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Christmas Radio
Broadcast areaPortsmouth
FrequencyDAB+ : 7D Portsmouth
Programming
FormatChristmas Music
Ownership
Ownerindependent
History
First air date
October 2016
Links
Websitewww.christmasradio.uk

Christmas Radio is an independent local radio station, based in the UK broadcasting on DAB+ and online on the internet. The station, is licensed by the UK regulator Ofcom.

Broadcasting History

On the 1st Oct 2020, Christmas Radio began broadcasting on the Portsmouth trial DAB multiplex[1] run by Solent Wireless[2]. A test transmission of Christmas Radio on DAB prior to its launch on 1st of October 2020 was recorded by a radio DXer in Southampton, and uploaded to YouTube.[3]

In 2022, Christmas Radio joined the then new Winchester DAB+ multiplex [4], along with 17 other stations, to broadcast in Winchester[5].

References

  1. ^ "Christmas Radio launches on DAB multiplex in Portsmouth". RadioToday. 4 October 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Solent Wireless – Local DAB digital radio for Portsmouth". web.archive.org. 31 October 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  3. ^ Mad Radio DXer UK / M7EIW (22 September 2020). Christmas Radio DAB test transmission on 22 September 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2024 – via YouTube.{{cite AV media}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ "Winchester small-scale DAB multiplex launches with 18 radio stations". RadioToday. 8 October 2022. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  5. ^ "Christmas has come early with new festive radio station playing from October to New Year's Eve". Hampshire Chronicle. 30 September 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2024.