NOW Digital Ltd

Arqiva, the parent company of NOW Digital, are the multiplex licence holder for the Ayrshire multiplex. You may also get national commercial DAB digital radio services and national BBC DAB services. Below is a list of the services we currently provide in the area.

West FM	Contemporary	Existing local station
West Sound	Classic hits	Existing local station
Heat	Pop and classic hits	Digital only
Kiss 100	Dance and RnB	Digital only
UWS Radio	Student service	Digital only*
Pop Up Radio	Special service	Digital only
BBC Scotland	Scottish interest	Existing national station
BBC Nan Gaidheal	Gaelic language	Existing national station

* UWS Radio does have limited FM coverage within the university campus

At Arqiva we try to offer a range of services to that cater for different tastes and interests. We also try to ‘simulcast’ existing FM and AM stations that broadcast in local areas. Arqiva, cannot however force stations to join the multiplexes, it is up to them whether they decide to broadcast on DAB. If there is a station that you would like to hear on a local multiplex, we suggest contacting that station directly and asking why they are not broadcasting to this area on DAB Digital Radio. If they see that there is a demand for their service it may encourage them to join the local multiplex.