St Neots’ Black Cat Radio has secured grant funding from National Highways as part of the A428 improvement project’s legacy programme to help expand digital radio coverage across St Neots & Huntingdon.
The funding will support the rollout of new DAB digital transmitters and infrastructure, bringing improved radio access to communities along the A428 corridor and surrounding areas.
The expansion will extend digital coverage from Stilton through to Sandy, and from Kempston to Cambourne, as well as along major routes including the A1, A14 and A421. The project aims to ensure growing communities connected by the upgraded road network have access to reliable local broadcasting.
Black Cat Radio, which is run by volunteers, has already been awarded a small-scale DAB licence by Ofcom, allowing the station to move forward with plans to broadcast digitally to a wider audience. The DAB licence was awarded as part of a joint venture with Ouse Valley Radio, formerly HCR, and will bring local radio to DAB across St Neots & Huntingdon before October.
The investment will increase listener choice, strengthen access to local news and travel information, and improve connectivity for residents currently limited to FM reception.
National Highways says the funding forms part of its commitment to creating a lasting community legacy alongside major infrastructure improvements in the region.
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