Country Information for DAB, DAB+ and DMB - Denmark
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Country Update from Denmark
14-03-2008
Denmark has broken through the 1 million receivers sold mark. More than 1 million Danes older than 12 years have access to a DAB digital radio in their homes. This is three times as many as only one year ago. The marketing continues and public broadcaster DR has just aired a TV, radio and net campaign to support the DAB Digital Radio platform. Ten new transmitters were put on air in 2007. The outdoor coverage in Denmark has now reached over 90%. The start of the new transmissions was supported by massive local promotion and marketing campaign including a 12-city road show.
Latest News from Denmark
Danes crazy about digital radio: New positive figures showing DAB growth in Denmark (18-01-2008)
The Danes are crazy about DAB Digital Radio! Independent Research Company Zapera asked 2,000 Danes between the ages of 15 and 63 about their opinion on DAB. The survey showed that 38% have access to a DAB radio at home and 18% have more than one DAB radio at home. These new figures make Denmark one of the most successful countries to roll out DAB Digital Radio.
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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 | 16 | 2 | 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