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15 years of DAB+ in Germany: Digital radio as a driver of diversity and sound quality in radio

29.07.2026 - Top story - Germany Germany

With the launch of the first national DAB+ programme platform on 1 August 2011, a new era of radio began in Germany. Fifteen years later, DAB+ has evolved from the successor to analogue FM radio to become the key driver of radio digitisation. What began with just a few transmitter sites and a limited selection of stations is now a digital broadcasting network covering almost the entire country, offering a diversity of programmes that would never have been possible via FM. DAB+ combines the strengths of traditional radio – namely free access, ease of use, wide coverage and resilience to disruptions – with clear, digital sound. Germany is now one of the most successful DAB+ markets in Europe.

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