Switzerland - Current situation - History
21.02.2020
Swiss Ofcom officially confirmed on 29 August 2019 that FM will be switched off in Switzerland by no later than end of 2024. The DigiMig Working Group confirimed that 65% of radio listening is now digital, 35% of which is via DAB+, and with only 17% of radio listening now exclusively via FM.
The “Digital Migration” (DigiMig) working group
In spring 2013 the radio industry, together with the Federal Office of Communications (OFCOM), set up the “Digital Migration” working group (DigiMig WG). Within the group are representatives of the Swiss Association of Private Radio (Verband Schweizer Privatradios - VSP), the Union Romande des Radios Régionales (RRR), the union of non-commercial local radios (Unikom), the SRG SSR, OFCOM, the car industry and other industry circles.
Public broadcaster SSR SRG operates one platform in each of the four regions of the country. There are transmitter networks for private radio stations in German-speaking Switzerland (SwissMediaCast) and in French-speaking Switzerland (Romandie Médias SA).
Listening figures
Digital radio use in Switzerland increased by 19 percentage points in four years - from 49% in autumn 2015 to 68% in autumn 2019.
DAB+ was also the most widely used radio distribution channel, increasing by 14 percentage points since autumn 2015 and claiming 37% of all listening.
11.02.2020
Swiss Ofcom officially confirmed on 29 August 2019 that FM will be switched off in Switzerland by no later than end of 2024. The DigiMig Working Group confirimed that 65% of radio listening is now digital, 35% of which is via DAB+, and with only 17% of radio listening now exclusively via FM.
The “Digital Migration” (DigiMig) working group
In spring 2013 the radio industry, together with the Federal Office of Communications (OFCOM), set up the “Digital Migration” working group (DigiMig WG). Within the group are representatives of the Swiss Association of Private Radio (Verband Schweizer Privatradios - VSP), the Union Romande des Radios Régionales (RRR), the union of non-commercial local radios (Unikom), the SRG SSR, OFCOM, the car industry and other industry circles.
Public broadcaster SSR SRG operates one platform in each of the four regions of the country. There are transmitter networks for private radio stations in German-speaking Switzerland (SwissMediaCast) and in French-speaking Switzerland (Romandie Médias SA).
Listening figures
Digital radio use in Switzerland increased by 19 percentage points in four years - from 49% in autumn 2015 to 68% in autumn 2019. DAB+ was also the most widely used radio distribution channel, increasing by 14 percentage points since autumn 2015 and claiming 37% of all listening.
30.08.2019
Swiss Ofcom officially confirmed on 29 August 2019 that FM will be switched off in Switzerland by no later than end of 2024. The DigiMig Working Group confirimed that 65% of radio listening is now digital, 35% of which is via DAB+, and with only 17% of radio listening now exclusively via FM.
The “Digital Migration” (DigiMig) working group
In spring 2013 the radio industry, together with the Federal Office of Communications (OFCOM), set up the “Digital Migration” working group (DigiMig WG). Within the group are representatives of the Swiss Association of Private Radio (Verband Schweizer Privatradios - VSP), the Union Romande des Radios Régionales (RRR), the union of non-commercial local radios (Unikom), the SRG SSR, OFCOM, the car industry and other industry circles.
Public broadcaster SSR SRG operates one platform in each of the four regions of the country. There are transmitter networks for private radio stations in German-speaking Switzerland (SwissMediaCast) and in French-speaking Switzerland (Romandie Médias SA).