Millions of Swedes are now gaining access to a significantly wider range of radio stations. Viaplay Group Radio is launching twelve new digital radio channels in 25 locations across the country, as part of the company’s ongoing investment in DAB+. Once the roll-out is complete this summer, it is estimated that around 70 per cent of Sweden’s population will be able to access the digital channels. Since...
A broad, cross-party group of MEPs from the EPP, S&D, Renew and the Greens has written to Commission President Ursula von der Leyen calling for strong safeguards for radio in connected cars in the upcoming Digital Networks Act (DNA). The letter urges the Commission to ensure that all new cars include radio receivers, that radio services remain easy to find on in-car interfaces, and that a level playing...
On 24 October 2025, AKOS published a new public tender for 16 rights to broadcast radio programs using digital broadcasting technology throughout the Republic of Slovenia and 10 rights to broadcast radio programs in the Ljubljana area. The national part of the public tender is divided into two groups. The first group contains five rights intended for programs that are broadcast on FM and are not yet...
Sept. 1, Belgium’s German-language public broadcaster Belgischer Rundfunk will switch its BRF-DLF service..., first, with the broadcaster becoming the first in Belgium to fully transition from FM to a DAB+-only service..., That service has aired on FM 95.2 MHz, which will go off air on Aug. 31....
The Secretary of State for Telecommunications and Digital Infrastructure has published, for public consultation, the text of the draft royal decree promoting digital terrestrial radio in Spain using DAB+ technology. This initiative represents a key step towards the modernisation of the Spanish radio sector. DAB+ technology allows for more efficient use of the radio spectrum and optimises audio signal...