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This year's Tilburg Fair can also be followed extensively live on Kermis FM. The broadcasts will last until 27 July. This year, the studio from where the 121 hours of live broadcasts come from is at a new location on the Schouwburgring. From 18 to 27 July, the broadcasts can be followed nationwide on DAB+. The packed programme features many well-known names who could be heard on Kermis FM at the start of their media careers. And there is a lot of new talent to be heard.

In the U.K., radio listenership remains strong. Mark Pearson, Ofcom UK’s senior analyst of research and intelligence, made that clear during his talk at WorldDAB Automotive 2025. “Although people in the U.K. have a wider choice than ever of audio content, radio reach and consumption continues to be resilient with 87 percent of adults listening to live radio at least weekly and with over a billion minutes of weekly listening in Q1 2025,” Pearson told the WorldDAB audience. Pearson stated that DAB has helped the UK’s commercial sector grow. “It has allowed for the launch of new independent broadcasters as well as the launch of digital-only extensions, and brands which similarly broadcast on analog and digital platforms,” he said.

Teleradio PU is the national infrastructure operator responsible for radio and television broadcasting throughout the Republic of Azerbaijan. It is planned that in the future (next step), more than 70 percent of Azerbaijan’s cities and regional centres, as well as highways will be covered by DAB+ digital radio broadcasting. Learn more about Teleradio PU's activities in this interview with Orkhan Karimov, Head of Project Management Department at Teleradio PU.

At the beginning of July, broadcaster TDF commissioned sixteen new transmitters in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Occitanie, Sud-Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Grand-Est and Bretagne to broadcast digital radio. A new multiplex has been commissioned in Fréjus (Multiplex Fréjus local). The thirteen radio stations are broadcast from the TDF site at St Raphaël - Pic de l'Ours to an area of more than 200,000 inhabitants in Fréjus, Saint-Raphaël and along the coast. In addition, TDF is starting up new transmitters to extend existing coverage around Bordeaux, Toulouse and Avignon. This summer, TDF's teams are also starting the third phase of deployment of the two national DAB+ multiplexes to cover major roads and neighbouring towns.

Radio continues to play a vital role in the European media landscape. But how are people tuning in today, and how has that changed over time? The EBU's new Radio Trends Report explores 5 years of radio listening habits across Europe, with an in-depth analysis of radio consumption by age group. Key insights include: Daily radio listening time stood at 2h 14m in 2024; Radio reaches 73% of young Europeans every week; 58% of PSM main radio stations are the top station in their market.

The results of the Media Analyse Audio (ma 2025 Audio II) published on 16 July 2025 attest to strong gains for radio broadcasters that transmit their programmes exclusively or also via DAB+ digital radio. More than 75 per cent of the German population (75.1 per cent) listen to the radio on an average working day (Monday to Friday). The ma 2025 Audio II figures show a further continuous increase in digital radio usage, particularly in the DAB+ sector. This distribution channel now accounts for almost half of all radio consumption. Providers that broadcast their programmes mainly or exclusively digitally are benefiting from this in particular - they are recording significant growth.

The UK’s first radio station for builders Fix is now turning over up to £8m in revenue, according to CEO Louis Timpany. He said the station has seen a five-fold increase in revenue since 2022 when it gained a licence to broadcast nationally on DAB. The station was previously only available in London. The station claims to average 724,856 listeners per week, citing Nielsen figures Timpany also said that although Fix limits its target audience to tradespeople, having a specific target had benefits. “Radio is… all about community. We are embracing that and we’re seeing that it’s being successful. Now although we are a national product, because we are so heavily targeted towards a specific community, they can get that sense of community through us”.

On 14 July 2025, at the Crni Vrh broadcasting location near Jagodina, the tenth transmitter in the experimental network for broadcasting radio programs in the digital DAB+ format was put into operation. This successfully expanded the existing network from 6 to 10 broadcasting stations from which digital radio is broadcast. 4 new broadcasting stations were also put into operation: Kopaonik-Gobelja, Crni Vrh near Pirot, Besna Kobila near Vranje and Crni Vrh near Jagodina. The population coverage with digital radio signal has reached almost 90%; all highways in Serbia are now covered by the signal of Radio Belgrade and national radio stations and that radio programs can be followed in cars without any interruptions along their entire length.

Programme diversity for the radio markets in Munich and Nuremberg: Digital Classix, an offer from Digitalradio Classix Rock be4 GmbH, will receive the DAB capacity put out to tender for the Munich broadcasting area, and MEIN LIEBLINGSRADIO, an offer from Funkhaus Nürnberg Studiobetriebs-GmbH, will receive the DAB capacity put out to tender for the Nuremberg broadcasting area. This was decided by the Media Council of the Bavarian Regulatory Authority for New Media (BLM) - awarding the contract to the bidders who already had the capacity. Dr Thorsten Schmiege, President of the BLM: "The Media Council was impressed by the existing providers in Munich and Nuremberg: Digital Classix, a rock channel with a strong local focus, and MEIN LIEBLINGSRADIO, a pop station with a local spirit."

The rollout of the joint DAB+ network for local broadcasters - in Layer 6 - is gaining momentum. Now that implementation has been awarded to Broadcast Partners and Radio Netwerk Nederland (RNN), and all allotments have received their offers, all parties are also working hard during the summer to get the collective networks up and running. The ambition is clear: before the RDI deadline of 1 September 2025, all participating allotments should be ‘on air’. With the collective approach of this project, NLPO ensures that local broadcasters are ready for digital distribution via DAB+. This makes them more findable for listeners and strengthens their position in the media landscape. This development is in line with the government's policy of moving from analogue FM broadcasting to digital radio.