The PPA for NE Wales & W Cheshire covers 421,673 households. Within this defined area, our multiplex covers 368,702 households (87.4%) of these households. The total number of households covered by this multiplex is 810,055.
The multiplex line-up is:
- BBC Radio Wales
- BBC Radio Cymru
- BBC Radio Cymru 2
- Dee on DAB
- Capital FM Wirral
- Heart North and Mid Wales (DAB+)
- Nation Radio (DAB+)
- Easy Radio (DAB+)
- Dragon Radio (DAB+)
- Love 80s (DAB+)
- Countyline Radio (DAB+)
- Zest Liverpool (DAB+)
- Sandgrounder Radio (DAB+)
- Hope FM (DAB+)
- Fun Kids Junior (DAB+)
- 88.3 Centreforce (DAB+)
- Liverpool Live 24/7 (DAB+)
- In Demand Radio (DAB+)
- Tomorrowland One World Radio (DAB+)
This multiplex can carry services in both DAB and DAB+.
We currently have room for additional stations to join the multiplex. If you represent a service that would like more information about joining, please submit the questionnaire at the bottom of this page.
If there are any stations that you listen to at the moment on analogue radio that we are not broadcasting, we suggest that you contact those stations directly, encouraging them to join the multiplex.
Shareholders
The multiplex is owned by MuxCo North East Wales & West Cheshire Ltd, and launched on 19th March 2013.
DAB Use
In the area, 40.1% of radio listening is to digital radio. 53.4% of the county have DAB sets in-home.
Data: RAJAR/OFCOM Q3/2017
Coverage
The multiplex broadcasts from transmitters at Wrexham-Rhos, Moel-Y-Parc and St. John’s Beacon – you can see our coverage here.
Other transmitters may be launched during the licence term to enhance and increase coverage.
Updates
You can keep up-to-date with the developments for this multiplex on the MuxCo blog. Alternatively you can follow us on Twitter:
Planned Work
You can find out Planned Work for this multiplex here.