CNN TÜRK Radio is reaching its listeners with high-quality sound via DAB+ Channel 6 in Istanbul and Ankara. If your car radio has a DAB function, you can activate it to enjoy a truly distinctive radio listening experience. DAB (Digital Audio Broadcasting) refers to digital audio broadcasting developed for terrestrial radio. DAB+ technology is now available in Turkey, offering high sound quality and an uninterrupted listening experience! It delivers CD-quality radio without the need to tune in to a specific frequency. A new era in radio broadcasting is beginning!

The FM frequency 93.6 MHz in Erlangen will be switched off on 30 June, Radio Energy has announced. The station is encouraging its listeners to switch to digital broadcasting. Communication with listeners is primarily focused on the switch to DAB+. As part of this, the station is highlighting the standard’s typical advantages, such as crystal-clear sound quality and uninterrupted reception whilst driving. Radio Energy is supporting the frequency change with an on-air promotion. Through a prize draw, the station is currently giving away DAB+ radios to selected members of its audience in order to further boost hardware penetration within its coverage area.

RED ZAC is now an official member of Verein Digitalradio Österreich, with DAB+ radio sets for the home and the car available at its 200 locations. “DAB+ has quite clearly reached the mass market,” emphasises RED ZAC board member Thomas Pöcheim. “The roll-out of DAB+ in Austria is part of a Europe-wide trend; at RED ZAC, customers can get the right devices for it.” The growing market for digital radio is already evident in the figures: more than 1.44 million people across all age groups listen to the radio via DAB+. More than 60 stations are already available via DAB+. “We are delighted to have gained a new, important member in our association in the form of RED ZAC,” says Roman Gerner, Chairman of Verein Digitalradio Österreich.

From egoFM: "Once a year, the Funkanalyse Bayern (FAB) surveys the reach of all radio and television programmes. The results of the 2026 Bavarian Radio Analysis were published today in Nuremberg as part of the 2026 Local Broadcasting Days. And this year’s figures have us absolutely delighted. egoFM has increased its average hourly reach in Bavaria by an impressive 66 per cent – from 18,000 to 30,000 listeners. We have also seen a significant increase in our daily reach: From 74,000 to 97,000. This development is particularly remarkable given that last year we gave up all our FM frequencies in Munich, Augsburg, Regensburg, Würzburg and Nuremberg and have since been focusing consistently on DAB+, streaming and digital distribution channels."

Radio Maria United Kingdom (RM UK) is pleased to announce a significant expansion of its DAB digital radio coverage, with the addition of a major new signal across Scotland and a new frequency in the city of Bath, England. The new Scottish DAB signal covers up to 70% of the nation’s population, reaching its principal cities of Glasgow, Edinburgh and Aberdeen, as well as Scotland’s Central Belt, including the Glasgow to Edinburgh corridor. This economic and social heartland is home to nearly 4 million people and represents one of the most significant expansions in Radio Maria UK’s history. Alongside the Scottish expansion, RM UK has secured DAB coverage in Bath, adding another thriving university city to its growing broadcasting footprint.

DAB+, today’s radio standard and the digital successor to FM, remains the key driver of radio digitisation in 2026. According to the latest ma 2026 Audio I survey – the benchmark for radio and online audio usage – DAB+ now reaches 34.5 per cent of the population in the WHK. The WHK (Weitester Hörerkreis) is a reach metric that measures, for example, the awareness of a radio brand. This represents an increase compared with the 32.9 per cent recorded in ma 2025 Audio II. Among the 30–59 age group, the figure is even higher at 41.7 per cent (previously: 39.9 per cent). As shown by the media authorities’ “Audio Trends 2025” report, more than three-quarters of all people who had listened to linear radio in the past four weeks already had access to DAB+ or web radio within the “Wider Audience” (WHK).

A new ebook from industry magazine Radio World: "Global Radio Update" explores radio's overall future as well as current platform trends, and features expert contributions from WorldDAB. President Jacqueline Bierhorst provides a snapshot of the growth of DAB+ and identifies policy priorities. Carsten Zorger of the Digital Radio Bureau in Germany describes DAB’s experience in that country, while Nick Piggott writes that as IP continues to evolve, the role of standards like those from RadioDNS is evolving too. Alongside this, Tomas Granryd of Sweden’s Sveriges Radio explains why “the ritual of radio” matters. You can download Radio World's ebook on the link below.