Welcome! We are City DAB and we aim to enable radio stations in Essex to broadcast to the millions of potential listeners who live in our area.
Offering carriage over our radio transmitters into the homes and cars of listeners, City DAB aims to provide a route for broadcasters to go digital using the latest Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB) technology.
The DAB method of broadcasting means that around 25 radio stations can be ‘carried’ on a single frequency and thanks to a recent development ‘small-scale DAB’ (SSDAB) allows for the cost to be reduced, which in turn allows for delivery of radio station output at a fair price that is within the reach of most small-scale broadcasters.
SSDAB has over the last seven years seen an array of new radio stations, formats and an opening to a new wave of radio professionals and volunteers. Added to this the use of DAB+ improves sound quality and the listener experience.
We aim to formulate a stable and reliable transmission service that better serves broadcasters, rather than the existing system, which represents a barrier to the little guys with huge costs and hoops to jump through.
City DAB will provide a digital path for small-scale radio in South East Essex
