Spain publishes draft decree to advance DAB+

06.10.2025 - RTVE WorldDAB Member - Spain

Spain’s Ministry for Digital Transformation and the Civil Service has opened a public consultation on a draft royal decree to promote terrestrial digital radio using DAB+ technology. According to the ministry, the initiative marks a key step in the modernization of Spanish radio. The State Secretariat for Telecommunications and Digital Infrastructure, which published the text, states that DAB+ enables more efficient spectrum use, stronger resistance to interference, and advanced features such as multichannel audio. It also notes that the technology will support the Automatic Security Alert system, which delivers localized emergency messages voiced by announcers, with additional text and images displayed on receivers.

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