MXR (broadcaster)
MXR was an operator of regional DAB ensembles in the United Kingdom between 2001 and 2015.
History
MXR was a consortium with members including Border Television, Chrysalis Radio, Daily Mail and General Trust[1], Capital Radio Group, Jazz FM, GMG Radio[2] and UBC Media Group.[3] It initially applied for licences to broadcast a DAB ensemble in London which were ultimately awarded to CE Digital and Switchdigital.[4][5] It subsequently submitted applications for licences to operate regional ensembles throughout England and Wales[6] and, following success with all of them, the ensembles started broadcasting in the early 2000s. The regional ensembles covered larger areas than local ensembles, with which they coexisted, but a smaller area than the national BBC and Digital One ensembles.
In 2000, Ford of Britain joined MXR[7] and subsequently committed to adding DAB-capable radios to cars made from 2004.[8]
In September 2012, MXR announced that their ensembles would stop broadcasting upon the expiration of their respective licences[9] and the last one covering Yorkshire ceased transmissions in 2015,[10] leaving Switchdigital's Central Scotland ensemble as the last regional multiplex in the UK.[11]
Multiplexes
North East England
MXR applied to broadcast an ensemble throughout North East England on 18 October 2000.[12] It aired between 30 July 2001[13] and 29 July 2013.[11]
North West England
MXR was given the licence to operate an ensemble in North West England in March 2001.[14] It was broadcast between 25 September of that year[15] and 24 September 2013.[16]
South Wales and the Severn Estuary
MXR was given the licence to operate an ensemble covering South Wales and the Severn Estuary in January 2001.[17] It was broadcast between 30 July of that year[15] and 29 July 2013.[11]
West Midlands
MXR was given the licence to broadcast in the West Midlands in February 2001[18] and the ensemble was active between 28 August of that year[19][20] and 27 August 2013.[21]
Yorkshire
MXR was given the licence to operate the regional ensemble covering Yorkshire in late 2002.[22] It was broadcast between 30 June 2003[15] and 29 June 2015.[10]
See also
References
- ↑ "Border TV joins radio bid". The Scotsman. 11 May 1999. p. 24. Retrieved 28 July 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Tuning in for licences". Shropshire Star. 25 July 2000. p. 30. Retrieved 31 July 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Brief". Shropshire Star. 13 February 2001. p. 34. Retrieved 31 July 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ Andrew Leach (4 September 1999). "Capital-EMAP wins radio licence". The Scotsman. p. 24. Retrieved 28 July 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ Andrew Turpin (8 April 2000). "MacKenzie and Evans win digital radio licence". The Scotsman. p. 24. Retrieved 28 July 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Capital plans a sound success". Express & Star. Wolverhampton. 25 July 2000. p. 34. Retrieved 28 July 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Ford becomes shareholder in MXR". The Scotsman. 18 October 2000. p. 25. Retrieved 31 July 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Digital radio and all that jazz". Sunderland Echo. 23 February 2002. p. 14. Retrieved 31 July 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Regional MXR digital multiplexes to close". Radio Today. 25 September 2012. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 "DAB radio changes in Yorkshire as MXR closes". Radio Today. 2 June 2015. Archived from the original on 25 June 2022.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 "Regional DAB signals commence shut-down". Radio Today. 29 July 2013. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
- ↑ "Brief". Shropshire Star. 18 October 2000. p. 36. Retrieved 28 July 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Digital radio is set for autumn". The Gazette. Preston. 13 March 2001. p. 4. Retrieved 28 July 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "The air's about to turn digital". Sunderland Echo. 26 July 2001. p. 13. Retrieved 28 July 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 Commercial Radio Pocket Book 2007 (PDF). Radiocentre. p. 140. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 January 2009. Unknown parameter
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- ↑ "North West MXR DAB multiplex falls silent". Radio Today. 24 September 2013. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
- ↑ "Saga FM". Evening Courier. Halifax. 29 January 2001. p. 10. Retrieved 28 July 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "In brief". News Letter. Belfast. 10 February 2001. p. 14. Retrieved 28 July 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Radio to go digital in new package". Telford Journal. 23 August 2001. p. 7. Retrieved 28 July 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Going digital". Shrewsbury Chronicle. 30 August 2001. p. 11. Retrieved 28 July 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Regional DAB turned off in West Midlands". Radio Today. 27 August 2013. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
- ↑ "More choice for radio listeners". Scarborough Evening News. 3 December 2002. p. 5. Retrieved 28 July 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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