Population:	10.9 million
Coverage:	75%
Services:	6 DAB

Last update: 24-01-2008

The public broadcaster RDP started DAB pilot broadcasts in January 1998. During Expo98, in Lisbon, several initiatives promoting DAB were developed. In March 1999 RDP won the licence for installing and operating the national multiplex. RDP is also the programme provider for half of the DAB multiplex.

There are 42 transmitters in use, 27 in the mainland, nine in Azores and six in Madeira, covering more than 75% of the population. Portugal's 750 km coastline is already fully served. Eventually, a national network of some 74 transmitters will cover the whole country (Mainland and Atlantic Islands of Azores and Madeira).

In this country there is

• National multiplex: 1 Regular

The national multiplex is operated on channel 12B and carries programmes from RDP, among them Antena 1, Antena 2 and Antena 3, RDP Africa and RDP Internacional.
One channel is a test transmission of the classical music programme, Antena 2, at the reduced bit rate of 192 kbits/s. It is planned that the multiplex will carry 6 programmes – 3 of them from RDP (Antena 1, Antena 2 and Antena 3) and 3 other programmes.