Update History
April 12th
Snapshot updated of the Swiss ensemble for Chur and Sargans, DIG D04 - CS. MAXXIMA and toxic.fm have lower bitrates than in the previous observation.
April 12th
Snapshot added of the Strasbourg ensemble SXBLOCAL+.
April 11th
Snapshot updated of the Swiss ensemble DIG D04 - BO, relabelled in a subtle but important way since the previous observation. Sunradio - BiM replaces IP music. Some of the other services have switched to lower bitrates.
April 10th
Snapshot updated of the French ensemble STRASBOURG+ (relabelled since the previous observation). AFRICA N°1 relabelled AFRICA RADIO.
April 10th
Snapshot updated of the French ensemble ALSACE+ (relabelled since the previous observation). Addition of Skyrock.
April 9th
The short trial in Belarus has begun. DAB+ Minsk is broadcasting on Block 5B and has sixteen services on board.
April 9th
Snapshot updated of the Swiss ensemble DIG F03 NY, relabelled since the previous observation. Multiple other changes.
April 9th
RNT PARIS 3 snapshot updated. Fewer services on the ensemble compared with the previous observation.
April 9th
Glasgow snapshot updated. Country Hits replaces KISS FRESH.
April 8th
Snapshots of the Belgian regional ensembles BXL-BW 2, LIEGE 2 and NAM-LUX 2 updated.
April 7th
A packet data service has popped up on the Danish ensembles DAB2 OE and DAB2 N. DR Logoer is running at 16 kbit/s. On DAB2 N, all P4 versions are now running at 80 kbit/s. Snapshots updated.
April 6th
Snapshot of the German ensemble Radio Bremen updated. NDR Info has been relabelled NDR Info HB.
April 6th
In Germany, the small-scale DAB ensemble in Bretzenheim, Rheinland-Pfalz, is reported to have resumed broadcasting on Block 12A. Four audio services are reported to be onboard currently.
April 6th
On the Drenthe instance of the Netherlands ensemble MTVNL, the service De Vrije Radio is reported to have ceased. When the ensemble was last observed in January, this was one of only two audio services running.
April 6th
In Belarus, Radio Radius FM has announced that the short DAB+ trial will take place in Minsk from April 8th to 19th. In addition, the telecommunications, bank and office technologies trade fair "Tibo" will demonstrate the DAB+ standard from April 9th to 12th.
April 6th
On the local ensembles Birmingham, Lancashire, Leeds, Liverpool and Manchester, the SIds of the new service Country Hits have changed and now match the London 1 instance. Instances on other ensembles are likely to have changed also.
April 6th
On London 2, the service Panda Radio has been relabelled SPECTRUM RADIO.
April 6th
In Switzerland, the service RADIO 74 GE+ on DIG F03 - GE has been relabelled Lifestyle 74. It is likely that the instances in Vaud, Bas Valais and Zürich have been relabelled also. In France, where the service is broadcast on FM, the regulator authorised the name change this week. The name Radio 74 disappears after 37 years on the French and Swiss airwaves. The station began in Saint-Julien-en-Genevois in early 1982 in the Haute-Savoie, but unashamedly serving the English-speaking international community in Geneva. The number 74 signifies, among other things, the number of the Département.
April 6th
In Germany, the public-service broadcaster Hessischer Rundfunk has brought into service a new transmitter on Block 7B. Gelnhausen improves coverage of hr Radio in the Region Kinzigtal, in particular along the Autobahn A66 from Hanau to Schlüchtern. A further transmitter at Gießen-Dünsberg is planned for the second quarter of 2019.
April 5th
On the local ensemble Somerset, 100% Dragon Hits and 100% Whatever are reported to have ceased.
April 5th
A packet data service has popped up on Trial Portsmouth. Solent Wireless is running at 8 kbit/s.
