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The trend toward innovation as a positive sign of our times has always distinguished us at LifeGate. This is why, for LifeGate Radio, we have chosen to continue the transition to DAB: after the switch-off of the FM frequencies in Rome and Turin and the related transition to the new technology, the historic Lombardy FM frequency 105.10 will also be replaced entirely with digital coverage starting 29 February 2024. LifeGate CEO, Enea Roveda, says, "Courage and foresight guide our choices in favour of innovative solutions that improve the quality of our offerings and respect the principles of sustainability. With a further shift from analogue to digital, we anticipate what will become the norm in the coming years, in favour of a solution that allows us to reach many more people while reducing CO2 production."

Members of Wrexham Premier Community Radio say they are "delighted" to announce that it has been granted a Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB) licence by Ofcom. Wrexham Premier Radio will go live via the new Wrexham DAB multiplex on 17 February. Since the station's inception during lockdown, Wrexham Premier Community Radio has provided information, companionship, and support to those isolated and in need during challenging times. The station was born out of a necessity to combat loneliness, support mental health and well-being, and ensure that accurate information reaches those most vulnerable in our community.

Coinciding with the celebration of World Radio Day and the centenary year of radio in Spain, Radio Nacional de España has started digital radio broadcasts in DAB+ together with Cellnex Telecom on 13 February 2024, with the firm intention of deploying this digital radio standard in our country, which is set to replace FM in the long term. This Tuesday saw the symbolic 'switch-on' of DAB+ at an information day in Torrespaña inaugurated by Verónica Ollé Sesé, Director of the Office of the President of RTVE: "We are looking to Europe, learning from the experience accumulated by our neighbours over the last few years, and committing to a technology that helps to guarantee the provision of this public radio service, with a vocation for universality, in the open, for everyone and everywhere, with no exclusions", she pointed out.

Nielsen, a global leader in audience measurement, data, and analytics, has released its latest radio listening trends for Norway. The research, which provides insights into daily and weekly reach, time spent listening, and the most popular radio stations, highlights the enduring popularity of radio among Norwegians. Key findings from the research include: Daily reach has increased from 58.7% in 2022 to 60.3% in 2023; weekly reach has increased from 83.3% to 84.1% in the same period. Daily time spent listening among the population has increased from 82 minutes to 83 minutes. Nielsen attributes the resilience of radio listening to a number of factors, including the launch of new stations, the increasing availability of digital platforms, and the use of personal listening devices.

Coinciding with the celebration of World Radio Day, 13 February, and the centenary year of radio in Spain, Radio Nacional de España, the country’s state-owned public service radio broadcaster, has started broadcasts in DAB+ in conjunction with Cellnex Telecom. The broadcaster intends to employ the DAB+ standard throughout the country and replace FM in the long term. A symbolic ‘switch-on’ of DAB+ took place in an informative day in Torrespaña, inaugurated by Verónica Ollé Sesé, director of the Cabinet of the Presidency of national broadcaster RTVE. “We’ve been watching Europe, learning from the experience accumulated by our neighbors over the last years, and are investing in a technology that helps guarantee the provision of a public service that is for everyone,” Sesé said.

Audio: LAS MAÑANAS DE RNE CON ÍÑIGO ALFONSO - RNE ya emite en DAB+: “Sin costes, ni tener que conectarnos a internet”. RNE is already broadcasting on DAB+. "Radio for everyone, at no cost, without having to connect to the internet", explained Javier Sánchez, telecommunications engineer and RTVE representative at WorldDAB on Las Mañanas de RNE. This is the first time that DAB+ has been broadcast in Spain, but this type of broadcasting is already established in other European countries.

Audio: EN MENOS DE TRES - RNE inicia emisiones en DAB+. DAB+ finally arrives in Spain thanks to RNE. It was about time. And with it, radio in Spain begins its second century of existence by taking the great technological leap that it had yet to make. Because DAB+ has arrived to truly digitise what was still to be digitised: the mass distribution of linear radio content with free-to-air broadcasts. To listen to radio in digital quality without an internet connection and without subscriptions. Anytime, anywhere. With extra and more visual information.

Audio: A GOLPE DE BIT - Día Mundial de la Radio. We celebrate World Radio Day, accompanied by Ángel García Castillejo, director of audiovisual policies, public and international service at RTVE, and Javier Sánchez, head of strategy at RTVE's innovation centre. They tell us that Radio Nacional de España has started broadcasting in DAB+.

Czech Digital Group, which is wholly owned by Czech Radiocommunications, has paid the Czech Telecommunications Office for frequencies that will enable it to build a nationwide DAB+ multiplex and regional networks in several regions in the future. Marcel Procházka, director of the company's legal and regulatory department, announced the news on the social network X on Wednesday morning. "The auction for DAB frequencies has been finally completed. We have received the frequencies we had planned. We have received the allocations of radio frequencies from the Czech Telecommunications Office for the national broadcasting network B and three regional networks. We will soon present our plans related to the development of these networks and services," Procházka said.

Antenne Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG has acquired all shares in National German Radio GmbH (NGR) from RAUDIOSTARS GmbH with immediate effect. Antenne Deutschland will thus bundle the platform operation of the 2nd nationwide DAB+ multiplex and the marketing of all programme channels. As the operator of the so-called 2nd Bundesmux, a platform for the nationwide terrestrial distribution of radio stations via DAB+, and at the same time the organiser of the six Absolut Radio stations broadcast throughout Germany, Antenne Deutschland is one of the largest national radio companies in Germany. National German Radio GmbH (NGR) is a company owned by technology investor Bugovics Industries GmbH and Erwin Linnenbach's masqueradio GmbH and had an agreement with Antenne Deutschland on the marketing of transmission capacities on the 2nd Bundesmux.