Monday 21 May 2018
Wednesday 16 May 2018
Viewpoint: Sound Digital gets an expansion... finally!
So, we finally have an announcement that the second national digital radio multiplex, Sound Digital, is expanding its transmitter network to include the main areas that are currently lacking coverage, including Devon & Cornwall, adding a potential 4 million extra available listeners to the stations on the multiplex.
Hoo-bloody-ray! Finally!
Sometimes, the process of getting things to happen is slow and laborious, but finally, I'm glad they've taken notice of people like me on Twitter, and Jan Davies, who started a petition when Planet Rock left D1 for Sound Digital complaining about the loss of the station in her area.
Not every station that's on D2 is something I want to listen to, but there are plenty of good stations there that I know will enhance my listening pleasure, such as Mellow Magic, Jazz FM, Absolute 80s, TalkSport 2, Virgin Radio and Talk Radio, which I can hear online, just like all the other D2 stations, but can't take with me on my portable radio, and soon I will be able to listen to those stations on the go, and I will be very happy to have those stations to choose from alongside Pirate FM, Absolute Radio, Classic FM, BBC World Service, Smooth Extra, Gold, Radio Plymouth and many others on DAB, DAB+, and FM.
You know when sometimes, you scan around and just can't quite find the right station to suit your mood? Well, there's a better chance of finding that station with this news.
We don't as yet have confirmed names of transmitters to be equipped, or a confirmed start date. However, we do know that 19 transmitters overall will be equipped, and I suspect that at least in Cornwall and Devon, the transmitters that will be equipped will be...
Caradon Hill
Redruth
Plympton
Huntshaw Cross
Beacon Hill
Exeter St Thomas
That covers most of the around 1.5 million people in Devon & Cornwall who currently can't receive Sound Digital transmissions.
Also, on Twitter, Arqiva were asked about the time scale of the expansion...
Hoo-bloody-ray! Finally!
Sometimes, the process of getting things to happen is slow and laborious, but finally, I'm glad they've taken notice of people like me on Twitter, and Jan Davies, who started a petition when Planet Rock left D1 for Sound Digital complaining about the loss of the station in her area.
Not every station that's on D2 is something I want to listen to, but there are plenty of good stations there that I know will enhance my listening pleasure, such as Mellow Magic, Jazz FM, Absolute 80s, TalkSport 2, Virgin Radio and Talk Radio, which I can hear online, just like all the other D2 stations, but can't take with me on my portable radio, and soon I will be able to listen to those stations on the go, and I will be very happy to have those stations to choose from alongside Pirate FM, Absolute Radio, Classic FM, BBC World Service, Smooth Extra, Gold, Radio Plymouth and many others on DAB, DAB+, and FM.
You know when sometimes, you scan around and just can't quite find the right station to suit your mood? Well, there's a better chance of finding that station with this news.
We don't as yet have confirmed names of transmitters to be equipped, or a confirmed start date. However, we do know that 19 transmitters overall will be equipped, and I suspect that at least in Cornwall and Devon, the transmitters that will be equipped will be...
Caradon Hill
Redruth
Plympton
Huntshaw Cross
Beacon Hill
Exeter St Thomas
That covers most of the around 1.5 million people in Devon & Cornwall who currently can't receive Sound Digital transmissions.
Also, on Twitter, Arqiva were asked about the time scale of the expansion...
So I hope to be soon advising you that the multiplex has launched, and expect me to be very happy when it finally does launch.Expected to launch towards the end of the year.— Arqiva (@arqiva) May 15, 2018
Monday 7 May 2018
WrestlePod: WWE Network Specials & Fantasy Booking
Ian Beaumont chooses his preferred WWE Network specials and does some fantasy booking in this episode of WrestlePod.
Sunday 6 May 2018
WrestlePod: Backlash Predictions
Ian Beaumont makes his predictions for WWE Backlash in this episode of WrestlePod.
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