News: Hastings Rock Radio will be on DAB Radio’s in Hastings from 2nd May
The DAB launch happens on 2 May 2026. We are now in the final countdown, so this page shows exactly how listeners will be able to tune in.
DAB stands for Digital Audio Broadcasting. In everyday terms, it means radio stations are sent digitally instead of the older FM or AM method.
For listeners, that usually means easier station finding, a station name shown on screen instead of just a frequency number, and clearer sound in areas with good coverage, in our case, it will be available in the Hastings Area.
You do not need any technical setup. If you already have a DAB radio in the car or at home, it is usually just a case of doing a scan and selecting Hastings Rock from the list. Do it right now, and you will be ready for our live broadcasts.
Switch your car radio to DAB mode, scan for available stations, and look for Hastings Rock in the station list. Once saved, it should be easy to find again whenever you are on the move. DAB availability will be limited to the Hastings area. Some older car radios might split the list into sections, so just find the one called: Hastings SSBAB, you will find us there.
If your car has station presets, save Hastings Rock so listeners can jump straight to us after the first scan.
On a home DAB radio, select the DAB band and run a full auto-scan. When the scan finishes, choose Hastings Rock from the available stations and save it as a preset if your radio allows. DAB availability will be limited to the Hastings area.
This will be one of the simplest ways for listeners to hear Hastings Rock without needing a phone, app, or computer.
You can find us on your Smart device, simply say:
"Play Hastings Rock Radio"
And Now, you can find us on DAB Radios in your car or at home....but ONLY in and around Hastings in East Sussex..
We can also be found on the following apps on your phone:
and many more (we havent tested them all!)
We're also listed on Roberts, Philips and other Internet Radios. If we aren't listed on yours, drop us a line: info@hastingsrock.co.uk and tell us the make and model, we'll see what we can do...
If you would like to use your own music player, such as VLC or Apple Music, you can open the following stream:
We've been beavering away in the Hastings Rock Labs to produce our brand new Webplayer "App", its now simpler to use, un-cluttered, and can be opened on your desktop PC as a pop-up player, so you can continue browsing the web, or, on mobile phones, you can add the player to your home screen, and here's how:
(must be done using Safari...)
Open Safari (browser)
go to : https://hastingsrock.co.uk/player.html
Click the "Share" icon (bottom of screen, square with arrow pointing up)
Scroll down and select "Add to Home Screen"
Click "Add"
(must be done using Chrome or Edge...)
Open browser
go to : https://hastingsrock.co.uk/player.html
Click the menu icon (top right, three vertical dots)
Select "Add to Home Screen"
Click "Add"
You should now have a new icon on your home screen, that when clicked, will open the webplayer. It will behave as an App, and stay running when you go and do other things...