| Bauer Humberside | |
| Licensed area | East Yorkshire, Kingston upon Hull, North Lincolnshire & North East Lincolnshire |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 11B (218.640 MHz) |
| Air date | 30 November 2001 [1] |
| Owner | Bauer Radio |
Bauer Humberside is a local commercial digital radio multiplex in the United Kingdom, which serves the Humberside area.
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Originally, the High Hunsley transmitter was going to be used instead of Cave Wold (a BT microwave transmitter) when the licence was awarded in December 2000. EMAP was the only bidder and was the owner of Viking FM (now owned by Bauer Radio).
There is a competing DAB multiplex - MXR Yorkshire which broadcasts national DAB stations from the Belmont and Cave Wold transmitters. MuxCo Lincolnshire is also expected to use the Belmont and the High Hunsley transmitters when it eventually launches.
The multiplex was initially known as EMAP Humberside, but was renamed following the Bauer Media Group purchase of Emap's radio interests in 2007.
The platform broadcasts via the following transmitters:[2]
| Transmitter | kW | Area |
|---|---|---|
| Cave Wold | 2.5 | East Yorkshire & Kingston-upon-Hull |
| Buckton Barn | 1 | Bridlington |
| Bevan Flats | 0.2 | North East Lincolnshire |
When the adoption of DAB radios in the local area reached 31%, a new transmitter was to be put on Trent View Flats in Scunthorpe, but this never happened. Cave Wold is a BT transmitting site (YCVW). Bevan Flats also has Compass FM on FM.
| Service | Service ID | Bit rate | Audio channels | Description | Analogue availability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Absolute Classic Rock | C7C9 | 128 kbit/s | Joint stereo | Classic rock | — |
| BBC Radio Humberside | CD34 | 128 kbit/s | Joint stereo | Local BBC service | 95.9 MHz, 1485 kHz |
| Gold | C8D3 | 128 kbit/s | Joint stereo | Golden oldies, relay of London service | — |
| Heat Radio | CDCE | 112 kbit/s | Joint stereo | Rhythmic music, relayed from Manchester | — |
| Kerrang! | C6CF | 64 kbit/s | Mono | Rock/metal, relay of Birmingham service | — |
| Kiss | C0C9 | 128 kbit/s | Joint stereo | Dance & urban, relay of London service | — |
| Lincs FM | C4B9 | 112 kbit/s | Joint stereo | Localised full service | 97.6 MHz (Scunthorpe) 102.2 MHz (Lincolnshire) |
| Magic 1161 | CCC8 | 128 kbit/s | Joint stereo | Gold/easy | 1161 kHz |
| Viking FM | C7B0 | 128 kbit/s | Joint stereo | Local commercial FM service | 96.9 MHz |
Most of these stations are also available on Bauer Leeds & Bauer South Yorkshire, though Viking FM and Magic are replaced by local stations Radio Aire (Leeds), Hallam FM (South Yorkshire) and the relevant Magic service for each area. It is expected that the three platforms would eventually be merged into a second regional licence.
The following is the original line-up on the platform and what happened, if anything.
| Service | Description | Current status |
|---|---|---|
| BBC Radio Humberside | BBC Local service | Still operating |
| Classic Gold Digital | Golden oldies | Now operates as Gold |
| Kiss | Dance/urban music | Still operating |
| Lincs FM | Localised full service | Still operating |
| Magic 1161 | Local AM service | Still operating |
| Real Radio | Adult contemporary | Replaced in January 2003 by Smash Hits Radio, later returned to MXR Yorkshire |
| Viking FM | Local FM service | Still operating |
| XFM London | Modern rock | Now operating on MXR Yorkshire since September 2009 |
The following list are other services which were available at some point on the platform:[3][4]
| Service | What happened |
|---|---|
| The Arrow | Replaced by Absolute Classic Rock |
| The Hits Radio | Removed in July 2004, replaced by Kerrang! |
| Smash Hits Radio | Removed on 29 June 2007, replaced by Traffic Radio |
| Traffic Radio | Ceased broadcasting 31 August 2011 |
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