When CE Digital[1] won the licence to operate a Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB[2]) multiplex in London, one of the stations they proposed to offer was a new Adult contemporary music station from the then Capital Radio plc. The station was originally developed under the name Cube, but after the takeover of the regional Century stations[3] in the North of England, previously owned by Border Television,[4] the Cube name was dropped in favour of making the new station an offshoot of these, under the name Century London.
When the format of the other Century stations changed towards a female bias 'London' retained the older rockier (male) songs, but added the female-friendly 'current' hits (due to an unfixable fault with the station database in the scheduling system Selector software). It also broadcast Sunday to Thursday the networked "Confessional" show presented by Mark Forrest & SJ (later Holly Samos) that all the other Century Stations took. This was produced and presented from the 'Digital' studio in the Capital Radio headquarters in Leicester Square. The same studio also initially broadcast Paul Phears[13] Breakfast Show on Life and all the Cube/Capital Disney shows. The show was the only live programme on the station and was transmitted to IRN and then via their satellite feed to the other Century stations.
Satellite launchedit
After the station launched on the Astra satellite at 28.2 East and appeared on the Sky EPG sometime later, the music fell into line with the other stations (after a new station manager took over who had time to create a new station database in the scheduling system) and was rebranded Century Digital (also launching on DAB in Birmingham). The satellite feed for live programmes (now including Hairbrush Divas) was dropped in favour of ATM lines set up between the stations, which was a cost saving. However, when problems occurred with these lines to the Century Stations, the studio 'tech ops' had instructions to patch in the Astra 28.2 broadcast and use this feed until the line was fixed.
The end of the stationedit
Following the sale of Century East Midlands to Chrysalis and the other Century stations to GMG Radio, Century Digital became a GMG brand. Century Digital ceased transmission in London on 24 March 2007 and was replaced with sister station Real Radio (Digital).
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Century Digital news newspapers books scholar JSTOR March 2024 Learn how and when to remove this template message Century Digital was a radio station for London and Birmingham established in 2001 and disestablished in 2007 Century DigitalBroadcast areaLondon amp BirminghamFrequencyDAB OnlineProgrammingFormatAdult ContemporaryOwnershipOwnerGMG RadioHistoryFirst air dateSeptember 30 2001LinksWebsitewww centurydigital co uk Contents 1 About the station 2 Satellite launch 3 The end of the station 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksAbout the station editWhen CE Digital 1 won the licence to operate a Digital Audio Broadcasting DAB 2 multiplex in London one of the stations they proposed to offer was a new Adult contemporary music station from the then Capital Radio plc The station was originally developed under the name Cube but after the takeover of the regional Century stations 3 in the North of England previously owned by Border Television 4 the Cube name was dropped in favour of making the new station an offshoot of these under the name Century London Contemporary artists such as Blur 5 Oasis 6 Pulp 7 etc were interspersed with classics from bands such as Thin Lizzy 8 Queen 9 Slade 10 Rolling Stones 11 Dream Academy 12 The station also broadcast shows at the weekend that were heard elsewhere on the Century network with presenters such as Noddy Holder and Mike Sweeney When the format of the other Century stations changed towards a female bias London retained the older rockier male songs but added the female friendly current hits due to an unfixable fault with the station database in the scheduling system Selector software It also broadcast Sunday to Thursday the networked Confessional show presented by Mark Forrest amp SJ later Holly Samos that all the other Century Stations took This was produced and presented from the Digital studio in the Capital Radio headquarters in Leicester Square The same studio also initially broadcast Paul Phears 13 Breakfast Show on Life and all the Cube Capital Disney shows The show was the only live programme on the station and was transmitted to IRN and then via their satellite feed to the other Century stations Satellite launch editAfter the station launched on the Astra satellite at 28 2 East and appeared on the Sky EPG sometime later the music fell into line with the other stations after a new station manager took over who had time to create a new station database in the scheduling system and was rebranded Century Digital also launching on DAB in Birmingham The satellite feed for live programmes now including Hairbrush Divas was dropped in favour of ATM lines set up between the stations which was a cost saving However when problems occurred with these lines to the Century Stations the studio tech ops had instructions to patch in the Astra 28 2 broadcast and use this feed until the line was fixed The end of the station editFollowing the sale of Century East Midlands to Chrysalis and the other Century stations to GMG Radio Century Digital became a GMG brand Century Digital ceased transmission in London on 24 March 2007 and was replaced with sister station Real Radio Digital See also edit100 102 Century FM North East 105 4 Century FM North West References edit 1999 09 10T00 00 00 CE Digital scoops London multiplex Broadcast Retrieved 2024 03 15 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint numeric names authors list link What is DAB Digital Audio Broadcasting electronics notes com Retrieved 2024 03 15 Century Radio North East benbax com Retrieved 2024 03 15 Border Television TVARK Retrieved 2024 03 15 Blur music videos stats and photos Last fm 2023 09 15 Retrieved 2024 03 15 Oasis The Vogue Retrieved 2024 03 15 Pulp Songs Albums Reviews Bio amp More AllMusic Retrieved 2024 03 15 Hann Michael 2020 10 22 The rise and fall of Thin Lizzy No one was going to be sitting in the shadows with this band The Guardian ISSN 0261 3077 Retrieved 2024 03 15 Queen Members Songs Albums amp Facts Britannica www britannica com 2024 03 09 Retrieved 2024 03 15 Slade The ultimate glam icons for 365 days a year not just Christmas Gold Retrieved 2024 03 15 What to Know About The Rolling Stones LiveAbout Retrieved 2024 03 15 The Dream Academy hometown lineup biography Last fm Retrieved 2024 03 15 Paul Phear media info Retrieved 2024 03 15 External links edit100 102 Century FM 105 4 Century FM GMG Radio Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Century Digital amp oldid 1214788583, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
