Netherlands - Current situation - History
24.06.2015
The commercial radio stations (VCR) and the public radio stations (NPO) both have 95% coverage. NPO extended coverage of its existing DAB multiplex from 70% to 95% in early 2014, and migrated services to DAB+ in 2013. Commercial stations were launched from 1st September 2013 and the total number of stations increased from 9 to 21.
NPO and VCR together with the government are working together to promote Digital Radio+ in the Netherlands. A structural project team has been set up to facilitate the implementation.
Awareness of DAB+ or Digital Radio+ is reasonably high; 40% of the Dutch know Digital Radio and/or DAB+.
Weekly 90% of the population (10+) listens to the radio (nearly 13.2 mio)
NL:
• ⅔ listens at home
• 60% in car or on the move
• ¼ listens at work or at school
02.04.2015
The commercial radio stations (VCR) and the public radio stations (NPO) both have 95% coverage. NPO extended coverage of its existing DAB multiplex from 70% to 95% in early 2014, and migrated services to DAB+ in 2013. Commercial stations were launched from 1st September 2013 and the total number of stations increased from 9 to 21.
NPO and VCR together with the government are working together to promote Digital Radio+ in the Netherlands. A structural project team has been set up to facilitate the implementation.
Awareness of DAB+ or Digital Radio+ is reasonably high; 23 percent say they know the term ‘DAB+’ and 29 percent were familiar with ‘Digtal Radio+’ in July 2014. See page 8 of Telecompaper report for Agentschap Telecom.
26.09.2014
The commercial radio stations (VCR) and the public radio stations (NPO) both have 95% coverage. NPO extended coverage of its existing DAB multiplex from 70% to 95% in early 2014, and migrated services to DAB+ in 2013. Commercial stations were launched from 1st September 2013 and the total number of stations increased from 9 to 21.
NPO and VCR together with the government are working together to promote Digital Radio+ in the Netherlands. A structural project team has been set up to facilitate the implementation.
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