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Country Information for DAB, DAB+ and DMB - Germany - Updates

10-06-2009

DAB in Germany covers nearly 85% of the country with over 180 different radio stations available. Furthermore, the public broadcasters (ARD and Deutschlandradio) have planned a restart of Digital Radio in mid 2010. Currently the KEF, the financial commission to review the budget of public broadcasters, is evaluating the project plan. The market is currently waiting for final confirmation of funding. The German Commission of broadcasting policies (Rundfunkkommission), already approved a nationwide multiplex, which is able to transmit between 10 and 15 radio programmes. The BNetzA, the frequency authority of Germany, is in the process of assigning frequencies and choosing the network operator for the planned large single frequency network. The national digital channels will be supplemented by two or three multiplexes in each of the 16 regions to provide regional and local radio from public service ARD stations and private broadcasters. Like Deutschlandradio, the ARD stations will broadcast one additional digital only service to add to their five existing programmes in each region. Between 30 and 40 digital radio stations will become available in every region of Germany, offering a mix of local and nationwide, private and public radio stations. It is planned that by 2012 most of the German population will have access to the services.

27-03-2009

The DAB in Germany covers nearly 85% of the country with over 120 radio stations available. In 2009/2010 a Digital Radio re-launch is intended. These includes the first nationwide multiplex within Germany. The 16 German regional governments have agreed to start the roll out of nationwide digital radio services, using DAB+, at the beginning of 2010.
The programms will be broadcasted in the DAB+ standard. The plan is that the public broadcaster Deutschlandfunk and commercial broadcasters will share the capacity.

14-03-2008

The DAB in Germany covers nearly 85% of the country with over 180 different radio stations available.  Regular DMB services are available in 16 main cities like Berlin, Munich, Hamburg, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Nuremberg, Regensburg, Stuttgart and Leipzig.  In 2009 a powerful Digital Radio re-launch is intended. Recently the KEF, a financial commission, issued its recommendations for the funding of public broadcasters for digital radio.  German public broadcasters will receive 97 Million € for the roll out of digital radio and mobile broadcasting.  Both Commercial and Public broadcasters have also released statements of their support for a re-launch of digital radio in Germany based on the Eureka 147 Family of Standards.  Broadcasters are currently working together to draft a proposal for how this funding will be used.