UCB UK coming to Derbyshire

Ofcom has today announced the award of a new local Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB) radio multiplex licence, to cover Derbyshire, to Now Digital (East Midlands) Limited.

Sharholders in this group are Now Digital Limited (part of GCap Media plc), Sabras Sound Ltd and Chrysalis Radio Limited.

The new DAB network will provide Derbyshire with eight local digital sound programme services, in addition to BBC Radio Derby, and the programming line-up will include the output from UCB UK.

Ofcom estimates that this licence could achieve coverage of an area with an adult population of around 846,500 and is expected to be in service by July 2008.