Country Information for DAB, DAB+ and DMB - Denmark
| Current situation | Coverage | Services on Air | Receiver Market | Details of Trials | Regulation | Links |
Latest News from Denmark
Country Update from Denmark
10-06-2009
Every 3rd Danish household now owns a DAB digital radio receiver and the Danish market goes from strength to strength. Christmas sales in 2008 proved so successful that retailers were forced to re-order DAB stock to cope with the high demand. In a recent survey in the beginning of 2009 it was also confirmed that 29% of the population now owns a DAB digital radio. The outdoor coverage in Denmark has now reached more than 90%. And by summer 2010 the indoor coverage will be 95%. The Danish market is now looking to the government about a decision on the digital radio future and hopefully a possible FM switch off.
Current situation
in Denmark
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Last update: 08-09-2008
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| Population: | 5.5 million |
Coverage: | |
| Services: | 18 DAB |
| Sales (accumulated): | 750,000 devices |
Penetration by household: |
Denmark has broken through the milestone of one million receivers sold. This means that more than one million Danes over the age of 12 years have access to a DAB digital radio in their homes. This is a threefold increase in ownership compared to a year ago. The marketing continues and public broadcaster DR has recently aired a TV, radio and net campaign to support the DAB Digital Radio platform. Outdoor coverage in Denmark has now reached over 90%.
Services on Air
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Last update: 03-09-2008
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In this country there is
- National multiplex: 1 Regular
There are 14 public and three commercial DAB radio services on air, all of which are broadcast nationwide.
| Simulcast on AM / FM | Exclusive on digital | Total of services | |
|---|---|---|---|
| DAB programmes | 4 | 14 | 18 |
Receiver Market
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Last update: 02-09-2008
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By mid 2008, more than 1 million DAB receivers had been sold.
Approximately 300 specialised electrical retail stores currently sell DAB radios; supermarket and food chains are also significant players with frequent product offerings.
Details of Trials
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Last update: 08-01-2008
There have been successful tests of DMB on one of the VHF multiplexes in the summer of 2006, and limited DMB tests on L-band are being considered for the downtown Copenhagen area.
Regulation
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Last update: 02-09-2008
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DAB regulation is set by three different bodies in Denmark; The Ministry of Culture legislates for media politics and licences, the Ministry of Science sets the political framework for frequency applications and the National IT and Telecoms Agency maintains technical management of the frequency spectrum. Public broadcaster Denmark Radio (DR) runs one national multiplex, and two regional multiplexes are run as one national multiplex by the commercial broadcasters. DR is able to use the free space on the commercial multiplex until the end of the 2008 calendar year.
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http://www.dabradio.dkhttp://www.dr.dk
http://www.nordini.dk