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Belgian radio industry calls to keep terrestrial radio in vehicles across Europe

04.05.2026 - Belgium Belgium

The Belgian radio industry is calling on the European authorities to make FM and DAB+ radio receivers mandatory in all new vehicles registered in the European Union, maRadio.be, RadioZ, La Craxx and Digitale Radio Vlaanderen stated in a joint press release on Thursday. Faced with the emergence of new-generation vehicles without radio systems, organisations fear that “universal, free and non-discriminatory access to information” will no longer be guaranteed. “By removing the FM/DAB+ receiver, manufacturers are threatening to turn free and direct access into a closed environment, monetised by the tech giants,” warn Belgian radio stations, whilst 95% of in-car audio listening is devoted to radio, according to the latest CIM study.

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