Strong appetite for local digital radio
Soon, for the first time, local digital radio will be possible throughout the Netherlands. More than 200 local public broadcasters will receive their licence for DAB+ on 13 February. More than 90% of all local public radio stations will be able to broadcast via digital radio from September 2024. This gives listeners more choice in their listening offerings. Broadcasters have until September 1, 2025 to start their broadcasts. All licences are valid until Sept. 1, 2030. For local digital radio, the Netherlands is divided into 57 geographical areas to which frequency space is linked. Later this year the application and allocation procedure for the more than 800 remaining licenses will start for the commercial local broadcasters.
(Rijksinspectie Digitale Infrastructuur) Read more