The multiplex serves the Morecambe Bay area, covering Lancaster and the surrounding coastal communities, and extending north into the southern Lake District, including Windermere and Kendal. Its footprint also reaches across the bay into Furness and inland into parts of North Lancashire and South Cumbria.
The PPA for Morecambe Bay covers 164,099 households. Within this defined area, our multiplex covers 127,633 (77.8%) of these households.
The current services being broadcast are:
- BBC Radio Cumbria (DAB+)
- Heart North Lancashire and Cumbria
- Smooth Radio Lake District
- Nation 80s(DAB+)
- Nation 90s(DAB+)
- Fun Kids (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 your details in our form.
This multiplex can carry services in both DAB and DAB+.
Coverage
The multiplex broadcasts from transmitters at Windermere, Kendal, Morecambe Bay and Lancaster.
Downloadable coverage maps are available here:
DAB Use
In Morecambe Bay, 69.6% of listeners tune in using DAB Digital Radio each week, this accounts for 43.3% of all radio listening.
Source: RAJAR Q3/2025
Carriage Fees
The current full service monthly carriage fee applicable for a station using 32 kbit/s DAB+ is £3,833 plus VAT (as at October 2026).
Other carriage options are available, please contact us for further information.
Shareholders
The multiplex is owned by MuxCo Cumbria Ltd, and launched on 1st December 2021.