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Last update: 23.12.2024 - older versions

Public consultation

In November 2020, a public consultation regarding the launch of regular DAB+ services in Slovakia was published by the Slovakian regulatory authority. A summary of this consultation is available here (in Slovakian).

As part of the consultation, key public and private broadcasters as well as telecoms operators from Slovakia indicated that there is both interest and potential for the launch of regular national DAB+ services in Slovakia.

The conclusion of the regulatory authority in regards to the consultation was that regular nationwide DAB+ services will be launched in Slovakia as soon as possible, with the exact timing still to be confirmed.

 

DAB+ trials

DAB+ broadcasting in Slovakia started on 15 December 2015 as a trial in the capital city Bratislava. This trial is operated by the company Towercom, the biggest Slovakian broadcasting network operator.

As of December 2024, 15 transmitters are in operation, operated by Towercom (MUX 1) and AVIS (MUX2). On trials both public (RTVS) and commercial programme services are transmitted.

Last update: 23.12.2024 - older versions

A map of Slovakia showing areas with DAB+ coverage highlighted in blue.

 

The calculated coverage of all transmitters (both MUX 1 and MUX 2) on air is 72% population.

Last update: 20.04.2023 - older versions

In this country there are

on air.

Please note:

(a)    These web pages are updated regularly to reflect current services on air, however they may not be exactly up to date.

(b)    The logos shown on these pages are for illustrative purposes only – manufacturers and broadcasters are directed here for information on implementing station logos.

 

Rádio Slovensko (simulcast FM / DAB+/ Internet) is a station focused on broadcasting with dominant orientation to topical newscast and analytic journalism, supplemented by blocks of artistic programmes.

Rádio Regina Západ (simulcast FM / DAB+/ Internet) is a station focused on broadcasting with dominant orientation to topical newscast and analytic journalism – for Western part of Slovakia.

Rádio Regina Stred (simulcast FM / DAB+/ Internet) is a station focused on broadcasting with dominant orientation to topical newscast and analytic journalism – for Middle part of Slovakia.

Rádio Regina Východ (simulcast FM / DAB+/ Internet) is a station focused on broadcasting with dominant orientation to topical newscast and analytic journalism – for Eastern part of Slovakia.

Rádio_FM (simulcast FM / DAB+/ Internet) is a musical-cultural programme service, aimed to demanding young listener.

Rádio Devín (simulcast FM / DAB+/ Internet) is an artistic-cultural programme service, aimed to demanding listeners in the area of music, artistic word and cultural information from Slovakia and from the world.

Rádio Slovakia International (simulcast FM / DAB+/ Internet) with programmes in foreign languages for listeners abroad,

Rádio Patria (simulcast FM / DAB+/ Internet) is a programme service about ethnic groups / minorities, for minorities and in languages of minorities.

Rádio Mária (simulcast FM / DAB+/ Internet) is a catholic radio station.

Rádio Lumen (simulcast FM / DAB+/ Internet) is a Christian radio station.

Rádio Junior is a solely digital station, available exclusively via DAB+ and Internet, featuring specialised children’s content.

Rádio Pyramida is a solely digital station, available exclusively via DAB+ and Internet, broadcasts to listeners the most important recordings from the rich archive. The motto became the words "history written in sound".

Rádio Litera is a solely digital station, available exclusively via DAB+ and Internet, aimed to more intellectual listeners.

Radio Rock (simulcast FM / DAB+/ Internet) is a station focused on rock music.

Simulcast on AM / FM Exclusive on digital Total of services
DAB+ programmes 19 6 25

Last update: 02.10.2013

There are currently no news available for this section.

Last update: 23.12.2024 - older versions

DAB+ trials

DAB+ broadcasting in Slovakia started on 15 December 2015 as a trial in the capital city Bratislava. This trial is operated by the company Towercom, the biggest Slovakian broadcasting network operator.

Currently 10 transmitters (see below transmitter sites) are in operation, operated by Towercom (MUX 1) and AVIS Ltd. (MUX 2). On trials both public (RTVS) and commercial programme services are transmitted.

For all transmitters, vertical polarisation and DQPSK modulation is permitted.

First Towercom's trial in Bratislava was put into operation on 15 December 2015.

