Czech Republic Update

10.06.2009 - Czechia Czechia

In March 2009 Teleko acquired the registration to broadcast DAB+ commercial services in both Band III and L-Band. Regular services are expected in L-Band in autumn 2009. The TELEKO Company, in cooperation with the public broadcaster Zesky Rozhlas, began a DAB (three programmes) and DAB+ (two programmes) trial in the Pribram region on August 2007. The service covers almost 130,000 people using channels 12D and LI. TELEKO, also announced it has turned on the first L-band transmitter in the capital of Prague. In early 2009 a further trial was launched in the second largest city Bruno. This DAB/DAB+ trial service is again provided in cooperation with the public broadcaster - Cesky rozhlas. The transmitter covers a population of approximately 0.5 million.