We had our quarterly audience figures in today for Chill. It's obviously been a difficult quarter for those of you who used to listen on DAB in areas where we came off a few months ago, so we were expecting something of a drop in audience size.

But you've surprised us - and I want to say a BIG thank you!

Chill's weekly audience has actually gone UP this quarter from 220,000 to 229,000. Now this does include some months of still being on DAB in places where we are no longer on, but I noticed so… Continue

Once a month I DJ at The Vauxhall Griffin as part of their Sunday Supplement sessions from 2pm to 5pm. The music policy is gentle sounds for a Sunday. If you like Chill you will probably like this, so come along. I'm back there on November 1st. This is last month's set.


Sunday Supplement 11th October

Madien Voyage Herbie Hancock
Lonely Town/Lonely Street Bill Withers
Colours Donovan
First Day Of My Life Bright Eyes
Simply Couldn't Care Tracey Thorn
Water From A Vine Leaf William Orbit Feat, B… Continue

An update on our DAB coverage in London - as we mentioned on the blog last month, Chill was due to switch transmitters in London. This has just happened today.

If we've just dropped off your DAB radio today, all you need to do is autotune. You will probably find this restores several London stations which moved at the same time.

Unfortunately, as we mentioned a while ago, our new slot is mono rather than stereo. Most DAB radios only have one speaker, however, so hopefully you won't notice too… Continue

Hello,

It's been too long since I shared an update with you about how things are going.

First, I recognise from the messages still being received how disappointed many people have been with Chill dropping off DAB in many areas. I've responded personally so far to hundreds, if not thousands, and tried to answer any specific questions as well as giving the general answers which I hope can help keeping you chill. The most frequently asked questions and answers are:

Q. Why did Chill come off D… Continue

Is this the ultimate radio for listening to Chill? The new Pure Sensia combines DAB, FM and internet radio with 30W speakers, a large colour touchscreen and web-connected applications which update themselves automatically. You can follow the tracks Chill plays using the built in Twitter applicati

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