 

Transmitter site

Channel

Freqency

ERP

Bratislava - Kamzík

12C

227,360 MHz

7,20 kW

Prievidza

12A

223,936 MHz

0,70 kW

Banská Bystrica - Laskomer

12A

223,936 MHz

3,00 kW

Banská Bystrica – Suchá hora

12A

223,936 MHz

5,00 kW

Žilina - Krížava

12A

223,936 MHz

7,00 kW

Košice - Heringeš

12B

225,648 MHz

2,00 kW

Nitra – Zobor *

10C

213,360 MHz

10,00 kW

Rimavská Sobota - Paláska

11C

220,352 MHz

5,00 kW

Košice – Dubník

10C

213,360 MHz

5,00 kW

Borský Mikuláš

6D

187,072  MHz

5,00 kW

Trenčín - Nad Oborou

12C

227,360 MHz

4,70 kW

Považská Bystrica

8A

195,936 MHz

1,80 kW

Ružomberok – Úložisko

8A

195,936 MHz

5,00 kW

Poprad – Hranovnica

9A

202,928 MHz

5,50 kW

Spišské Podhradie

9A

202,928 MHz

1,00 kW

* MUX 2 (AVIS)

 

Other details can be found on https://www.teleoff.gov.sk/prehlad-povolenych-dvb-t-a-t-dab-vysielacov/ (in Slovak only).

Last update: 05.01.2021 - older versions

In January 2017 the Slovak Government approved the Strategy of Implementation of Terrestrial Digital Audio Broadcasting in the Slovak Republic. According to this document, the migration from analogue to digital broadcasting is divided to three phases (with defined terms).

Public consultation

In November 2020, a public consultation regarding the launch of regular DAB+ services in Slovakia was published by the Slovakian regulatory authority. A summary of this consultation is available here (in Slovakian).

As part of the consultation, key public and private broadcasters as well as telecoms operators from Slovakia indicated that there is both interest and potential for the launch of regular national DAB+ services in Slovakia.

The conclusion of the regulatory authority in regards to the consultation was that regular nationwide DAB+ services will be launched in Slovakia as soon as possible, with the exact timing still to be confirmed.

Last update: 02.10.2013

There are currently no news available for this section.

Last update: 06.11.2020 - older versions

The Research Institute of Post and Telecommunications (VÚS) conducted a project dealing with emergency warning via digital radio (EWF). The project was successfully finished in December 2018, with the test transmission in Banská Bystrica. The aim was to utilize new features of digital radio and to design an additional method of disseminating warning messages to population and thus increase the likelihood that residents will be adequately informed in critical situations.

STVR: we are expanding DAB+ coverage
02.07.2025 - Slovakia Slovakia
Slovak Television and Radio continues to systematically develop digital radio broadcasting in the DAB+ standard. From 1 July 2025, the Banská Bystrica Suchá Hora transmitter will go into full commercial operation with an increased radiated ERP power of 15 kW. This is three times the original power, which will contribute to better mobile reception in the mountainous region of central Slovakia, as well as to improving the quality of indoor reception in the towns of Banská Bystrica, Zvolen and their surroundings. The T-DAB+ digital radio signal currently covers up to 66 % of the Slovak Republic thanks to 15 active transmitters, including increased power at the Suchá Hora transmitter. For the first time ever, coverage of the population has exceeded 75%, despite the fact that motorway and expressway coverage remains a priority.

(Slovak Television and Radio) Read more

Get ready for a better DAB+ signal. Transmitter in Central Slovakia will increase power up to 15 kW ERP
27.06.2025 - Slovakia Slovakia
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.

(SatelitnaTV.sk) Read more

Expanded content on Slovak Radio stations
06.06.2025 - Slovakia Slovakia
All Slovak Radio stations now offer unified additional services such as song titles, album artwork or the station logo in DAB+ digital broadcasting. The aim of STVR and the DAB+ digital radio broadcasting provider Towercom, which has been preparing and developing the additional content services for several months, was to enable uniform functionality. As a result, both DL (Dynamic label) and SLS (slide show) type of additional content services are currently displayed. It enriches the broadcast content, it inherently belongs to the DAB+ standard of digital radio broadcasting and we at STVR believe that our listeners will appreciate it with their support.

(STVR) Read more

TRITON Digital orders DAB systems from Paneda
12.03.2025 - Paneda WorldDAB Member - Sweden Sweden - Czechia Czechia - Slovakia Slovakia
The system integrator Triton Digital has ordered a complete DAB platform from Paneda. The system has been installed in the Czech Republic for the national broadcaster Broadcast Services (part of the same group as Multiplex24), which is building a DAB network with a total of 31 transmitters. Once completed, the network will cover up to 95% of the population in the target regions. Additionally, a DAB system has been provided for the regional broadcaster GG Omikron, which is developing a DAB network aimed at covering the three largest cities in the Czech Republic. The order includes a software platform based on Docker, hosted on on-premises hardware.

