the scale of the station has increased vastly, and for the first time the 2016 official radio station for farnborough international was broadcast on dab alongside fm analogue, reaching a potential audience of 3.8 million in the south east of england. broadcasting 9 days in total, the station was live from 0700-2100 during the week of the airshow with overnight highlights from the days events. as well as broadcasting a number of programmes across the day bringing interviews, traffic updates and competitions, the station also re-broadcast the air display commentary by stratton richey.