | — |
| EPG Coventry | E1C000C0 | 8 kbit/s | Data | Hidden service, EPG data | — |