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‘DISCOFOX ANTENNE, the first radio station for millions of Discofox fans, has gone on air under the motto ’Deutschland tanzt! It is broadcast in Berlin via aerial from the television tower. The station can be received on the new DAB+ radio standard and on the Internet throughout Germany. DISCOFOX ANTENNE broadcasts danceable German and international hits non-stop around the clock. DISCOFOX ANTENNE can be received in Berlin via DAB+ on channel 7B and throughout Germany via online stream, app and smart speaker. DISCOFOX ANTENNE is a programme of radio B2 GmbH, which also operates Schlager radio.

Several local and regional broadcasters will be able to be heard digitally on air from 30 June. In South-West Brabant, allotment 49 will be put into operation on this day. As a result, three local broadcasters can be heard on channel 8B. They are Omroepstichting ZuidWest, Stichting Lokale Omroep Tholen and Stichting Lokale Omroep Steenbergen. The transmitter operator of this allotment is Radio Netwerk Nederland (RNN). Allotment 49 is set up for DAB+ reception in Roosendaal, Bergen op Zoom, Woensdrecht, Steenbergen, Tholen and surrounding municipalities. One of the radio stations to be received on channel 8B in this region is ZuidWest FM. Besides via DAB+, the radio stations can also continue to be heard via FM and online.

Founded on 13 February 1975, RAS has been providing the German and Ladin-speaking community with radio and television programmes from abroad for half a century. At a celebration on Friday, 27 June 2025, at the Kronplatz transmitter site, representatives from politics, media and technology paid tribute to the unique RAS model. RAS currently broadcasts 38 radio and 22 television programmes, including 19 radio and 14 television programmes from Germany, Austria and Switzerland as well as numerous local programmes. Since 27 June, RAS has been broadcasting Deutschlandradio's Deutschlandfunk programme as an additional radio station via DAB+. The state government made the decision on Tuesday, 24 June.

When I travel, I like to rent vehicles from different manufacturers to see what they’re doing infotainment-wise. On more than one occasion, I’ve become frustrated when it comes to finding the radio functions. Why would anyone bury a radio, something that’s been part of the driving experience for almost 100 years, so deep in the interface that you can’t use it? The good news is that there’s plenty of pushback. At the WorldDAB Automotive 2025 Conference in Madrid, public and private broadcasters — some 200 senior executives — from all over the world got together to deliver this message: Broadcast radio must remain prominent in vehicles. If not, motorists will miss out on a lot — and radio itself could fatally suffer from underexposure.

ARN is extending its KIIS brand with KIIS Dance, a digital station dedicated to electronic dance music. Now available on DAB+ and the free iHeart app, KIIS Dance delivers a curated mix of current dance hits, iconic club anthems and era-defining throwbacks. Lauren Joyce, ARN Chief Audience & Content Officer, said “KIIS Dance is a high-energy, highly targeted station built to match how audiences are engaging with audio – digitally, on-demand, and by genre. Dance music is having a huge cultural moment, and KIIS Dance puts ARN at the heart of it. This is all about giving audiences more of what they love, while broadening our network footprint in a smart, future-facing way.” KIIS Dance is now available on DAB+ in Melbourne and the Gold Coast, and via the free iHeart app.

A new 24-hour country music radio station is launching in Edinburgh on Friday 4 July. Edge 3, from Edge Media Group, will be available on DAB digital radio across the capital, as well as online and via the Edge Player app. Edge 3 becomes the third station under the Edge Media Group banner, joining Edge 1 (hit music) and Edge 2 (classic tracks), and forms part of the group’s long-term expansion plans. Speaking about the launch, Edge Media Group’s owner Jay Crawford said: “Country music has always been popular here in Scotland, but it’s especially massive at the moment. We’ll be featuring country music from across the decades and we hope to give fans a radio station they can listen to all day.”

Smooth jazz and soul station Diamond Groove will launch on DAB in North Yorkshire and Somerset from Tuesday 1 July. The station, which has spent the past 15 months broadcasting on small-scale DAB, will join the Muxco-operated multiplexes on a short-term basis under temporary carriage arrangements. Diamond Groove features a mix of smooth jazz, soul grooves and Motown, with a line-up that includes several well-known names. Steve Quirk, previously of Jazz FM, presents at the weekend. Dave Brown, known for his time at Smooth Radio, is on Sunday afternoons. The move onto larger DAB multiplexes is intended to give more listeners a chance to hear the station and its range of specialist shows.

The signal coverage of digital radio broadcasting in the DAB+ standard in Slovakia will improve again. This will mainly concern areas in the mountainous Central Slovakia region. According to SatelitnaTV.sk, the Towercom operator will soon officially increase the power of the Banská Bystrica - Suchá hora transmitter up to three times the current power. Therefore, the improvement of quality and not only of internal reception can be expected especially in Banská Bystrica, Zvolen and their surroundings. However, thanks to its excellent location at an altitude of 1,223 m above sea level, the transmitter can also reach more distant areas, even beyond the borders of Slovakia, especially in improved conditions. The new transmitter power will be up to 15 kW ERP. It will therefore be the most powerful DAB+ transmitter in the territory.

Radio Energic has expanded its digital coverage and now broadcasts also in Pilsen, Karlovy Vary and České Budějovice. The announcement was made on Facebook by the station's new owner Pavel Hajek, who now operates it through his company Radio content. The move follows the recent award of an eight-year digital licence by the Broadcasting Council. The expansion of DAB+ coverage comes shortly after a significant organisational change.On 12 June, the entire Energic radio broadcasting studio moved from Mladá Boleslav to Prague. This move brought the station geographically and operationally closer to its new digital distribution locations. Radio Energic is distributed in all new locations by the COLOR DAB+ radio network.

The Radio Broadcasting Convention Africa 2025 commenced in Johannesburg, South Africa, bringing together influential figures to explore radio’s significant role in cultural preservation and its future in an increasingly digital media landscape. With over 19 stations, SABC is advancing towards digital audio broadcasting (DAB+) and leveraging artificial intelligence for content development. The Convention featured engaging panel discussions that tackled the most pressing issues shaping the future of radio and audio services across the continent. Key discussions revolved around adopting Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB), monetisation models in the digital space, and the growing demand for on-demand content.