Country Information for DAB, DAB+ and DMB - Netherlands
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Country Update from Netherlands
13-05-2008
On Tuesday 13 May 2008 the Dutch Government was given permission by the House of Representatives to auction two DAB licenses before Christmas 2008 in The Netherlands. The Allotments which will be awarded will be one nationwide coverage in Band III (1 multiplex) and one nationwide coverage in the L-band (117 multiplexes). The licenses are going to be put up for auction technology free (within the DAB spectrum mask), and the content criteria will be, 80% of the multiplex must be used for broadcast (Mobile TV, Visual Radio and radio).
In 2009 a further two DAB multiplexes will be awarded. These two multiplexes will both be in Band III and give twice the nationwide coverage. The use of these multiplexes will be 80% for radio broadcasting.
Latest News from Netherlands
DAB in the Netherlands (20-01-2005)
After a rather late start into DAB, the Netherlands have now reached a coverage of 70% of their population. Six radio stations are available on block 12C, each of them with a bitrate of 160 kbit/s or more. The ministry of economic affairs is planning to issue DAB licences for commercial broadcasters and even announced that DAB should begin to replace FM radio by 2015.
Current situation
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Last update: 03-09-2008
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| Population: | 16.0 million |
Coverage: | |
| Services: | 9 DAB, 3 Data |
There is one DAB multiplex on air in The Netherlands containing services from the National Public Broadcaster (NOS). In Autumn 2008 two commercial multiplex licences will be awarded, and the new operators will be able to decide whether to broadcast in DAB or DAB+. It is likely that DAB+ will be the preferred standard.
Coverage
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Last update: 09-07-2008
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There is currently 70% population coverage, expected to rise to 90% and then 100% in 2009.
Services on Air
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Last update: 02-09-2008
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In this country there is
- National multiplex: 1 Trial
This carries 6 audio services (simulcast) and 3 data services (DAB only) and is broadcast by the public broadcaster NOS. One of the audio programmes is a mono service in 48 kbps and uses half rate sampling.
| Simulcast on AM / FM | Exclusive on digital | Total of services | |
|---|---|---|---|
| DAB programmes | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| Data services | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Total | 0 | 12 | 12 |
Receiver Market
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Last update: 19-01-2008
There is a small number of specialist retailers selling DAB digital radios.
Details of Trials
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Last update: 09-07-2008
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There are currently no trials on air.
Regulation
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Last update: 02-09-2008
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The Dutch government issues DAB licences and determines the terms and conditions that apply to the use of DAB in the Netherlands. It was announced that Band III and L-band should be used for DAB based services. An auction is currently planned for the end of 2008.
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http://portal.omroep.nl/?nav=ozdpqBsHEbGcaCbvBtFPFhttp://www.digi-radio.nl/
http://www.mtvnl.nl/