Italy - Services on Air - History
11.01.2017
In Italy there are three regular national (2 commercial and one public) and six regular local multiplexes on air. In total there are 116 DAB+ stations simulcast on FM and 20 DAB+ stations available exclusively on DAB+ digital radio. There are 7 data services. In addition, 2 TPEG networks are on air, provided by InfoBlu (EuroDAB Italia and RaiWay multiplexes).
All national broadcasters (public and private) as well as some local services offer Slideshow (SLS). Some services are static, meaning the images are not related to the content on air. Some larger stations have implemented some services with content connected to the audio services and with some real time information, for example, weather and stocks.
RTL 102.5, a commercial broadcaster, has sold digital campaigns with an SLS add-on, for example one of their customers was Nissan. In the campaign the advertiser said on air "you can see the car on the radio display" and listeners with SLS enabled DAB radios could see an image of the Nissan on their dashboard. More information on that campaign here.
National
Prior to the launch of digital radio in Italy there were just from 19 national radio stations available on FM. Following the launch of DAB+ there are now 39 national radio stations available on DAB+. 19 of the national stations are simulcasts of FM stations and 20 are stations available exclusively on DAB+.
Local
So far all digital stations available on the local multiplexes are simulcasts of FM stations. There are a total of 97 DAB+ programmes available: Rome = 16; Naples = 13; Trento = 21; Bolzano = 22+13; Umbria = 12; Torino-Cuneo = 11 (the frequency has been assigned but the services are not yet on air).
Pop Up Stations
From the 8 - 10 April 2016, IRF2016, a new dedicated DAB+ channel was on air live for the International Radio Festival in Milan.
31.10.2016
In Italy there are three regular national (2 commercial and one public) and six regular local multiplexes on air. In total there are 116 DAB+ programmes simulcast on FM and 20 DAB+ programmes available exclusively on DAB+ digital radio. There are 7 data services. In addition, 2 TPEG networks are on air, provided by InfoBlu (EuroDAB Italia and RaiWay multiplexes).
All national broadcasters (public and private) as well as some local services offer Slideshow (SLS). Some services are static, meaning the images are not related to the content on air. Some larger stations have implemented some services with content connected to the audio services and with some real time information, for example, weather and stocks.
RTL 102.5, a commercial broadcaster, has sold digital campaigns with an SLS add-on, for example one of their customers was Nissan. In the campaign the advertiser said on air "you can see the car on the radio display" and listeners with SLS enabled DAB radios could see an image of the Nissan on their dashboard. More information on that campaign here.
National
Prior to the launch of digital radio in Italy there were just from 19 national radio stations available on FM. Following the launch of DAB+ there are now 39 national radio stations available on DAB+. 19 of the national stations are simulcasts of FM stations and 20 are stations available exclusively on DAB+.
Local
So far all digital stations available on the local multiplexes are simulcasts of FM stations. There are a total of 97 DAB+ programmes available: Rome = 16; Naples = 13; Trento = 21; Bolzano = 22+13; Umbria = 12; Torino-Cuneo = 11 (the frequency has been assigned but the services are not yet on air).
Pop Up Stations
From the 8 - 10 April 2016, IRF2016, a new dedicated DAB+ channel was on air live for the International Radio Festival in Milan.
14.06.2016
In Italy there are three regular national (2 commercial and one public) and six regular local multiplexes on air. In total there are 116 DAB+ programmes simulcast on FM and 20 DAB+ programmes available exclusively on DAB+ digital radio. There are 7 data services. In addition, 2 TPEG networks are on air for test purposes (Euro DAB Italia, Rai Way).
All national broadcasters (public and private) as well as some local services offer Slideshow (SLS). Some services are static, meaning the images are not related to the content on air. Some larger stations have implemented some services with content connected to the audio services and with some real time information, for example, weather and stocks.
RTL 102.5, a commercial broadcaster, has sold digital campaigns with an SLS add-on, for example one of their customers was Nissan. In the campaign the advertiser said on air "you can see the car on the radio display" and listeners with SLS enabled DAB radios could see an image of the Nissan on their dashboard. More information on that campaign here.
National
Prior to the launch of digital radio in Italy there were just from 19 national radio stations available on FM. Following the launch of DAB+ there are now 39 national radio stations available on DAB+. 19 of the national stations are simulcasts of FM stations and 20 are stations available exclusively on DAB+.
Local
So far all digital stations available on the local multiplexes are simulcasts of FM stations. There are a total of 97 DAB+ programmes available: Rome = 16; Naples = 13; Trento = 21; Bolzano = 22+13; Umbria = 12; Torino-Cuneo = 11 (the frequency has been assigned but the services are not yet on air).
Pop Up Stations
From the 8 - 10 April 2016, IRF2016, a new dedicated DAB+ channel was on air live for the International Radio Festival in Milan.