New DAB radio multiplex launches in Dorset covering Poole, Purbeck and Wimborne

The Poole, Purbeck and Wimborne small-scale DAB multiplex has launched within six months of winning its licence.

The service will see established FM community radio stations, including Hope FM, Hot Radio, Forest FM, Radio Wimborne, and Southampton’s Unity 101, available on DAB+ in the area for the first time.

Dorset Coast Radio is also set to join the platform soon, from the team behind Hospital Radio Bedside.

Gary Plummer from Dorset Coast Radio expressed enthusiasm for the initiative...