In April 2006, the Czech Parliament started legislating towards digital broadcasting.  Since then, the public broadcaster Czech Radio and the TELEKO Company have run regular trials of DAB and DAB+ on both Band III and L Band.  Many of these took place in the town of Plzen and the Pribram region.  In the past there have also been DMB trials, however, the industry is waiting for the government to make regulatory decisions on mobile TV in the country to overcome issues with lack of spectrum. 

• Infrastructure is in place to provide coverage to 20% of the population around Prague
• The current Prague trial covers around 12% (or 1.3 million people)

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• Regional multiplex: 1 Trial

The latest DAB/DAB+ trial began in June 2008 and is provided by TELEKO Company in cooperation with the public broadcaster Czech Radio.  Broadcasting on L Band channel LI, the 2.5kw transmitter provides coverage in the capital, Prague, to a population of around 1.3 million.  The goal of these non-commercial trials is the promotion of digital radio to the Czech public and Government administrators.

In the past there have been DMB trials in the Czech Republic, however, the industry is waiting for the government to make regulatory decisions on mobile TV in the country as there are issues with lack of spectrum.

• In April 2006 the Czech Parliament adopted a version of the media law focused on digital broadcasting.
• Public Czech Radio applied for permission to broadcast DAB. The new digital radio stations Cro 4 - Radio WAVE, Radio Cesko, Radio Leonardo and Radio D-dur are provided by Czech Radio. These programs are currently transmitting via DVB-T and the Internet.
• The three current radio stations from Plzen applied for new DAB frequencies in L-band.

The Czech Telecommunications Office has announced that the tender for a nationwide DAB network in Band III could start in 2008, after the switch-off of analogue TV on channel 12. The chairman of Czech Telecommunications Office has also declared that their office will be technology neutral with regard to the DAB audio codec (DAB or DAB+).