Digital Radio Autotune

[Sylvie]

On my digital radio for the last few weeks I've heard from stations like Planet Rock and Absolute 80.s that the frequencies that these ( and possibly others) use will change and that if you want to keep listening to the station and especially if the screen displays for e.g. Absolute Radio 80's old ( as mine does) I will need to perform an "Autotune"

I have done the Autotune around 4 or 5 times over the last 4 weeks and it keeps finding me the same 33 stations including Planet Rock and Absolute 80's. The problem is that it is still listing them in their "Old" status but are transmitting normally.

It may be because of my location (SW England) which may well be losing these stations, but i don't know.

Has anyone else retuned via Autotune and found the same happening?

[Buenchico]

Absolute 80s (together with Planet Radio and Premier Christian Radio) has opted to use the cheaper broadcast service being offered by the new Sound Digital multiplexes. They don't cover all of the country though, so many people will lose reception of Absolute 80s when the station is removed from the existing multiplex after 4th April. It seems likely that you're one of them.

See here for further explanation:
http://www.a516digital.com/2016/02/faq-dab-digital-radio-changes.html

See here for (a photograph of) a map of the Sound Digital multiplexes:
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CP_MYu6WcAAZJX3.jpg:large
(That seems to be the best map that's currently available).

Check here to see which stations you should now expect to be able to receive:
http://www.getdigitalradio.com/whats-on-dab/at-your-address/

Absolute 80s isn't available via Freeview but if you've got satellite TV it's on Sky channel 0200 or Freesat channel. If you've got cable it's on Virgin Media channel 951. You can also receive it using internet radio sets or by clicking on 'Listen Live' here:
http://absoluteradio.co.uk/80s/

Planet Rock also isn't on Freeview bit it's available on satellite (Sky 0110, Freesat 730) or cable (Virgin Media 924). It's also available through internet radio or from here:
http://radioplayer.planetrock.com/live/

[Sylvie]

Thanks I am now aware that I'm going to lose the Absolute 80's and Planet Rock stations, but I din't know that I was going to lose it on the 4th April. Thanks.

http://www.a516digital.com/2016/02/the-digital-radio-divide-are-you-still.html