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Score Edinburgh is a DAB digital radio broadcast multiplex covering the city of Edinburgh
Edinburgh
Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area...

 and surrounding areas to the east of Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...

's central belt
Central Belt
The Central Belt of Scotland is a common term used to describe the area of highest population density within Scotland. Despite the name, it is not geographically central but is nevertheless situated at the 'waist' of Scotland on a conventional map and the term 'central' is used in many local...

. DAB listeners in this area are also able to receive national services (BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...

, Digital One
Digital One
Digital One is a national commercial digital radio multiplex in the United Kingdom, owned by Arqiva. , the multiplex covers more than 90% of the populationfrom a total of 137 transmitters...

) and the Switch Scotland
Switch Scotland
Switch Scotland is a DAB digital radio multiplex broadcasting across Scotland's Central Belt, with its coverage area encompassing major population centres such as Edinburgh and Glasgow and the surrounding area...

 regional multiplex.

The Edinburgh multiplex is operated by Score Digital, formerly the DAB operation unit of Scottish Radio Holdings
Scottish Radio Holdings
Scottish Radio Holdings was a Scottish media company which owned 22 radio stations, and around 30 local newspapers in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland.-History:...

 but now owned by Bauer Radio following a series of takeovers.

Transmitter Sites

The platform broadcasts via the following transmitters:
Transmitter Site Power (KW) Approximate transmission Area
Penicuik 2.50 Mid Lothian
Knock Hill 1.58 Dunfermaline, Clackmannshire, Falkirk & South Eastern Stirlingshire
Craigkelly  1.00 Kirkcaldy, Glenrothes & Edinburgh
Edinburgh
Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area...

Black Hill  0.44 Airdrie & Bathgate

Current Stations available

Service Bit-rate (kbps) Signal Type Service Type NOTES:
BBC Radio Scotland
BBC Radio Scotland
BBC Radio Scotland is BBC Scotland's national English-language radio network. It broadcasts a wide variety of programming, including news, sport, light entertainment, music, the arts, comedy, drama, history and lifestyle...

 
128 kbit/s Joint Stereo BBC regional service. Also on AM & FM. BBC Radio nan Gaidheal
BBC Radio nan Gàidheal
BBC Radio nan Gàidheal is a British radio station, broadcasting in Scottish Gaelic. It is operated by the BBC as part of its portfolio of television and radio services broadcasting to Scotland....

 is carried on the Regional DAB platform.
Forth One  128 kbit/s Joint Stereo Local Commercial FM service. Also on FM - 97.3 (Edinburgh), 97.6 (Bathgate) & 102.2 (Mid Lothian)
Forth 2  128 kbit/s Joint Stereo Local Commercial AM service Also on AM - 1548 kHz
Rock Radio
96.3 Rock Radio
96.3 Real Radio XS is a Scottish local radio station owned and operated by GMG Radio. It is based at Ballieston to the east of Glasgow and broadcasts to Renfrewshire, West Central Scotland and Central Scotland....

 
128 kbit/s Joint Stereo Classic Rock Music Relay of Glasgow service.
LBC
LBC 97.3
LBC 97.3 is a London-based talk and phone-in radio station. It is one half of the latest incarnation of LBC, the news and speech service which was Britain's first commercial radio station when it went on air in October 1973...

 
64 kbit/s mono Speech-based & Phone-in's Relay of London FM service.
Heat Radio
Heat Radio (Digital)
Heat Radio is a British digital radio station, broadcasting to various parts of the UK which launched in 2003 as a non-stop music station. On 25 September 2007, Heat Radio re-launched with presenters and showbiz news throughout the day.. The station is owned by Bauer Radio, a division of the...

 
128 kbit/s Joint Stereo Adult Contemporary Rhythmic Music Bauer
Bauer
Bauer is a German family name. It translates in English as peasant or farmer.-Surname:Notable people of this name include:* André Bauer , American politician* Belinda Bauer , Australian actress* Bill Bauer, Canadian writer...

 service from Manchester.
Magic  128 kbit/s Joint Stereo Easy Listening Relay of London FM 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...

