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The Albrecht DR 760 combines modern audio technology with practical everyday functions. Thanks to DAB+ and FM reception, the radio offers a wide selection of stations and crystal-clear sound quality. The automatic station search ensures quick and easy programming. Ideal for people who value versatile reception, clear sound quality, extensive settings options and intuitive operation – whether in the living room, kitchen or office. With DAB+ and FM reception, the new ASA function and Bluetooth functionality, this model is positioned as a future-proof everyday companion. The new compact Albrecht DR 760 digital radio is now available online and in specialist shops at a recommended retail price of £129.00.

This year’s WorldDAB Award for Outstanding Service has been given to Mate Botica, CEO of OIV, the DAB+ network operator in Croatia. The Award recognises an individual for an exceptional contribution to the roll-out of DAB+ digital radio and is made annually at the WorldDAB General Assembly. It is offered in memory of Per-Erik Selemark of Swedish Radio, former vice president and chair of the Technical Committee, who died in January 1999. The award was presented at the WorldDAB General Assembly in Antwerp, Belgium on 19 November, in recognition of his work in the development of DAB+ in Croatia. Presenting the Award, WorldDAB President Jacqueline Bierhorst described Botica as playing “a truly transformative role in bringing digital radio to a new corner of Europe.”

Arcom has decided to renew the licences issued to IMédias and the Federation of Category A Radio Stations of Martinique (FEDERAM) for a DAB+ broadcasting trial, from 15 October 2025 to 31 July 2026, for the following radio services: Public service: France Inter, Martinique la 1ère; Category A: Espérance FM, FM Plus, Handi FM, Identité Radio, Mouv FM, Nord FM, Radio Actif Martinique, Radio Espoir, Radio Évangile Martinique (REM), Radio Fréquence Caraïbe, Radio Inter Tropicale, Radio Saint-Louis, Radio Sud-Est, RBR (Radio Banlieue Relax), RCA (Radio Canal Antilles), RLDM (Radio Lévé Doubout Matinik), SEM Radio, Super Radio; Category B: Mixx FM, Radio Fusion, Radio Imagine, RFA (Radio Fréquence Atlantique); Web radio : Fusion Compas, Fusion Gold, Fusion Salsa, Marknet Jazz.

WorldDAB has selected South 180 to produce a DAB+ Public Policy Toolkit. The project was announced yesterday at WorldDAB Summit 2025 in Antwerp. The goal is to identify the most effective and efficient public policies for rolling out DAB+, thus accelerating the digital switchover. The scope is global and encompasses all the stakeholders involved in this process. As highlighted by Jacqueline Bierhorst, president of WorldDAB, this project should allow WorldDAB to address two of the key challenges experienced by those undertaking the digital switchover: obtaining support from governments; and ensuring that public administrations take the appropriate measures to promote the implementation of DAB+.

DAB has simply become crucial for Norwegian local radio stations. This is the opinion of Eivind Engberg, technical advisor at the Norwegian Local Radio Association, after recent figures show that more people now listen to local radio on DAB+ than on FM. In the third quarter of 2025, 51.2% of listeners used DAB+ as their platform for listening to local radio, while 49.5% listened via an FM radio. This is according to figures compiled by Kantar Media for the Norwegian Local Radio Association. "DAB has simply become crucial for Norwegian local radio stations. With good technical conditions and a well-developed network, the user experience of local radio on DAB has become exemplary, and local radio stations are now present on the same platform as NRK – which is absolutely crucial for growth," says Engberg.

This is a historic moment for the industry. For the first time, more people are listening to local radio via DAB+ than via FM. This is according to figures from Kantar. In the third quarter of 2025, 51.2% of listeners used DAB+ as their platform for listening to local radio, while 49.5% listened via an FM radio. This is according to figures compiled by Kantar Media for the Norwegian Local Radio Association. This is the first time this survey has recorded higher listening figures for DAB than for FM. As is well known, the national radio stations switched off their FM transmitters in 2017 and have since only been available digitally. They are therefore not included in these figures. In the second quarter of 2025, 49.0% of listeners stated that DAB was their platform of choice, compared to 51.1% who preferred to listen via FM.

Agnieszka Glapiak, the new chairwoman of the National Broadcasting Council, declares herself a supporter of the radio digitisation bill. She calls analogue ‘an anachronism’. ‘Further competitions for broadcasting on local DAB+ multiplexes are planned after the competitions for the nationwide DAB+ multiplex have been decided,’ assures Dr Glapiak. The number of stations and multiplexes broadcasting in DAB+ is growing in countries such as the Czech Republic, France and Italy. “In the era of widespread digitisation, analogue radio broadcasting is an anachronism. As in the case of television, it is worth introducing a law to transition from analogue terrestrial radio broadcasting to digital broadcasting,” argues the chairwoman of the National Broadcasting Council.

Schleswig-Holstein is pushing ahead with the digitisation of radio: delta radio completely discontinued its FM broadcasts at midnight, making it one of the first private stations in the state to be available exclusively in digital format. The background to this is a state-wide decision to gradually switch off FM between 2025 and 2031 at the latest. The switch-off is not a decision taken by delta radio alone. The state government, the Schleswig-Holstein State Media Authority (LMK) and private radio operators had already agreed to end simulcasting – i.e. parallel broadcasting via FM and DAB+ – in order to switch radio broadcasting completely to digital in the long term. Several stations in Schleswig-Holstein have already made the switch, such as RADIO BOB! (9 April 2025) and Deutschlandfunk and Dlf Kultur (30 June), with more to follow in the coming years.

Those who listen to radio via DAB+ in parts of North Brabant and Limburg will be able to receive more stations starting this week. This expansion involves switching on a new transmitter for a DAB+ allotment for local broadcasters. It is intended for the Helmond region in the south-east of the province of North Brabant, and can also be received in parts of Limburg and the region around Eindhoven. The new DAB+ transmitter package can be received via channel 6A. This channel is used by several local broadcasters in the Netherlands, such as in South Holland South in the Drechtsteden region, with transmission points in Dordrecht and Gorinchem. The transmitter for this new local DAB+ allotment in North Brabant is located at a transmission mast in De Mortel.

At the WorldDAB Summit in Antwerp on 20 November 2025, Usha Parmar and Raj Parmar delivered a high-impact presentation showcasing their leadership in DAB+ innovation and their pivotal involvement in securing Small-Scale DAB multiplex licences across multiple UK regions. British Asian media leaders Usha Parmar and Raj Parmar received a warm reception at the prestigious WorldDAB Summit 2025, where they were invited to present their insights on digital radio growth, listener engagement and the future of DAB+ broadcasting in the UK. Speaking in a session titled “A DAB+ business success: Sunrise Radio,” the Parmars highlighted how their strategic direction has helped position Sunrise Radio (Yorkshire) as one of the UK’s most successful and forward-thinking digital broadcasters.