There are currently no digital radio broadcasts in Austria following the completion of two pilot projects in Vienna and Tyrol early in 2009.  Austria, however, is committed to a digital radio future and a report to the regulator, the RTR, at the end of 2009 recommended DAB+ as the way forward.

Austria continues to prepare for digital radio with a Working Group to consider the country's digital future. Meanwhile, authorities are watching neighbours Germany and Switzerland as they re-launch services in DAB+.

During the trial in 2008 it was estimated 19% of Austria's population was covered by the DAB Digital Radio signal.

In this country there are

• Regional multiplexes: 3 Trial

The trial held in 2008 included three transmitters in Vienna on Channel 12B. The multiplex featured classical music, Radio Wien (local station), pop music and FM4 pop music.

The Austrian public broadcaster ORF, was awarded a DAB Digital Radio trial licence for the Federal States of Tyrol. ORF set up two DAB Digital Radio transmitters in Tyrol, covering the Inn valley between Kufstein and the Brenner Mountain (Channel 12C).  Ö1, Ö3, FM4 and the regional station Radio Tyrol,  wre available on the multiplex. This meant that there was continuous DAB coverage between South Germany and Northern Italy.

All trials were completed by the end of 2008 and there are currently no DAB broadcasts in Austria.