 
64kps Mono Asian Service Relay of London service.


Most of these stations are also available on Score Glasgow
Score Glasgow
Score Glasgow is a DAB digital radio broadcast multiplex covering the city of Glasgow and surrounding areas to the west of Scotland's central belt...

, though Forth One and Two are replaced by local stations 102.5 Clyde 1
102.5 Clyde 1
102.5 Clyde 1 is a Scottish local radio station that serves Glasgow and West Central Scotland on FM, DAB and online. The station is owned & operated by Bauer Radio and forms part of Bauer's Place Network of stations.- History :...

 and 1152 Clyde 2.

Original Line-up

The following is the original line-up on the platform and what happened (If anything).
Service Service Type NOTES:
Forth One  Local FM service. Still operating.
Forth 2  Local AM service. Still operating.
BBC Radio Scotland
BBC Radio Scotland
BBC Radio Scotland is BBC Scotland's national English-language radio network. It broadcasts a wide variety of programming, including news, sport, light entertainment, music, the arts, comedy, drama, history and lifestyle...

 
BBC Regional service Still operating.
3C
3C
3C may refer to:In astronomy:* 3C, the Third Cambridge Catalogue of Radio Sources, an astronomical reference seriesIn business:* Long March 3C, a 2008 Chinese orbital rocket* 3C Records, a record label...

 
Country Music Closed shortly after EMAP
EMAP
Emap Limited is a British media company, specialising in the production of business-to-business magazines, and the organisation of business events and conferences...

 takeover - Replaced by Heat Radio
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...

 
Asian Still Operating.
XFM
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....

 
Modern Rock Eventually moved to Central Scotland Platform - Replaced by Chill
Chill
Chill may refer to:* Chills that occur during high fevers as a result of immune response to disease* Shivering, a bodily function in response to early hypothermia in warm-blooded animals...

.
Kiss 100  Dance Music Replaced by Magic.

Other Services

The following list are other services which were available at some point on the platform:
Service Where are they now?
VIBE FM
Kiss 105-108
Kiss 105-108 is the East of England's regional radio station broadcast from Reflection House, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, broadcasting dance music and R'n'B across Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire and North Essex....

 
After EMAP
EMAP
Emap Limited is a British media company, specialising in the production of business-to-business magazines, and the organisation of business events and conferences...

 purcahsed SRH, service was replaced by Kiss
Chill
Chill
Chill may refer to:* Chills that occur during high fevers as a result of immune response to disease* Shivering, a bodily function in response to early hypothermia in warm-blooded animals...

 
Replaced by LBC
LBC 97.3
LBC 97.3 is a London-based talk and phone-in radio station. It is one half of the latest incarnation of LBC, the news and speech service which was Britain's first commercial radio station when it went on air in October 1973...

The Storm  Merged with XFM
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....

.
Saga Radio
105.2 Smooth Radio
105.2 Smooth Radio is a Scottish Independent Local Radio station broadcasting to Glasgow and the surrounding area, owned & operated by GMG Radio and broadcasting from studios at Baillieston in the East End of Glasgow. The station replaced Saga 105.2 FM at 6am on Monday 26 March 2007 and competes...

 
Merged with Smooth Radio
105.2 Smooth Radio
105.2 Smooth Radio is a Scottish Independent Local Radio station broadcasting to Glasgow and the surrounding area, owned & operated by GMG Radio and broadcasting from studios at Baillieston in the East End of Glasgow. The station replaced Saga 105.2 FM at 6am on Monday 26 March 2007 and competes...

 after GMG Radio
GMG Radio
GMG Radio is the radio division of the Guardian Media Group. The group is based in Laser House, Salford Quays in Greater Manchester. The advertising division is in Old Trafford, Manchester. John Myers was the Chief Executive Officer, his deputy replaced him in April 2009...

buyout in 2007.

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