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DAB+ continues to roll out across France. On Wednesday 17 December, digital terrestrial radio reached a new milestone with the launch of new DAB+ sites in several areas. In some areas, DAB+ is arriving for the first time, offering unprecedented access to this radio revolution. In others, coverage is expanding, with more radio stations joining those already available. This includes: The Brittany region (mainly Morbihan, Finistère and Côtes d'Armor), The Vendée department, The Charente department, Bourges, Montluçon, Cholet, as well as many other areas. The result: more radio stations, unrivalled quality and enhanced coverage for equipped listeners. The momentum continues, area after area.

maRadio.be has launched a new identity campaign as part of its strategic communications plan, “Horizon maRadio 100% digitale,” to promote digital radio listening in the French-speaking part of Belgium. The initiative is designed to encourage audiences to adopt digital radio, particularly via DAB+, the digital terrestrial radio standard widely used across Europe. The repositioning of the group’s consumer-facing campaigns began about a year ago. Under the banner “Ecoutez vos oreilles,” which translates as “Listen to your ears,” the campaign seeks to accelerate the uptake of digital radio listening by highlighting its advantages and encouraging listeners to transition to DAB+ receivers. The campaign also emphasizes the importance of locally produced music and content in an increasingly globalized media environment.

Radio Città Fujiko has launched DAB transmissions in Lombardy, marking a significant step forward in the station's growth. The digital signal was switched on a few days ago and can be heard not only in Bologna and Emilia-Romagna, but also in the provinces of Como, Lecco, Bergamo, Brescia, Milan, Monza and Brianza. Technical tests are planned in the coming days to stabilise the broadcast; the official launch of the new coverage area is set for 1 January 2026. The expansion into Lombardy is part of a broader development process that began in recent years. After almost half a century of broadcasting mainly on FM in Bologna and its province, Radio Città Fujiko has gradually expanded its reach thanks to streaming and, more recently, DAB, which has already allowed coverage to be extended to other areas of Emilia-Romagna.

On 18 December 2025, the regionalised DAB+ platform went live in five regions of North Rhine-Westphalia. Listeners can now receive 42 different private radio stations in five coverage areas in North Rhine-Westphalia via DAB+. Local radio stations in North Rhine-Westphalia and other attractive radio stations will be available digitally via antenna for the first time. The final coverage of the programme distribution will be very high and unprecedented in Germany. The following programmes have been on air since the start of broadcasting: 40 local radio stations in North Rhine-Westphalia; Antenne Schlager; DOMRADIO. Metropol FM, Music Star and Stream D will go on air in February 2026. With the launch of regionalised DAB+ broadcasting in North Rhine-Westphalia, a total of 21 transmission sites have been put into operation in five regions.

When Netflix approached Global, one of the U.K.’s largest media and entertainment companies, about supporting the launch of the final season of Stranger Things, the idea of bringing its in-show radio station to life emerged immediately. “We knew very quickly that we wanted to create a pop-up radio station,” says James Rea, Global’s Chief Broadcasting and Content Officer. “At Global we’ve had a great response to pop-up channels before, like Capital Taylor’s Version around Taylor Swift’s tour and Radio X Oasis for the reunion of the Nineties supergroup.” The result is WSQK the Squawk, a fully immersive Eighties-style station broadcasting on DAB across London, worldwide via Global Player app, and on smart speakers from Nov. 24 through Jan. 1.

This week, TDF is launching nearly forty transmitters to ensure DAB+ radio broadcasting in France, including eighteen in Brittany, Normandy and the Pays de la Loire region. These new deployments, managed and carried out by TDF teams, often require impressive lifting equipment, such as helicopters or cranes. They demonstrate the expertise and technical mastery of TDF's experts and the commitment of its operational teams. The Ploërmel antenna, which has just been commissioned, now provides simultaneous FM and DAB+ radio broadcasting. This new ‘mixed’ technology, which TDF is developing throughout France, is the result of cutting-edge engineering work carried out by TDF's experts, who have a wealth of recognised experience and are based in Liffré and Toulouse.

Announcement of an expression of interest for the distribution of private, national and/or local radio programmes via the RAS DAB+ transmission network. The South Tyrol Broadcasting Corporation (RAS) intends to distribute additional radio programmes from Italian broadcasters via its own DAB+ transmission network. Deadline for submitting expressions of interest: 22 December 2025 at 12:00 noon.

With two new transmitters, the first national programme platform is consolidating the supra-regional transmitter network. The launch will improve reception of a total of 13 nationwide programmes on DAB+ Radio Channel 5C, including Deutschlandfunk, Deutschlandfunk Kultur and Deutschlandfunk Nova. Private stations such as Absolut relax, Klassik Radio and Schwarzwaldradio will also benefit from the launch. The Neuruppin site in northern Brandenburg went live at the beginning of the month. The 181st location went into operation on 15 December, located in the northern Sauerland region near the town of Meschede.

At the end of 2025, DAB+, the digital terrestrial radio broadcasting mode, will continue its roll-out with the commissioning of 90 transmitters on 17 and 18 December 2025. These transmitters will mainly enhance the range of radio stations already available on DAB+, primarily in Brittany and the Pays-de-la-Loire region. Other towns in western France, such as Fontenay-le-Comte, Bernay and Bolbec, will also be covered by DAB+ for the first time. Metropolitan multiplexes, which bring together the main national public and private networks, will launch a total of 69 additional transmitters on 17 December 2025. From now on, the main urban areas of Brittany and the region's road network will be very well covered. The metropolitan offering can also be received on more than 9,000 km of motorway.

2026 will get off to a noisy start, as hotly-anticipated national Scottish radio station, STV Radio, today confirms it will officially launch on Wednesday 7 January. The station promises to cure the January blues with an exciting schedule packed with Scotland’s favourite radio voices and an eclectic music offering with all the best tracks from the 80s, 90s and 2000s. STV Radio’s slogan – Never the Same Song, All Day Long – underpins the station’s commitment to offer a broader, more imaginative music mix every day, with less repetition and loads more brilliant tunes. STV Radio will begin test transmissions this week, rolling out on DAB and DAB+ regions of Scotland in the coming weeks ahead of launch.