We're proud to be bidding for the Digital Radio licence on our beloved Isle Of Wight...
A new collaborative community interest company, Wight Digital Radio CIC has announced its
intention to bid for the new DAB radio multiplex licence covering the Isle of Wight.
The licence
is currently being advertised by Ofcom with any new services likely to be on-air in 2025.
Wight Digital Radio is made up of The island's long-established commercial station, Isle of Wight Radio and local community radio station Vectis Radio.
Isle of Wight Radio is part of the Total Sense Media Group and enjoys a monthly audience of 60,000 listeners* and has been broadcasting to the Island for nearly 34 years. Vectis Radio, an Ofcom licenced community radio station launched as an online-only station on 23rd January 2010 and began broadcasting on FM on 4th November 2017. Vectis Radio is home to the 4P’s project, an award-winning initiative to help young people develop their confidence, communication skills and self esteem.
The team at Wight Digital Radio says, "We have the perfect ingredients to run a successful radio multiplex for the Isle of Wight: the local knowledge, deep rooted community connections, a strong commercial track record and considerable knowledge and experience of digital radio technology.
"Our proposed service will have the capacity to bring more than twenty new and existing radio stations to DAB delivering a choice of creative content to vibrant and loyal radio audience on the Island."
If you have, or are thinking of launching, a commercial or community radio service on the Isle of Wight support our bid by registering your interest now, we’d be happy to talk you through the process. Just fill in the form below!
*Source Rajar Quarter 4 2023
