A typical DAB kitchen radio consumes a third less power than an energy saving light bulb *** DAB+ offers lower infrastructure costs for new services than any other digital radio platform *** DAB Slide show pictures enables advertisers to couple pictures with audio magnifying consumer brand awareness *** There are more DAB radios available than any other digital radio platform *** DAB family of standards is extremely flexible - it is easy to transmit DAB, DAB+ and DMB on the same transmission *** Over 50 different combined DAB/DAB+ receiver models commercially available ***

Country Information for DAB, DAB+ and DMB - Sweden - History - Services on Air

01-07-2008

Digital radio in Sweden has switched its focus from coverage to content. Swedish Radio, the public broadcaster, is now offering 6 unique services on digital radio: SR Bubbel (children's programming), SR Klassiskt (classical music), P3 Star (aimed at young people), Sisuradio (for the Finnish spoken audience), SR Minnen (content from the archives) and SR Atlas (World music and multi-lingual programmes).  These sit alongside SR P1 a station simulcast from FM.

In addition to the audio services there are also a few data services available which include: SR Plus, a BWS service which contains a condensed version of the SR web and SR EPG, a trial version for testing electronic programme guides and SR TPEG, which is a test service for future TPEG streams.  

20-01-2008

Digital radio in Sweden has switched its focus from coverage to content. Swedish Radio, the public broadcaster, is now offering 5 unique services on digital radio:
SR Klassiskt (classical music), P3 Star (aimed at young people), Sisuradio (for the Finnish spoken audience), SR Minnen (content from the program archive) and SR Atlas (World music and multi-lingual programmes).

In addition to the audio services there are also a few data services available which include: SR Plus, a BWS service which contains a condensed version of the SR web and SR EPG, a trial version for testing electronic programme guides and SR TPEG, which is a test service for future TPEG streams.