(Paneda) Read more

Digital radio: T-DAB+ brings better sound quality and a wide range of radio stations
28.11.2024 - Slovakia Slovakia
Noise-free radio broadcasting is already available for the majority of Slovaks. It is free and offers a dozen stations. For many years we have been using the term FM broadcasting. Many radio stations are broadcast over the air and we listen to them at home or in the car every day. Radios have been a part of our lives for decades, and many of us may not even realise that today's terrestrial analogue broadcasting has a younger counterpart. Yes, it is digital broadcasting, which has been provided by Towercom for a few years now. Terrestrial Digital Audio Broadcasting (T-DAB), which operates in Slovakia in the T-DAB+ standard, often called simply DAB (or DAB+), has undeniably more advantages than analogue.

(Živé.sk) Read more

Successful completion of reconstruction works on the Suchá hora transmitter
04.10.2024 - Slovakia Slovakia
Slovak Television and Radio reports that in September reconstruction works on the main FM transmitter of the Slovak Radio network in the Banská Bystrica region - on Sucha Hora - were successfully completed. To support the reception of radio programmes, the T-DAB+ Suchá Hora digital transmitter was also launched during this period, providing alternative reception options. The reconstruction involved the complete replacement of the steel anchor ropes on the 300-metre high mast structure. During the works, which lasted five months, the negative impact on the transmitter's range was minimised thanks to the close cooperation between STVR, Towercom and the contractor.

(STVR - Slovenská televízia a rozhlas) Read more

Czech digital radios will also broadcast from Slovakia's Velka Javorina
30.09.2024 - Czechia Czechia - Slovakia Slovakia
Not only from transmitters in Bohemia, Moravia and Silesia will digital networks dedicated to domestic commercial radios be broadcast. Two of the eight successful bidders in the auction of frequencies for radio multiplexes will use the Slovak transmitter Velká Javorina to cover eastern Moravia. They have even already obtained permission from the Slovak Telecommunications Office to use the 9D and 10D transmission channels with a maximum power of 5 kW and limiting the radiation pattern exclusively to the west towards the Czech Republic. Channel 9D from Velka Javorina will be used by RTI cz for its nationwide C network and channel 10D by Teleko Digital for its Regional Network 7 covering the whole of Moravia, Vysočina and Pardubice regions.

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Slovak DAB+ transmitters have new TII codes
20.09.2024 - Slovakia Slovakia
According to SatelitnaTV.sk's findings, the TII (Transmitter Identification Information) codes have recently been modified in most DAB+ digital radio transmitters in Slovakia. The changes affected both Towercom transmitters and the subsidiary AVIS, which operates transmitters in Nitra and Považská Bystrica. These are positive changes by both Slovak operators. Thanks to the TII code, it is possible to find out from which specific transmitter the signal is currently being received. This is particularly useful in the case of single frequency network (SFN). In central Slovakia, for example, there are up to four DAB+ transmitters in SFN.

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Towercom launched a new DAB+ transmitter in Spiš
08.07.2024 - Slovakia Slovakia
DAB+ digital radio broadcasting has better coverage in Spiš from today. Towercom officially launched another new transmitter this month, namely Rudnik, located near the Branisko tunnel. The launch took place a few days after receiving the licence. On the basis of the issued licence, the transmitter distributes on channel 5C with a maximum permitted power of 1 kW in vertical polarization. The licence is valid until 31 December 2024. This is the third DAB+ transmitter that has been launched this month. First it was Ruzomberok - Úložisko (8A/195,936 Mhz) and then also Poprad - Hranovnica (9A/202,928 Mhz).

(SatelitnáTV.sk) Read more

Towercom upgrades digital radio coverage in Central and Eastern regions with two new transmitters
01.07.2024 - Slovakia Slovakia
Telecommunications operator Towercom today officially launched two new 5 kW digital radio transmitters in the DAB+ standard. Specifically, these are the already announced transmitters Ruzomberok - Úložisko (8A/195,936 Mhz) and Poprad - Hranovnica (9A/202,928 Mhz). The operator tested the transmitters several days before their official launch, so the listeners could tune the signal from these transmitters earlier. "It is a priority for us to ensure reliable coverage and high quality of service for our customers. The deployment of the DAB transmitter is a key step that will allow us to strengthen our broadcasts and at the same time improve the overall radio experience for residents and visitors to the region," said Zsolt Nagy, Towercom's CTO. The DAB+ multiplex in Slovakia currently includes 12 radio stations.

(SatelitnáTV.sk) Read more

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Key Information

Status: trial and/or regulation
Population: 5.4 million
Population coverage: Sparkline Graph 72%
Services: 25 DAB+
New cars with DAB/DAB+ as standard: Sparkline Graph 96%
Last update: 23.12.2024

Useful Links

Ministry of Transport of the Slovak Republic
Regulatory Authority for Electronic Communications and Postal Services (RÚ)
Research Institute of Posts and Telecommunications (VÚS)
Council for Media Services
Towercom