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Recently, several local and regional broadcasters have started broadcasting via DAB+. In the Dalfsen, Hardenberg, Ommen and Twenterand region, several local broadcasters have started broadcasting via DAB+. The broadcasters Delta FM (Twenterand), Omroep NOOS (Hardenberg/Dedemsvaart) and Vechtdal FM (Dalfsen/Ommen) can be listened to in their region via channel 5B. In the Eindhoven region, Radio S&B (Son en Breugel) has recently become available via DAB+. The broadcaster can be listened to together with other local broadcasters from this region on channel 5A. Since mid-October, various local broadcasters in the Dordrecht region have also started broadcasting via DAB+. The broadcasters can be heard in their respective regions on channel 6A.

After 88 years, Radio Nacional de España will stop broadcasting RNE and Radio 5 on medium wave to focus its efforts, predictably, on the development of Digital Terrestrial Radio. The Ministry for Digital Transformation and Public Administration is preparing a Royal Decree to develop this new radio technology, which is not dependent on the internet, entrusting the leadership of the deployment and implementation of DAB+ to RNE, the public radio station. The Royal Decree's deployment plan stipulates that RNE must guarantee 70 per cent coverage of the population with DAB+ by 2026 and 85 per cent by 2027. RNE announced this morning, surprisingly, in a commercial lasting less than 45 seconds, that it would be switching off its medium wave frequencies, both those used by RNE (formerly Radio 1) and Radio 5 Todo Noticias.

In the Netherlands, the annual survey conducted by Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) shows that 34.1 per cent of Dutch people currently have DAB+ at home and/or in their car. A year ago, this figure was 32 per cent. In terms of households, this represents 31.8 per cent (30.0 per cent in 2024). Ownership of DAB+ remains highest among men (from 38.1 to 40.0 per cent), in the 45-65 age group (from 42.5 to 45.0 percent) and among people with higher education (from 37.1 to 42.1 percent among those with secondary education and from 35.8 to 39.5 percent among those with higher education). Since 2012, Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek has been researching awareness and ownership of DAB+ via an annual sample survey of 5,000 Dutch people.

Flemish people are embracing digital radio en masse. The biennial survey conducted by Ipsos on behalf of the Flemish Minister for Media shows that Flanders will reach a tipping point in 2025. 54% of total listening volume will be via digital channels such as DAB+, the internet or digital TV. In 2023, this figure was still 49%. DAB+ remains the most popular digital channel, accounting for 32% of listening volume. Digital listening via the internet is growing strongly and now accounts for 18%. The joint efforts of DPG Media, Mediahuis, VRT, various local players and the Flemish government are clearly bearing fruit. Flemish people's knowledge of digital listening has increased enormously. Nine out of ten Flemish people know at least one way to listen to digital radio.

Drift Radio is celebrating its fifth anniversary by launching on DAB+ digital radio across the North Wales coast, marking a major step for the community dance and electronic music station. Co-founder Kevin Wright said: “We’re incredibly proud to be marking five years of Drift with our move onto DAB+. When we started there was nothing quite like this for our community. Drift gives people who love dance and electronic music a place to connect and be heard.” The expansion has been supported by Denbighshire Voluntary Services Council and funding from the Denbighshire Key Fund, which helped facilitate the technical move to DAB+. Listeners can now find Drift Radio on DAB+ along the North Wales coast.

Ofcom has today awarded small-scale DAB multiplex licences for five more areas across the UK. Small-scale DAB is an innovative technology which provides a low-cost way for local commercial, community and specialist music services to take to the digital airwaves. So far, 79 multiplexes have launched broadcasting to listeners across all four nations of the UK. In total, the small-scale DAB programme will enable the launch of over 100 multiplexes. Following a competitive process, where each applicant was judged against specific criteria, multiplex licences have been awarded for the following areas: Lancaster, North Somerset, Oban, Taunton, and West Oxfordshire.

The FM switch-off in Schleswig-Holstein is entering the next round. On 23 November, a station that can be received throughout the state will bid farewell to analogue broadcasting. Since the beginning of this year, the FM switch-off has been in full swing in the far north of Germany. The goal is to switch completely to DAB+ digital radio. In the run-up to this, the DAB+ transmitter networks in Schleswig-Holstein were consolidated to such an extent that digital reception of programmes is still guaranteed. On 23 November, the private broadcaster delta radio will withdraw from FM and will only be available digitally in future. The date of 23 November 2025 is no coincidence, but coincides with the expiry of delta radio's FM broadcasting licence.

Another federal state wants to strengthen DAB+ digital radio and gradually phase out analogue FM radio. According to the draft of a new state media law, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania will no longer issue new licences for vacant FM frequencies in future, in order to promote the gradual digitisation of terrestrial radio, in particular DAB+. The northern federal state is thus following a similar path to Rhineland-Palatinate, where the aim is now also to phase out FM. Exceptions, such as to close FM coverage gaps, remain possible. If a frequency becomes available, it can still be allocated to an existing provider if they register a need for it. However, there will be no new programmes on the FM dial and no corresponding tenders.

The music station Slow Down Radio has begun broadcasting in the DAB+ digital standard on the Play.cz multiplex. The station has thus become the fourth programming service within this multi-regional operator. Slow Down Radio complements the existing offering consisting of Radio Relax, Expres FM, and Classic Praha. The project focuses on black music, including jazz, soul, funk, and hip-hop. Slow Down Radio is broadcast on the Play.cz multiplex with a standard data rate of 64 kbps in AAC codec with EEP 2-A protection, as are the three other stations in the multiplex – Classic Praha, Expres FM, and Radio Relax. This technical parameter ensures consistent sound quality across all programs.

GatesAir says that its long legacy of high-efficiency transmission continues with the release of a new DAB+ transmitter infrastructure. Affecting GatesAir’s entire family of Maxiva VHF TV and DAB/DAB+ digital radio solutions, the modernized architecture improves efficiency percentages by up to 50%, with adjustable voltage capabilities of new power supplies minimizing power consumption, according to the company. GatesAir was an early pioneer of the modern high-efficiency movement in transmitter design, nearly 20 years ago, with the launch of its PowerSmart architecture. This architecture recrafted the internal design of power amplifiers, power supplies and other components to improve energy efficiency and reduce operating costs.