More choice for radio listeners across Central Sussex

Central Sussex Digital Radio is made up of Total Sense Media, operator of local radio stations across Sussex (More Radio/More Radio Retro) for over twenty years and well-established community station Ashdown Radio who broadcast on FM across East Sussex from their studios in Uckfield. V2 Radio who have been broadcasting across Sussex on DAB for the last two years are also part of the group. As is John Dash - former CEO of the Radio Academy, and past Programme Director of Wave 105, Radio Clyde and Key 103, Co-Founder of Local Media Network, CEO of Care Radio, and UK Chair of the children’s charity Radio Lollipop.

The application is also being supported by other established community stations, including Mid Sussex Radio and Mid Downs Hospital Radio.

A spokesperson for Central Sussex Digital Radio commented: “We believe we have the ingredients to run a successful DAB radio multiplex for the area: our group has the community connection, the commercial track record across the region and a good knowledge of digital radio technology. The proposed service could carry more than twenty new and existing radio stations, significantly and innovatively increasing listener choice.”

Other commercial and community radio services keen to reach Burgess Hill, Haywards Heath,Uckfield and Crowborough are encouraged to support the bid and apply for carriage on this exciting new broadcast platform, registering their interest at centralsussexdigitalradio.co.uk