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Bye Bye DNN

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DNN has gone from MXR Yorkshire.

LBC has just started testing at 17:01 apparently it's starting in September
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    dpbdpb Posts: 12,031
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    LBC has appeared in MXR North West as well.
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    Rob_OnlineRob_Online Posts: 2,517
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    On MXR West & Wales as well.
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 278
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    This is great news, can't wait for LBC to launch fully in September!

    Also i wonder why DNN closed?
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    mogzyboymogzyboy Posts: 6,439
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    So has Heart/Choice/Arrow stopped taking the news now? Also, is it going to be LBC 97.3 or will it be a special regional version for each region? does anyone know?
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    dpbdpb Posts: 12,031
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    mogzyboy wrote:
    So has Heart/Choice/Arrow stopped taking the news now?

    I presume DNN will continue as a news provider to the non-simulcast services on the MXR muxs.
    Also, is it going to be LBC 97.3 or will it be a special regional version for each region? does anyone know?
    http://www.pressgazette.co.uk/article/280706/lbc_radio_dab wrote:
    Award winning London radio station LBC is to broadcast to the regions by venturing onto the DAB digital network.

    The station, which won the breakfast show and live event awards at this year's Sony Radio Awards, will broadcast to a potential 17m listeners nationwide.

    Managing Director of LBC 97.3 FM, David Lloyd, said: "We've always had an impressive response to the personalities on LBC programmes from outside London, so it's perfect to be able to deliver our distinctive 24 hour conversation more readily now to so many new regions on DAB."

    LBC's programmes which are currently heard in London on FM, and DAB digital radio, will also be broadcast on DAB to the North West, West Midlands, Yorkshire, the North East, South Wales and the West, from the beginning of September.

    Lloyd said that the regional service will simulcast the range of entertainment programmes from the London service, including presenters such as Nick Ferrari and Iain Lee but will be tailored with regional news and information.
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    mogzyboymogzyboy Posts: 6,439
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    I hope that they increase the bitrate to 64kbps! I think there's enough capacity on the MXR Wales/West multiplex
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    mw1mw1 Posts: 3,453
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    LBC is now on MXR West Midlands too, is this the proper version of it broadcasting on 97.3 FM in London?
    Currently have Paul Ross on
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    BluenileBluenile Posts: 11,712
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    Superb news. At last an alternative to talkSH***
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    JamSirJamSir Posts: 1,053
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    Currently test transmissions, with full launch in September.

    The DNN news bulletins will continue as normal on the other stations such as The Arrow and Real Radio.
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    BluenileBluenile Posts: 11,712
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    Why tests? Why not just put the London station out for now?
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 1,333
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    Bluenile wrote:
    Superb news. At last an alternative to talkSH***

    talkSHPORT?
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    mogzyboymogzyboy Posts: 6,439
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    no mention of the DNN name in the 6:00 news bulletin for Heart Digital in Wales!
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 181
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    Not suprised DNN has gone it consisted of a fifteen year old reading two stories then big gaps and repeated promos.
    What are LBC going to broadcast? Are they going to have local i e Welsh news? XFM have started in south Wales but their news and adverts are as broadcast to London.
    Ofcom wants a boot up its .... When are Welsh stations going to be broadcast on Dab across Wales?
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    discoandrewdiscoandrew Posts: 250
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    LBC Now testing on MXR North-East on the old DNN slot.

    Never really got into DNN so won't miss it much now that it's gone - I prefer IRN for my radio news on the hour anyway.
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    mogzyboymogzyboy Posts: 6,439
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    It's going to be the London programming (I think) with news/travel for the specific area i.e. north-west/east, yorks, wm and South Wales/west! should be fun!
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    882am wrote:
    What are LBC going to broadcast? Are they going to have local i e Welsh news? XFM have started in south Wales but their news and adverts are as broadcast to London.
    Ofcom wants a boot up its .... When are Welsh stations going to be broadcast on Dab across Wales?

    Pembrokeshire/Carmarthenshire & Wrexham/Chester are on the list to be advertised within the next year. They would have liked to include North & West Wales in the next year but these frequencies are not yet available because of Band III analogue TV in Eire, so it's not entirely Ofcom's fault. :)

    As for LBC, I understand that it will be the London station but with local opt-outs for news & other info such as travel. In South Wales I think this will be supplied by the Real Radio newsroom in Morganstown.
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    mogzyboymogzyboy Posts: 6,439
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    So the local news and weather for the rest of the regions would be:

    North-East - 100-102 Century FM (or Galaxy possibly).
    North-West - 100.4 Smooth FM.
    West Mids - 100.7 Heart FM.
    Yorkshire - Real Radio.

    Nice!
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    vinnielovinnielo Posts: 8,362
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    mogzyboy wrote:
    North-West - 100.4 Smooth FM.
    More likely to be 105.4 Century FM.
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 22
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    well on my dab digital radio
    i can not find lbc i can pick upcapital life that is irn just liked planet rock and core and this station prime time name still show s as well i do hope that lbc will broadcast on dab digital one network as well from now on inand get rid of this name prime time station because it is not broadcasting at all as you do know. i do live in the forest of dean as well.
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    Rob_OnlineRob_Online Posts: 2,517
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    mr severnbridge wrote:
    well on my dab digital radio
    i can not find lbc i can pick upcapital life that is irn just liked planet rock and core and this station prime time name still show s as well i do hope that lbc will broadcast on dab digital one network as well from now on inand get rid of this name prime time station because it is not broadcasting at all as you do know. i do live in the forest of dean as well.

    I think it would cost LBC far too much to go onto Digital 1.
    And primetime has been removed, maybe you need to reset your radio to remove any stations which dont broadcast.
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    dpbdpb Posts: 12,031
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    mogzyboy wrote:
    So the local news and weather for the rest of the regions would be:

    North-East - 100-102 Century FM (or Galaxy possibly).
    North-West - 100.4 Smooth FM.
    West Mids - 100.7 Heart FM.
    Yorkshire - Real Radio.

    Nice!

    The news in the North East is supplied by Century while the North West mux gets news sourced from the GCap News team in Manchester (Century/Xfm Manc/Cap Gold Manc)
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 181
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    Well listened to some of their promo extracts sort of stuff that was on Virgin with estrangeded lovers etc in the evenings a couple of years ago. Actually very funny and quite good radio.Some overlaps with bits of talksport perhaps.If it carrys local news and some local programming a definate addition to radio in Wales.Got to be better than DNN which was a waste of space.
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    mw1 wrote:
    LBC is now on MXR West Midlands too

    ...and it sounds awful,just like DNN did.
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    BluenileBluenile Posts: 11,712
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    It sounds OK on MXR North West.
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    radiosgaloreradiosgalore Posts: 5,348
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    GRR :mad: 48kbps on MXR West Midlands. They better increase the bitrate or i will NOT be pleased. Oh well at least soon i can listen to Marcus Churchil i hope. We don't know yet if it will be 97.3 or 1152. I'm not sure what i prefer. rolling news or presenters like marcus churchil with hopefully Adrian Allen returning eventually. They may regionalise it which would be good
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