Slovakia - Current situation - History

There are currently no digital T-DAB broadcasts or trials on air, but the Ministry of Transport, Construction and Regional Development of the Slovak Republic, in cooperation with Výskumný ústav spojov (Research Institute of Posts and Telecommunications) Banská Bystrica is currently in the process of preparing a DAB+ trial in Band III. It should be put into operation before end 2015.

According to a resolution of the Slovak government, a new draft Strategy on Implementation of the Terrestrial Digital Audio Broadcasting in the Slovak Republic is in the consultation process and should be submitted to the government for approval before end 2015.

There are currently no digital broadcasts or trials on air. 

In 2002 a report entitled “Strategy and Technical Criteria for Implementation of Terrestrial Digital Audio Broadcasting in T-DAB System” was submitted to the government for approval.

The original intention was to start regular DAB transmissions in L-Band in the western part of Slovakia in 2006, and to later start DAB transmissions in Band III. There has been no recent update from Slovakia and therefore details of the latest situation are unknown.

Slovakia currently has no digital radio broadcasts of any kind, nor are any trials known to be on air.
In 2002 a report entitled “Strategy and Technical Criteria for Implementation of Terrestrial Digital Audio Broadcasting in T-DAB System” was submitted to the government for approval.

The original intention was to start regular DAB transmissions in L-Band in the western part of Slovakia in 2006, and to later start DAB transmissions in Band III. There has been no recent update from Slovakia and therefore details of the latest situation are unknown.