A new round of discussions has begun between the team of the Deputy Minister to the Prime Minister and representatives of the relevant authorities regarding the draft law on the licensing of radio stations. a special committee has also been set up to deal with matters relating to digital radio broadcasting (DAB+). It should be noted that a plan for terrestrial digital broadcasting has already been drawn up by the Ministry of Digital Governance dating back to the SYRIZA era.

On Tuesday 27 October, TDF is bringing twenty-two new DAB+ transmitters into service, spread across eighteen sites, in order to improve coverage of national radio stations – grouped within the M1 and M2 multiplexes – along several major road routes and in numerous areas of mainland France. This latest wave of roll-outs forms part of the national DAB+ deployment plan and involves TDF teams across several regions.

Black Cat Radio and Ouse Valley Radio are delighted to announce that both stations are now available on DAB Digital Radio across St Neots and Huntingdon, bringing an even wider choice of local broadcasting to listeners throughout the area. The two stations made a joint bid for the small-scale DAB licence for the region, and worked closely with Cambridge Digital Radio Ltd, whose expertise and knowledge proved invaluable. The expansion represents an exciting milestone for both stations, providing improved accessibility and high-quality digital reception for audiences across the whole region.

Poland’s Office of Electronic Communications (Urząd Komunikacji Elektronicznej, UKE), the country’s regulator for telecommunications and radio spectrum, has closed a call for industry input on the next phase of DAB+ broadcasting. The consultation asked which available multiplexes should be allocated first and when. Under the country’s frequency management plan for the 174–230 MHz band, two nationwide multiplexes and 17 local multiplexes remain available.

Launched in October 2025, ‘Mon petit France Inter’ – Radio France’s children’s channel, which attracts over 3 million listeners – is now available on DAB+. This new radio station has been designed entirely with young children in mind to support their development and offer families a free, safe space for discovery, free from screens and advertising. Sibyle Veil, CEO of Radio France, explains: "With the arrival of Mon petit France Inter on DAB+, we are taking another step in our commitment to young children."

Commercial nationwide DAB+ digital radio networks already cover more of the population than the criteria set for their operators by the Czech Telecommunications Office (ČTÚ) following the frequency auction. According to the ČTÚ’s findings, the Českých Radiokomunikací network already covers almost 93 per cent of the population of the Czech Republic and more than 98 per cent of the length of motorways. RTI cz achieves coverage of 85.7 per cent of the population and 89.1 per cent of the length of motorways. This was revealed by an audit of compliance with the conditions of radio frequency allocations for digital radio broadcasting.

The fifth edition of the CIM Establishment Survey (ES) reveals an accelerating shift in the Flemish audio landscape. FM radio is once again losing ground significantly, whilst DAB+ has overtaken FM for the first time amongst higher-earners in Flanders aged between 25 and 64. DAB+ is growing slightly faster in Flanders than it has over the past two years: from 32.8 to 34.5 per cent monthly reach (2024: 31.6 per cent, 2023: 30.7 per cent, 2022: 20.5 per cent). As FM is declining at the same time, the gap between the two is narrowing rapidly: now 8.5 percentage points, compared with 41.5 percentage points in 2022.