From the Top of the Tower

The radio transmitter equipment has been installed on the radio deck of the iconic Blackpool Tower.

A Radio Revolution!

Autumn 2022 saw a new era in broadcasting across Blackpool and the Fylde.

Fun Coast Digital, a not for profit community interest company, won the licence from OFCOM to operate a DAB radio transmitter from the top of the world-famous Blackpool Tower.

Radio stations can now apply to broadcast on the new transmitter and reach a quarter of a million potential listeners from Fleetwood in the north, Blackpool in the centre to Lytham in the south.

Andy Carter MP, the chair of the all-party committee on commercial radio in the Commons

The Viamux team with Fun Coast Digital

Timeline

  • August 2021: Fun Coast Digital CIC applies to Ofcom to operate the DAB radio multiplex for Blackpool

  • May 2022: Ofcom announces that Fun Coast Digital CIC has successfully secured the licence
    READ ABOUT IT HERE

  • August 2022: Less than 12 weeks from award, the first transmissions are made from Blackpool Tower

  • September 2022: Fun Coast Digital CIC officially launches
    READ ABOUT IT HERE

Ready to learn more?

To hear more about our plans for DAB radio services or to express an interest in running a radio station on the Fun Coast Digital multiplex, email us at radio@funcoastdigital.co.uk

We’re based at South Beach in Blackpool and if you are in the local area we can have a chat over a coffee.