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On 24 October 2025, AKOS published a new public tender for 16 rights to broadcast radio programs using digital broadcasting technology throughout the Republic of Slovenia and 10 rights to broadcast radio programs in the Ljubljana area. The national part of the public tender is divided into two groups. The first group contains five rights intended for programs that are broadcast on FM and are not yet available on DAB, as well as programs that are already broadcast on DAB+ in a smaller area but would like to expand their coverage area. The second section contains 11 rights for new radio programs that are not yet broadcast. The second part of the tender for the Ljubljana area is entirely dedicated to new radio programs. The deadline for submitting bids is 12 December 2025.

The Agency for Communication Networks and Services of the Republic of Slovenia (AKOS) has published in the Official Gazette of the Republic of Slovenia of 24 October 2025 a decision on the launch of a public tender for the award of 16 rights for the broadcasting of radio programs using digital broadcasting technology throughout the territory of the Republic of Slovenia and 10 rights for the broadcasting of radio programs using digital broadcasting technology in the Ljubljana area. Interested bidders are invited to submit their bids by 12:00 on 12 December 2025.

Alerting the public to situations that pose a threat to health and safety is a duty and a long-standing part of broadcasting – the reach and immediacy of the media, especially radio, which people listen to at home, at work, and on the road, combined with a generally high level of trust and very high reliability, make radio an excellent platform for warning the population in crisis situations. For the first time in the Czech Republic at the Media and Technology conference in Průhonice, the ASA (Automatic Safety Alert) warning system was presented. This system is broadcast on DAB+ digital radio networks and targeted at only three areas covering a total of just 1 km2, including the conference venue itself.

Radio Proglas presented the current status and plans for the digitisation of broadcasting, which is in full swing this fall. The goal is to take full advantage of modern DAB+ technology, which offers a number of benefits and is gradually replacing the aging FM system. Listeners are kept informed about changes and the availability of the new signal. Proglas emphasises the environmental and economic benefits of DAB+ broadcasting, including lower power consumption and higher sound quality. The transition to this technology is considered a logical step that will ensure wider signal coverage throughout the Czech Republic. Current DAB+ signal coverage reaches 76% of the territory, which represents an increase of 16% compared to previous analogue FM broadcasting.

The Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Media Authority (MMV) has been working for some time to expand the state's digital radio landscape. Now a decisive step is imminent: a state-wide, regionalised DAB+ coverage is to be put out to tender before the end of this year. This would close a significant gap for Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, which, together with Rhineland-Palatinate, has been one of the last federal states without state-wide commercial multiplex coverage. The planned network is to be divided into four regional coverage areas. The first region to be covered will be Rostock, the only major city in the state and also the economic centre of the region. Other regions will follow gradually.

Next year, Czechia's public broadcaster Český rozhlas will end a two-year unwanted break in the expansion of its nationwide digital network. Thanks to an increase in radio license fees, it will be able to afford to put new DAB+ repeaters into operation. According to technical director Karel Zýka, the broadcaster wants to focus primarily on tourist centers. This year, Czech Radio's digital network celebrates ten years since it began broadcasting and five years of existence in its current form, divided into Czech and Moravian parts depending on which regional studios are part of the programming offer. České Radiokomunikace (CRA), which technically operates the radio network, has so far launched 51 transmitters and outdoor coverage has reached 96.7% of the population.

The Ministry of Economic Affairs has started consultations on the allocation of residual capacity on local DAB+ networks. Residual capacity will no longer be auctioned, but allocated in order of application. Another new development is that local public broadcasters will be allowed to apply for a second licence. In June last year, the Ministry of Economic Affairs started the first round of allocation of local DAB+ capacity for commercial radio. A total of 815 licences were available, spread over 57 allotments. Many local commercial stations decided not to apply, mainly due to financial uncertainties. There is now more clarity, partly because most networks are now up and running. Some broadcasters are using the NLPO's services for this, while other licence holders are arranging the roll-out themselves.

Danish media group JFM has launched its fourth nationwide radio programme. For the rest of the year, the Christmas station VLR Jul will be broadcast on this channel. VLR is scheduled to go on air nationwide from 1 January. The station started as a local radio station in Vejle, but is now JFM's soft adult contemporary station with a format specially adapted for listening in the workplace. The expansion of VLR is part of JFM's investment in digital audio. ‘The future is digital. Most people choose FM, but there is strong digital growth. In five years, we have gone from zero to 45 per cent digital listening. Behind this development are DAB and listening via apps,’ says Søren Bygbjerg, head of JFM Lyd. VLR Jul is broadcast via the nationwide DAB+ network for commercial radio (DK DAB1).

Arabella Bayern, the nationwide DAB+ format of the successful Munich regional station Arabella München, is now listed as a single station for the first time in the recently published ma 2025 Audio II Update by the Arbeitsgemeinschaft Media-Analyse e.V. (agma). From Monday to Friday, the programme broadcast via DAB+ now reaches 37,000 listeners per average hour. During the week, 136,000 people listen to the station every day, with an average listening time of 116 minutes. With the biggest hits of the 70s, 80s and 90s, the music format perfectly suits the tastes of listeners in Bavaria. ‘The single listing we have now achieved is an important milestone for our team in the still young success story of our nationwide DAB+ programme,’ says Till Coenen, Managing Director of Radio Arabella Studiobetriebsges. mbH.

On 14 October 2025, NBTC Air Chief Marshal Dr. Thanapan Harijaroen presided over the opening ceremony of a workshop titled "Building your own digital broadcasting (DAB+) receiver using a small data processing device and a receiver" at the Pullman Khon Kaen Hotel in Khon Kaen Province. The workshop, organized by the Broadcasting and Television Engineering Standards Certification Office (B.T.S.C.), aimed to enhance the process and expand the reach of the broadcasting system. The focus was on building knowledge and understanding of building your own digital broadcasting receiver. This training reflects the NBTC's role in promoting and supporting the development of the capabilities of technical and engineering personnel.