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Broadcast a radio station

We can broadcast your radio station to 362,000 people in our coverage area.

In order to get on-air with us you’ll need:

  • A licence from Ofcom – either as a Community Radio Station (C-DSP) or a Commercial Radio Station (DSP)
  • Music licences from PPL and PRS
  • A good quality audio stream on the Internet

Digital radio allows you to broadcast flexibly, at different bitrates and audio qualities. We’ll charge you based on how much bit rate you use, and how long you sign a contract for.

Fees for Community Radio Services

Community Radio Service holding a C-DSP licence and based within our coverage area
We will broadcast up to 7 of these services, at 48kbit/s
£1 / year

Fees for Local Radio Services

Local Radio Service holding a DSP licence, based and producing at least half the output from a studio within 20kms of College Green, BS1, and with an annual turnover of less than £50,000
We will broadcast up to 2 of these services, at 48kbit/s
£106 / month

Fees for All Other Radio Services

Any Radio Service holding a DSP licence
24 kbit/s – suitable for good quality speech, low quality music£215 / month
32 kbit/s – suitable for reasonable quality stereo music£320 / month
48 kbit/s – suitable for good quality stereo music£425 / month
Other bitrates are available pro-rata to these rates. These prices are based on a 12 month contract.
We are happy to broadcast short-term services, please contact us for pricing.

If you’re a radio service who would like to get on-air with us, contact us.

Get in touch

Bristol Digital Radio CIC, Brook Way Activity Centre, Brook Way, BS32 9DA

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