London commercial talk radio station LBC 97.3 FM will expand its terrestrial coverage from early September when it begins broadcasting to a number of other regions in the UK on DAB. The regions to be added are the North West, West Midlands, Yorkshire, the North East, South Wales and the West of England. LBC is already broadcasting the London programme to the whole of the UK and Ireland via satellite on the Sky Digital platform, but the DAB services will include regional news and information as well as simulcasts of programmes produced in London.
(Source: Online Press Gazette)
on Jul 28th, 2006 at 17:37
LBC is already on air across the North West of England (just done a re-tune on my DAB tuner).
Can’t speak for the other MXR regions in England …
on Jul 28th, 2006 at 19:36
On MXR Yorkshire as well.
on Jul 29th, 2006 at 13:43
Apparently, all the regional multipexes that previously carried the Digital News Network have indeed started carrying LBC - but these are officially “test transmissions” and the regional service officially launches in September, as the item says.
on Jul 31st, 2006 at 09:53
Being a talk station, will they be sold a 64Kps bit rate, adding yet another low sound-quality station to an already over-crowded multi-plex
on Aug 11th, 2008 at 19:30
will it be available in Lincolnshire please as at the moment I cannot access it on DAB or any radio thanks
on Sep 20th, 2009 at 10:33
I cannot receive L.B.C.on my DAB radio but I can get it outside on my car radio .Why ? Is it likely to come to this area soon? (N.E.Hampshire)
on Sep 21st, 2009 at 13:32
The signal strength on DAB is quite low. It will often be OK on a car radio but not inside a house or flat because not enough signal gets through the walls.
on Dec 23rd, 2011 at 06:31
LBC on DAB in Tunbridge Wells is now not available, the signal strength has dropped by 50% since their last transmitter maintenance.