Maxxwave Ltd owns and operates DAB multiplexes in a number of areas around the Midlands.
Rugby now on air. ENQUIRE TODAY - free Carriage until 1st February 2026!
For any enquiries related to Maxxwave operated DAB, email dab@maxxwave.co.uk
All services on Maxxwave DAB multiplexes will have industry-leading premium DAB encoders as standard, giving superior audio quality at lower bitrates
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Multiplex: Loughborough
Coverage: Click here to download map
Price: From £62.50/month. (click here for rates card)
On air now
Services List: Click here
Multiplex: Rugby
Coverage: Click here to download map
Price: From £62.50/month. Free until 1st February 26 (click here for rates card)
On air now
Services List: Click here
Multiplexes to come on air early 2025:
Banbury/Brackley
Hinckley/Nuneaton
Multiplexes still awaiting Ofcom clearances:
Lincoln/Newark
Telford/Shrewsbury (Shropshire Central+North)
Burton/Lichfield (Staffordshire East)
Derby
Leamington/Stratford (Warwickshire South)
All services carried will be subject to our standard T&C which can be found by clicking here
Note: Ofcom was unable to award Newark due to spectrum scarcity only permitting a localised town centre coverage which would not have been economically viable for ourselves, so we have reapplied for Lincoln/Newark
Maxxwave
Encoding
AAC (DAB+) and MP2 (DAB) features:
Superior quality to ODR-DabEnc (used by most multiplexes)
Enhanced PAD scheduling for less audio degradation
Integral deep finaliser processing - loudest, cleanest audio
MP2 (DAB) features:
World-leading triple-pass MP2 encoder:
Speech-grade audio at 32kbps
Mono grade music at 48kbps
Stereo grade music at 64kbps
Hi-Fi audio at 128kbps
Our encoder is offered as standard on all Maxxwave DAB multiplexes and is also used by a number of stations on third-party multiplexes through industry standard EDI-TCP output.