07-02-2024, 08:46 PM
(07-02-2024, 01:20 PM)VMPhil Wrote: Well, this is interesting. No mention of moving the existing stations to DAB+, just that there is enough room on their multiplexes to launch these spin-off stations on DAB+. Can't imagine the commercial companies will be too happy, particularly the proposal for the Radio 2 spin-off, despite it being a take on what they've been doing for years with various niche spin-offs of all their brands
www.bbc.co.uk
*versions of the three new extensions are planned to launch on BBC Sounds later this year whilst the regulatory process takes place about their distribution on DAB+. BBC Sounds will stop curating content for its second existing music stream, BBC Radio 1 Relax, which was launched during the pandemic. "
So while the new stations begin their run on BBC Sounds only this also means the end of Radio 1 Relax at the same time it seema.