Sky News Radio
Sky News Radio is a provider of news bulletins for radio stations in the United Kingdom.
In March 2007, BSkyB and Chrysalis Group announced a joint partnership to launch a dedicated Sky News Radio station on the proposed bid by Channel 4's 4 Digital Group for the second DAB multiplex in the United Kingdom. However, two months later Chrysalis sold its radio stations to Global Radio, and in October 2007 following a business review Global's chief executive announced that they would be withdrawing from the joint venture. Sky have announced plans to find a partner elsewhere.
The Sky News Radio feed is available FTA on the Astra 2A satellite at 28.2 East by manually tuning it in: 12207.00 V, 27500, 2/3 (Label: SNR).
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