Italy - Current situation - History
22.04.2015
In Italy three new areas will go Digital thanks to the AGCOM Resolution Number 602/14.
On December 23rd 2014, Agcom, published the rules for three new regions to be covered by DAB+ digital radio tranmissions, following Trentino Alto Adige, in the regions of Valle d’Aosta, Torino & Cuneo Province in Piedmont and Umbria. A further 6% of the italian population will receive DAB+ digital radio tranmissions once the services go on air. The Italian Government has 60 days, from December 23rd, to assign the frequency blocks for these regions. More information is available here.
Regular services were launched in December 2012 in the Trentino region following a decree by the Italian regulator, AGCOM. The decree published in May 2012 assigned one block for national public radio and two blocks for national commercial (12A, 12B and 12C) and additional blocks for local services (12D, 10A, 10B, 10C and 10D). In 2013 regular broadcasting licences were assigned for the Alto Adige region. The Department of Communications released licences for the Trentino area to the National Operators, 12B to the public broadcaster (RAI) and 12C to private national operator Club DAB Italia. The third National Operator Block 12A was assigned July 21 to EURODAB ITALIA.
Local Radio
Five consortia of local broadcasters are currently on air. Two consortia in Trento received the rights on Band III with Channel 10A assigned to DBTAA and Channel 12D to Digiloc. The rights to Channel 10B and 10D have been assigned to RAS and Channel 10C to DABMedia in Bolzano.
A comparative selection procedure was held for the allocation of rights to use radio frequencies for terrestrial digital radio broadcasting in the Trentino-Alto Adige region, governed by the Authority's decision of 26 November 2009, n. 664/09/CONS and amended by resolution n.567/13/CONS - which involved the granting of a right to use the block of 12A frequency Band III transmissions in DAB/DMB for the Autonomous Provinces of Trento and Bolzano, through a comparative selection procedure. The process, initiated by Decree of the Ministry of Economic Development of 12 December 2013 ended July 10, 2014. The winner of the comparative selection procedure is the consortium EURODAB ITALIA S.C.a.R.L.
Club DAB Italia and the public broadcaster Rai have announced their network extension plan to be completed during 2015. EURODAB switched on 6 new transmitters in Trentino Alto Adige region. Network expansion continues and additional regions are to be licenced throughout 2014.
26.01.2015
In Italy three new areas will go Digital thanks to the AGCOM Resolution Number 602/14.
On December 23rd 2014, Agcom, published the rules for three new regions to be covered by DAB+ digital radio tranmissions, following Trentino Alto Adige, in the regions of Valle d’Aosta, Torino & Cuneo Province in Piedmont and Umbria. A further 6% of the italian population will receive DAB+ digital radio tranmissions once the services go on air. The Italian Government has 60 days, from December 23rd, to assign the frequency blocks for these regions. More information is available here.
Regular services were launched in December 2012 in the Trentino region following a decree by the Italian regulator, AGCOM. The decree published in May 2012 assigned one block for national public radio and two blocks for national commercial (12A, 12B and 12C) and additional blocks for local services (12D, 10A, 10B, 10C and 10D). In 2013 regular broadcasting licences were assigned for the Alto Adige region. The Department of Communications released licences for the Trentino area to the National Operators, 12B to the public broadcaster (RAI) and 12C to private national operator Club DAB Italia. The third National Operator Block 12A was assigned July 21 to EURODAB ITALIA.
Local Radio
Five consortia of local broadcasters are currently on air. Two consortia in Trento received the rights on Band III with Channel 10B assigned to DBTAA and Channel 12D to Digiloc. The rights to Channel 10A and 10C have been assigned to RAS and Channel 10D to DABMedia in Bolzano.
A comparative selection procedure was held for the allocation of rights to use radio frequencies for terrestrial digital radio broadcasting in the Trentino-Alto Adige region, governed by the Authority's decision of 26 November 2009, n. 664/09/CONS and amended by resolution n.567/13/CONS - which involved the granting of a right to use the block of 12A frequency Band III transmissions in DAB/DMB for the Autonomous Provinces of Trento and Bolzano, through a comparative selection procedure. The process, initiated by Decree of the Ministry of Economic Development of 12 December 2013 ended July 10, 2014. The winner of the comparative selection procedure is the consortium EURODAB ITALIA S.C.a.R.L.
Club DAB Italia and the public broadcaster Rai have announced their network extension plan to be completed during 2015. EURODAB switched on 6 new transmitters in Trentino Alto Adige region. Network expansion continues and additional regions are to be licenced throughout 2014.
24.09.2014
Regular services were launched in December 2012 in the Trentino region following a decree by the Italian regulator, AGCOM. The decree published in May 2012 assigned one block for national public radio and two blocks for national commercial (12A, 12B and 12C) and additional blocks for local services (12D, 10A, 10B, 10C and 10D). In 2013 regular broadcasting licences were assigned for the Alto Adige region. The Department of Communications released licences for the Trentino area to the National Operators, 12B to the public broadcaster (RAI) and 12C to private national operator Club DAB Italia. The third National Operator Block 12A was assigned July 21 to EURODAB ITALIA.
Local Radio
Five consortia of local broadcasters are currently on air. Two consortia in Trento received the rights on Band III with Channel 10B assigned to DBTAA and Channel 12D to Digiloc. The rights to Channel 10A and 10C have been assigned to RAS and Channel 10D to DABMedia in Bolzano.
A comparative selection procedure was held for the allocation of rights to use radio frequencies for terrestrial digital radio broadcasting in the Trentino-Alto Adige region, governed by the Authority's decision of 26 November 2009, n. 664/09/CONS and amended by resolution n.567/13/CONS - which involved the granting of a right to use the block of 12A frequency Band III transmissions in DAB/DMB for the Autonomous Provinces of Trento and Bolzano, through a comparative selection procedure. The process, initiated by Decree of the Ministry of Economic Development of 12 December 2013 ended July 10, 2014. The winner of the comparative selection procedure is the consortium EURODAB ITALIA S.C.a.R.L.
Club DAB Italia and the public broadcaster Rai have announced their network extension plan to be completed during 2015. EURODAB switched on 6 new transmitters in Trentino Alto Adige region. Network expansion continues and additional regions are to be licenced throughout 2014.