Switch Aberdeen
Introduction '''Switch Aberdeen''' is the name of the DAB multiplex operator for the Aberdeen area. The company was one of two applicants for the licence - the other was from Score Digital. The service is currently carried on four transmitters and as required, has to carry the two BBC regional services, BBC Radio Scotland and BBC Radio nan Gaidheal.
Transmitter sites Switch Aberdeen currently broadcasts on the following sites:  TransmitterkWAreaMeldrum8.51Most of AberdeenshireDurris2Stonehaven & Southern AberdeenshireMormond Hill1Peterhead & FraserburghRedmoss1South Aberdeen
Current line-up of services The stations currently carried on Switch Aberdeen are:ServiceService IDBit rateAudio channelsDescriptionAnalogue availabilityBBC Radio nan GàidhealC336128 kbit/sJoint stereoBBC regional service103.5 - 105.0 MHz810 kHzBBC Radio ScotlandC635128 kbit/sJoint stereoBBC regional service92.4 - 94.7 MHzNorthsound 1C8B1128 kbit/sJoint stereoBauer FM service96.9 MHz (Aberdeenshire)97.6 MHz (Aberdeen)103.0 MHz (Peterhead)Greatest Hits RadioC1C9128 kbit/sJoint stereoBauer former AM servicenoneOriginal 106 (Aberdeen)112 kbit/sJoint stereoLocal FM music station106.8 MHz (Aberdeenshire)106.3 MHz (Aberdeen)106.3 MHz (Peterhead)talkRADIOC0D864 kbit/sMonoNews/discussionnonetalkSPORT Scotland	C6CE64 kbit/sMonoSportnonetalkSPORT 2	C1D864 kbit/sMonoSportnoneVirgin Radio	C3D864 kbit/sMonoIndie/alternativenone
Original line-up The following is the original line-up on the platform and what happened, if anything.ServiceDescriptionCurrent statusBBC Radio nan GàidhealBBC regional Gaelic serviceStill operatingBBC Radio ScotlandBBC regional serviceStill operatingEasy listening and smooth classicsClosed by The Wireless Group in Spring 2002 cost-cutting exercise, replaced with Smash Hits RadioMinistry of Sound RadioThe "Digital Dancefloor"Closed in December 2002, replaced by KissNECRLocal community radio serviceClosed August 2018Northsound 1Local FM serviceStill operating, with local breakfast showNorthsound 2Local AM serviceClosed in 2023Classic soul hitsService was never launchedRitz CountryCountry musicCompany went bust, eventually replaced with Kerrang! 105.2Waves FMLocal service for Peterheadservice withdrawn in 2023
Other services The following list are other services which were available at some point on the platform: ServiceWhat happenedKissReplaced by Magic 105.4 in May 2008.Kiss later returned to the multiplex but was removed once again after Kiss started broadcasting nationally on Digital OneMagic 105.4Replaced by KissSmash Hits RadioRemoved by Bauer Radio in February 2006, never replacedOriginal 106Tested briefly in 2013.Original 106 resumed full DAB transmissions 26 June 2019Mearns FMStonehaven based community station, withdrew from DAB in 2022Pure RadioRebroadcast of central belt DAB station, closed in September 2023
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