Newsroom

08.03.2021

United Kingdom

The full rollout of small-scale DAB in the United Kingdom has moved a step closer with regulator Ofcom receiving 45 applications for new multiplex licenses.

08.03.2021

Radioplayer WorldDAB Member

Germany

Radioplayer has announced a new smart radio partnership with the global car manufacturer BMW Group. Starting next year, the partnership will see BMW Group using official broadcaster metadata from Radioplayer’s Worldwide Radioplayer API (WRAPI) to help create a brilliant radio interface.

07.03.2021

Italy

DAB+ coverage in Italy continues to expand with the launch of a new DAB+ in Genoa in the Liguria region.

05.03.2021

Belgium

The newly launched stations - Néo Radio, Radio Beloeil, Radio Libellule, RLM - Radio Loisir Mouscron and RQC - Radio Qui Chifèl - are now available to listeners in on DAB+ in Western Belgium, and in parts of Northern France, including Lille.

04.03.2021

OFCOM Switzerland WorldDAB Member

Switzerland

OFCOM, the Swiss Federal Office of Communication, says DAB+ is now the most widely used radio reception method in the country, and that only one in eight people say they still tune in exclusively to FM radio.

04.03.2021

Bayerische Landeszentrale fur neue Medien (BLM) WorldDAB Member

Germany

Previously sold as an add-on in new cars across Germany, DAB+ digital radio is now factory-fitted in the majority of new cars sold in the country - ensuring listeners on the go can benefit from great sound an wide pool of choice.

03.03.2021

Belgium

The newly launched stations - Néo Radio, Radio Beloeil, Radio Libellule, RLM - Radio Loisir Mouscron and RQC - Radio Qui Chifèl - are now available to listeners in on DAB+ in Western Belgium, and in parts of Northern France, including Lille.

03.03.2021

United Kingdom

A Derry radio station has been awarded a Community Digital Sound Programme (C-DSP) licence from communications’ regulator, Ofcom. Such licences are for community radio stations wishing to broadcast on DAB digital radio.

03.03.2021

Belgium

Fédération RadioZ, representing some 30 independent radio stations in the South of Belgium and Brussels, has called for help following the regional government’s decision in 2020 to cut the budgetary support to finance the transition to DAB+ for local radio stations.

02.03.2021

Germany

This represents a 15.2% growth compared to 2019. Revenues from DAB+ receiver sales also grew by 13%, from €216 million in 2019 to the current record of €244 million in 2020.