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Youth hip hop and R&B station CADA continues to grow its audience in Sydney in GfK Radio 360 Survey 3 2026 with a cume audience up over 160K. Breakfast with Jake Powell continues to do well with a 14K increase, but weekends are when the station really shines with the audience nudging towards the 100K mark. The return of AFL and NRL upped listening to ABC Sport with the DAB+ station seeing one of its best results. TikTok Trending saw the biggest losses. Sydney digital stations with a more than 100K cume audience Survey 3 were CADA, Coles Radio, DANCE HITS and KIIS Australia. Melbourne saw SCA‘s DANCE HITS the most listened to on DAB with it and GOLD 80s the only two above 100K cume audience, although smooth relax and Coles Radio were just shy of that mark.

WorldDAB President, Jacqueline Bierhorst opened WorldDAB Automotive 2026 in Frankfurt: "This event is special because it brings together the full ecosystem that shapes the future of radio in the car: broadcasters, car makers, chip manufacturers, technology providers, regulators and policymakers. For drivers, broadcast radio remains one of the most important and valued media in the car. It is immediate, trusted, familiar and easy to use. It is where people turn for music, news, traffic, weather, company, reassurance and, when needed, urgent information. And because it is broadcast, it has qualities that matter deeply in the car. It is free-to-air. It does not require a login, a subscription or a data plan. It can reach everyone at the same time. And it remains resilient when networks are congested or unavailable."

On Wednesday, the National Broadcasting Council granted licences for the broadcasting of the radio stations RMF24 and Dewuradio via telecommunications networks. The former is set to launch shortly on analogue radio in Wrocław. According to the latter broadcaster’s website, it plans to broadcast on an experimental DAB+ multiplex. RMF24 is the RMF Group’s news portal and, since 2021, has also been an online news station. In recent years, the station has focused on online broadcasting. In April, the National Broadcasting Council (KRRiT) approved a request from Multimedia (RMF Group) to change the name of Radio Gra Wrocław to RMF24 Wrocław.

Viaplay Group Radio is strengthening its position as Sweden’s leading commercial radio operator after being awarded twelve national digital broadcasting licences (DAB+) for the period 2026–2034. The decision, announced today by the Swedish Media Authority, makes Viaplay the largest operator on the national digital radio platform and paves the way for greater diversity and a wider range of radio services in Sweden. Today’s licensing decision by the Swedish Media Authority means that Viaplay Group Radio may continue to broadcast its current eleven digital radio channels during the upcoming licence period, 2026–2034, and also launch an additional national channel.

Mediemyndigheten (Swedish Media Authority) has announced which companies have been granted licences to broadcast DAB+ on the two commercial radio networks. One licence has been awarded to Aftonbladet, two to Bauer Media, two to DB Media, twelve to Viaplay Radio (Kilohertz AB), three to Mad Men Media, two to NRJ, one to Go Country (Prodraft) and one to Skärgårdsradion. A total of 30 applications were received. The Media Authority has allocated the channels to the two DAB+ networks. Transmitter Network 3 is operated by Bauer Media and covers approximately 40 per cent of the population. Transmitter Network 4 is operated by Viaplay Radio in conjunction with Teracom and covers 65 per cent of the population.

Local broadcasters can now launch a second radio station on DAB+. The RDI opened the application process for this on Tuesday. The umbrella organisation NLPO sees added value in themed channels and local editions, but warns against over-enthusiasm. For instance, both stations must independently comply with the ICE standard (sufficient local information, culture and education). Across the 57 local allotments, a total of eighteen slots are available for both public and commercial radio stations. A quarter of these more than one thousand digital broadcasting slots have now been taken, although in 38 allotments only five or fewer licences have been granted. Licences are granted on a first-come, first-served basis.

Digital terrestrial radio continues to be rolled out across Occitanie, with several transmitters now operational along the A64. Today, the roll-out is accelerating dramatically with operators Towercast and TDF (Télédiffusion de France). Along the A64, new transmitters have just been brought into service by TDF in Toulouse, Noé, Boussens and Lannemezan. Thanks to these installations, network coverage for national radio stations has increased from 50% to 70% across all of France’s motorways. Generally, DAB+ antennas are installed on existing masts. But to make the most of the space and avoid a “forest” of antennas, TDF is breaking new ground. Sophie Saffores, regional director, explains that it is now possible to use a single physical structure to broadcast both FM and DAB+.

Since 1 June, the SchlagerMax web radio station has also been available via DAB+ in Rostock. The station has been added to the local DAB+ multiplex for Rostock (channel 10A), thereby expanding its reach beyond its previous internet-only service. SchlagerMax had already received approval for digital terrestrial broadcasting on 28 January 2026. This was based on a decision by the Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania Media Authority (MMV), which approved the station as a non-commercial service.By moving to DAB+, SchlagerMax is now also reaching listeners without internet access, whilst at the same time enhancing the diversity of the Rostock local multiplex. In addition to SchlagerMax, the multiplex also features the non-commercial Radio Lohro.

Participants in the panel on the digitization of radio broadcasting agreed that digital radio lacks government support in the form of an information campaign or a ban on the sale of radio receivers without a digital tuner. “We were pleasantly surprised that all the digital radio broadcasting networks we managed to acquire through auction have actually begun broadcasting and met the development criteria,” said Jiří Duchač, head of the Frequency Spectrum Management Department at the Czech Telecommunications Office. To ensure this continues, the state should support emerging digital radio stations, which face the same costs as established commercial players—such as fees to copyright collecting societies.

For Fête de la radio, your favourite presenters are rallying behind DAB+. You listen to them every morning, every evening, in the car or in the kitchen. To mark Radio Day, your favourite presenters are coming together with a shared goal: to introduce you to DAB+, the new way to listen to the radio. All these familiar voices have come together in a series of videos to explain, in simple terms, what DAB+ means for you. A rare show of unity, befitting the revolution currently underway: across France, radio is switching to DAB+. Radio stations, united under the banner of ‘Ensemble pour le DAB+’, are launching one of the largest campaigns ever undertaken to raise awareness of this new way of listening.