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DAB stands for Digital Audio Broadcasting and is the future of radio broadcasting. It's interference free and features a wide and varied choice of stations broadcasting both nationally and locally. If you live in a poor signal area where the FM signal is barely audible, then DAB may offer you better reception.
DAB radio is not satellite radio. DAB radio is not internet radio. DAB radio is a new way of broadcasting radio via a network of terrestrial transmitters. It provides listeners with more choice, better sound quality and more information. DAB radio is like analogue radio, only better.
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More Choice
Listeners in most major towns and cities in the UK can receive between 30 and 50 radio stations with a digital radio, in many cases that's more than double what's available on analogue. And it's not just more of the same - the content within that choice of stations is unique and exciting, delivering station formats that just don't exist on analogue. Because DAB uses the spectrum more efficiently than analogue, it is possible to broadcast more channels using the same frequency, making room for broadcasters to expand their station portfolios. |
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Less Noise
DAB radio delivers improved sound quality. The technology allows the receiver to lock on to the strongest signal it can find and ignore everything else. This eliminates the hiss, crackle and fade so familiar on analogue radio.
With DAB radio there are no frequencies to remember and sets are tuned by station name. National stations stay put, so there's no retuning on the move. |
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More Information
Each DAB broadcaster (multiplex operator) has 20% of its capacity reserved for data services. Digital radio receivers have a screen on which stations can transmit information via Dynamic Label Segments (DLS). Some stations already transmit the latest news, travel, and weather, what's on now and next, website addresses and phone numbers. The latest DAB radios come with a built-in EPG (Electronic Programme Guide) letting you select and plan your listening up to a week in advance. The potential for advertisers to use the DLS facility on DAB for targeted advertising is an exciting prospect, and in the future, advertisers can use DAB to deliver web-type commercials. |
 No hiss and crackle |
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Digital radio is broadcast using a clever technology which reduces the likelihood of interference. This puts an end to constant hiss, crackle and fade. Listeners inside the coverage area enjoy strong, clear sound from their digital radio, usually with much less fiddling about to get the aerial position just right.
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Spoilt for choice |
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Alongside analogue favourites, DAB digital radio brings you a wide choice of brand new stations. Whether you're looking for nonstop rock, spoken word entertainment, or relaxed, melodic music, you're sure to find something that suits you.
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Tuning without numbers |
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Radio frequencies are all very well, but it's far easier to simply remember a station's name. With DAB digital radio, that's all you need to do. Digital radios let you select the station by name, making it quick and easy to tune in whatever you want to listen to. They also lock on to each station, meaning that there's no need to adjust the tuning dial to find the right spot.
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Stay tuned |
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Listening to national stations in the car on an analogue radio can mean that the radio constantly retunes to the best frequency. This doesn't happen with digital radio, where all national stations are broadcast on one single frequency: giving you the freedom to listen without interruption, anywhere within the coverage area.
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Read all about it |
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Stations broadcast extra information to the radio's display screen. This means that whilst listening to one thing, you can read about another. Whether you're looking for the name of the presenter, news or sports headlines, or details about the song, it can all appear right in front of your eyes.
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