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Update 14/08/09:

The latest news is that the licence to provide digital radio in some of the Derbyshire area, has been granted to another company after the company which originally won it was unable to progress the project further.

The industry regulator Ofcom awarded a licence to provide digital radio, including a selection of commercial stations, to an estimated 850,000 people around Derbyshire - originally due to be launched by July 2008 at the latest.

However, despite the licence changing hands, as far as we know at the moment no date has been set  for the launch of DAB in Derbyshire.

This, unfortunately, is one of those things that is completely beyond our control and, sadly, there seems to be no immediate prospect of BBC Radio Derby being able to broadcast on DAB.

The roll-out of DAB radio services is being co-ordinated for the Government by Ofcom and is being released in phases.

Don't be put off

Just because you have a digital radio it doesn't mean you can't use it to listen to your favourite BBC Radio Derby programmes...

Many DAB radios these days also have an FM option - which means you can hear us loud and clear on 104.5 MHz, 95.3 MHz (mid and north Derbyshire) and 96 MHz (Buxton).

So if you haven't yet bought a digital radio, you might like to consider ensuring the one you choose has this facility.

The take up of digital radio has been extremely fast - DAB radios are flying off the shelves and proving to be very popular.

For that reason, BBC Radio Derby is campaigning hard for DAB services in the area to ensure you can listen to its great programmes using the most up-to-date technology.

Watch this space!