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Gold Impuls took the last program slot in České Radiokomunikace's nationwide digital radio network. The fourth radio station of the Londa group began broadcasting on Monday morning as a music format focused on popular hits from the 1950s to the turn of the millennium. The station, which targets listeners aged 40 to 70, is moderated and offers its own news and interesting facts from home and abroad. It is the only radio station of the Londa group that broadcasts exclusively digitally. "Our national DAB+ network is already fully sold out, which testifies to the strong demand and bright future of digital radio," commented Marcel Procházka, director of the CRA's regulation and legal department, on the launch of Gold Impuls.

České Radiokomunikace has begun broadcasting the Gold Impuls program on its nationwide DAB+ digital network. This is a music radio station owned by Londa, which already operates the Impuls, Český Impuls, and RockZone stations. The program is intended for digital distribution only. It broadcasts in stereo on the ČRA network with a bitrate of 48 kbps. It targets listeners aged 40 to 70, offering popular music from the 1950s to the 2000s. There is a minimum of spoken word, with the operator calculating its share in the license application at 4% of total broadcasting time. The planned Gold Impuls project was confirmed by Londa director Jiří Hrabák at the Digimedia conference in May. It received a license from the Council for Radio and Television Broadcasting at the beginning of August.

In recent weeks, various local/regional broadcasters have started broadcasting via digital terrestrial television (DAB+). Broadcasters that have applied for a licence to broadcast on DAB+ must have started broadcasting before 1 September. As of this week, RTV Katwijk can be heard via the digital DAB+ network for the Leiden region on channel 9D. This network had already been on air for some time, but RTV Katwijk was still missing. Since Wednesday 20 August, RTV Katwijk can also be heard via DAB+.Regional broadcaster SRC (the regional broadcaster for Buren, Culemborg, Neder-Betuwe, Tiel, Vijfheerenlanden and West Betuwe) has been available since Friday in a large part of the central Netherlands on channel 11B.

Radio station JOE is expanding with a new themed channel, JOE non-stop. Starting 25 August, you can listen to JOE's music 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, non-stop. Following the success of JOE, the radio division of DPG Media is taking another step in expanding its radio portfolio. Jorn Agterberg, Head of Content & Programming at JOE: ‘We are expanding the JOE universe with a non-stop music station. The main channel will remain the place for the Coen & Sander Show, the Singalong, 80s Lunch and the Middagshow with Kai. And now we are offering an extra channel for those who prefer to immerse themselves completely in the greatest classic hits, the familiar sound of JOE.’ JOE non-stop can now be listened to via joe.nl, the JOE app, smart speakers and DAB+.

On 1 September 2025, the new commercial radio station Radio BNT will officially launch. The radio station will be available in North Brabant and Limburg via DAB+. With the launch of Radio BNT, a long-cherished dream of initiator Erik Kreutzer will become reality: his own radio station with a broadcasting licence for the next 10 years. Radio BNT will primarily target listeners aged 35 to 55 with a musical mix of the 70s, 80s, 90s, 00s and today's hits. The radio station obtained a licence at the auction of digital regional airwave capacity to broadcast via DAB+ in North Brabant and Limburg for the next ten years.

Commercial Radio & Audio (CRA) has issued a clear message to government: without urgent legislation to guarantee radio prominence, millions of Australians could lose easy access to local radio in cars and on smart speaker devices - threatening the future of Australia’s only 100% locally owned mass medium. Lizzie Young, CEO of CRA said: “Australia’s relationship with cars and radio is unique. Yet, it’s becoming increasingly difficult to access radio in new cars that prioritise global streaming services. We drive long distances, live in dispersed communities, and rely on radio not just for entertainment, but for trusted news, connection, and vital information in times of emergency. Now is the time for urgent legislative action,” added Young.

Ostrava-based Radio Čas has become the third operator of DAB+ digital radio broadcasting networks. Following its parent network Broadcast Services and the GG Omikron multiplex, for which Broadcast Services provides technical support for its networks in Prague, Brno, and the Ostrava region, this program has also begun broadcasting on the nationwide network of RTI cz. In practice, this means that in Prague, Brno, and the Ostrava region, for example, Rádio Čas can be tuned in three times on DAB+. While it broadcasts at a data rate of 96 kb/s on the Brodcast Services and GG Omikron networks, it has 64 kb/s on RTI cz and is the eighth program on this nationwide network. "As of today, Ostrava's Radio Čas has been added to the RTI cz multiplex, which listeners can tune in to nationwide in DAB," RTI cz announced on Monday morning.

Radio Netwerk Nederland (RNN) has launched local DAB+ allotment 27 on channel 9D. The DAB+ distribution is primarily intended for the Leiden and Bollenstreek region, but can also be received in the The Hague region. The radio stations of BO (Bollenstreek Omroep, RTV Katwijk, UnityNL and Holland Centraal) can be received via this local DAB+ mux. The aim of the NLPO, the trade association for local broadcasters, is to work with broadcast operators Broadcast Partners and Radio Netwerk Nederland to have all 57 local allotments operational by 1 September. This will require a lot of work in the last ten days. According to their broadcasting licences, public local broadcasters must have started DAB+ distribution by 1 September at the latest.

Klassik Radio has been actively shaping the digital future of radio for more than a decade. Back in 2012, we were the first German radio station to voluntarily return FM frequencies in order to switch to the new DAB+ standard. At a time when hardly anyone was talking about digitalisation, we set the course for modern radio. More than 30 FM frequencies have been switched off since then. In federal states such as Schleswig-Holstein and Hesse, Klassik Radio is already fully digital. Now comes the next step: from 31 December 2025, we will also be saying goodbye to FM in Bavaria and switching to DAB+. We prefer to invest in the future of radio rather than in technology of the past. With DAB+ and streaming, we are taking Klassik Radio to a new level.

Frontier continues to support the audio industry with simple, turnkey connected audio solutions, allowing brands to build high quality audio products with minimal risk and cost. New solutions will be launched at the Berlin IFA show 5-9 September. DAB ASA with Kino 4 chip, Siena module: DAB Automatic Safety Alert (ASA) builds on top of the DAB+ standard and enables safety alerts to be automatically broadcast to listeners. Frontier will show a demo running on their flagship Kino 4 chip / Siena module that includes support for multiple colour TFT user interfaces with DAB slideshow images that may be broadcast as part of the ASA service. Frontier will be demoing their product range and new features during IFA in Hall 11.2, stand 281.