April 5th
In the Netherlands, the Secretary of State for Economic Affairs and Climate has reported to Parliament on the deliberations of a task force created to ensure the best use of spectrum for digital radio. Following the task force's deliberations, the MTVNL layer and the regional layer are expected to swap frequencies. As a result, a new national layer can be created for national commercial broadcasting. The resulting new regional layer will comprise smaller areas and be better suited to the business models of non-national commercial broadcasters reliant on local advertising. The new areas will also correspond more closely to the provincial borders, to the benefit of the regional public-service broadcasters. Spectrum for local broadcasting is to be released prior to final international co-ordination on the understanding that some allocations may need to change upon completion of the co-ordination process. According to the report, the local sector has been informed and accepted this proviso.
April 5th
Snapshots updated of the German ensembles NDR MV, NDR NDS and NDR SH. Some services relabelled since previous observation.
April 4th
Snapshot of the German ensemble S-ANHALT updated. The separated regional versions of radio SAW were running at 72 kbit/s when observed.
April 4th
On the Swedish ensembles SR DAB and TERACOM Test, the TPEG services are running with changed SIds. The changes have the appearance of typo corrections.
April 4th
On #EuroDab Italia, the DAB+ service RVaticana Ita + has dropped to 32 kbit/s and is now in mono.
April 3rd
In France, the regulator has taken notice of the government's request to prioritise access for the services of the public-service broadcaster Radio France. Accordingly, the regulator has issued amendments for regional and local ensembles across France, including those already broadcasting in Paris, Marseille and Nice. These amendments concern primarily the various local versions of France Bleu and the external service RFI. No timetable is mentioned for the appearance of those services on ensembles that are already in operation.
April 3rd
In France, the regulator has revoked the authorisations granted to a number of broadcasters who had been awarded capacity on new ensembles in Nord-Pas-de-Calais but who have failed to use that capacity. The decisions refer to Néo (Lille-Local), RBM Radio (BLAD) and Radio Scarpe Sensée (BLAD).
April 3rd
In Germany, the ensemble HESSEN SÜD has migrated as planned from Block 11C to 12C.
April 3rd
Snapshots of the Czech ensembles CRo DAB+ and TELEKO DAB updated. Multiple changes since previous observations.
April 3rd
In Australia, the regulator has announced its draft plans for the next five years. Among the projects being considered, the ACMA proposes to
- complete engineering for, and consult on and finalise the digital radio channel plans for the licence areas where a commercial licensee has committed to starting up around 2020. This is likely to include Bathurst, Goulburn, Cooma and Warragul
- further consult on whether variations to the Brisbane digital radio channel plan are appropriate to improve digital coverage
- re-consult on the Gold Coast digital radio channel plan taking into account the completion of frequency allotment planning and the result of a proposed propagation trial
- consult on and determine whether specified community radio licence areas should be deemed to be the same as the Bathurst RA1, Cooma RA1, Goulburn RA1 and Warragul RA1 commercial radio licence areas for the purpose of digital radio
April 3rd
Two broadcasters, Holland FM and Radio Primavera, have announced on their websites that they are broadcasting in Gran Canaria using DAB+. According to their web pages, a pilot project is taking place on Block 7B and is receivable mainly in Maspalomas. Six audio services are being carried.
April 1st
A new service has popped up on the Swiss ensemble DIG I02 in Ticino. CENTRAL is broadcasting in DAB+ at 72 kbit/s. Snapshot updated.
April 1st
On N. Ireland, Greatest Hits replaces KISS FRESH.
April 1st
In Germany, a new DAB+ transmission site has been brought into service with transmitters operating on Blocks 10B and 11D. Ludwigsstadt-Ebersdorf improves coverage of the ensembles Bayern and Oberfranken in and around Ludwigsstadt.
April 1st
Birmingham, Humberside, Lancashire, Leeds, Liverpool, London 1, Manchester and Sheffield snapshots updated. Country Hits replaces KISS FRESH. Similar changes are expected to have taken place in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Tayside, Teesside and Tyne & Wear. Country Hits is anticipated in Ayr also. On London 1, Magic Soul has dropped to 64 kbit/s, Mono LSF.
April 1st
Snapshot added of the new Australian commercial ensemble for Hobart. Six DAB+ audio services are being transmitted at 48 kbit/s each.
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