Flemish Media Minister Van Achter wants local radio stations to also go digital
Flanders is a true radio country. Every week, 87% of Flemish people listen to the radio. Digital listening is also rapidly gaining in importance: in 2025, 54% of listening volume was via digital channels such as DAB+. However, Flemish radio legislation has lagged behind this evolution. Flemish Minister for Media Cieltje Van Achter is therefore amending the Radio Decree to bring it back into line with today's reality and prepare it for the future. ‘Our radio regulations were written for an analogue world. Digital radio is now the norm, but the decree did not take sufficient account of this. We are rectifying that,’ says Minister Van Achter. With the amendment of the decree, Flanders is now taking the first steps to allow local radio stations to broadcast fully via DAB+.
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