The multiplex serves North Yorkshire, covering York, Harrogate and Scarborough, and extending across the Yorkshire Dales, the North York Moors and the coast. Its footprint also reaches into parts of East Yorkshire and Teesside, taking in key towns and rural communities across the county.
This multiplex broadcasts to 1.1m potential listeners. In our official licensed coverage area, we broadcast to 715k people (which is around 80% of that).
Service Providers
The services that are currently being broadcast are:
- Greatest Hits Radio
- Hits Radio
- Hits Radio Pride
- BBC Radio York
- Smooth
- Capital Yorkshire
- This Is The Coast (DAB+)
- York Mix (DAB+)
- YO1 Radio (DAB+)
- Your Harrogate (DAB+)
- Fun Kids (DAB+)
- Coast & County (DAB+)
- Nation 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 your details in our form.
Coverage
The multiplex broadcasts from transmitters at Bilsdale, Acklam Wold, Hildebrand Barracks and Olivers Mount.
Downloadable coverage maps are available here:
DAB Use
In North Yorkshire, 73.6% of all listeners tune in using DAB Digital Radio, which accounts for 46.8% of all radio listening in the area.
Source: RAJAR Q3/2025
Carriage Fees
The current full service monthly carriage fee applicable for a station using 32 kbit/s DAB+ is £3,383 plus VAT (as at October 2025).
Other carriage options are available, and please contact us for further information.
Shareholder
The multiplex is owned by MuxCo North Yorkshire Ltd, and launched on 17 December 2014.