Austria - Details of Trials - History

24.08.2011

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The trial held in 2008 included three transmitters in Vienna on Channel 12B. The multiplex featured classical music, Radio Wien (local station), pop music and FM4 pop music.

The Austrian public broadcaster ORF, was awarded a DAB Digital Radio trial licence for the Federal States of Tyrol. ORF set up two DAB Digital Radio transmitters in Tyrol, covering the Inn valley between Kufstein and the Brenner Mountain (Channel 12C).  Ö1, Ö3, FM4 and the regional station Radio Tyrol,  wre available on the multiplex. This meant that there was continuous DAB coverage between South Germany and Northern Italy.

All trials were completed by the end of 2008. 

20.08.2010

The trial held in 2008 included three transmitters in Vienna on Channel 12B. The multiplex featured classical music, Radio Wien (local station), pop music and FM4 pop music.

The Austrian public broadcaster ORF, was awarded a DAB Digital Radio trial licence for the Federal States of Tyrol. ORF set up two DAB Digital Radio transmitters in Tyrol, covering the Inn valley between Kufstein and the Brenner Mountain (Channel 12C).  Ö1, Ö3, FM4 and the regional station Radio Tyrol,  wre available on the multiplex. This meant that there was continuous DAB coverage between South Germany and Northern Italy.

All trials were completed by the end of 2008 and there are currently no DAB broadcasts in Austria.

05.08.2009

The trial held in 2008 included three transmitters in Vienna on Channel 12B. The multiplex featuree the channels classical music, Radio Wien (local station), pop music and FM4 pop music.

The Austrian public broadcaster ORF, was awarded a DAB Digital Radio trial licence for the Federal States of Tyrol. They set up two DAB Digital Radio transmitters in Tyrol, covering the Inn valley between Kufstein and the Brenner Mountain (Channel 12C).  Ö1, Ö3, FM4 and the regional station Radio Tyrol,  are on the multiplex. This means that there is continuous DAB coverage between South Germany and Northern Italy.