Never before has there been so much digitisation - DAB+ in the first half of 2025
The digital terrestrial broadcasting standard remains on course for success. Numerous radio programme providers are reducing their FM broadcasting capacities or switching them off completely. Studies on radio usage confirm the growth in the share of digital radio. According to ma 2025 Audio II, the convergence currency for radio and online audio usage, radio is maintaining its position as one of the most widely used media offerings. In particular, distribution via DAB+ continues on a visible growth trajectory: DAB+ is listened to by 32.9 per cent in the WHK (ma 2025 Audio I: 30.3 per cent) and is used disproportionately, especially in the target group of 30 to 59-year-olds (WHK: 39.9 per cent - ma 2025 Audio I: 36.4 per cent).
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