Australia - Coverage - History
13.11.2013
There are 1.6 million people listening to digital radio in the five state metropolitan capitals of Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide and 1,406,151 digital radios have been sold (to end Q3 2013). 12.7% of listening to radio is now via a DAB+ digital radio device in the five state metropolitan capitals with Time Spent Listening (TSL) to radio via a DAB+ digital radio at more than 12 hours per week.
TSL to digital radios is once again double TSL via internet stream. Each of the capital city markets boast up to 22 new, digital only stations on air, plus simulcasts of all mainstream AM and FM stations. All services have text and slideshow data included in the broadcasts, with many stations having track now playing, news and weather information, as well as advertisements in their slideshow broadcasts. At least one ensemble in each city is broadcasting an Electronic Programme Guide (EPG). DAB+ regional low power trials which commenced in 2010 in Canberra and Darwin continue, this includes a retransmission of the Canberra services inside Parliament House.
Commercial Radio Australia (CRA) and the public broadcasters are working with the Federal Government on a timetable for regional roll out and are hoping to announce the first digital radio services in regional Australia in 2014.
Coverage maps for Sydney, Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne and Perth are available on the WorldDMB website.
Coverage maps will be updated as new on channel repeaters commence service.
Click on the coverage tab at www.digitalradioplus.com.au.
25.09.2013
There are 1.6 million people listening to digital radio in the five state metropolitan capitals of Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide and 1,318,596 digital radios have been sold (to end Q2 2013). 12.6% of listening to radio is now via a DAB+ digital radio device in the five state metropolitan capitals with Time Spent Listening (TSL) to radio via a DAB+ digital radio at more than 12 hours per week.
TSL to digital radios is once again double TSL via internet stream. Each of the capital city markets boast up to 22 new, digital only stations on air, plus simulcasts of all mainstream AM and FM stations. All services have text and slideshow data included in the broadcasts, with many stations having track now playing, news and weather information, as well as advertisements in their slideshow broadcasts. At least one ensemble in each city is broadcasting an Electronic Programme Guide (EPG). DAB+ regional low power trials which commenced in 2010 in Canberra and Darwin continue, this includes a retransmission of the Canberra services inside Parliament House.
Commercial Radio Australia (CRA) and the public broadcasters are working with the Federal Government on a timetable for regional roll out and are hoping to announce the first digital radio services in regional Australia in 2014.
Coverage maps for Sydney, Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne and Perth are available on the WorldDMB website.
Coverage maps will be updated as new on channel repeaters commence service.
Click on the coverage tab at www.digitalradioplus.com.au.
23.04.2013
There are 1.3 million people listening to digital radio inthe five state metropolitan capitals of Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide and 1,002,966 digital radioshave been sold (to end Q3 2012).
11.2% of listening to radio is now via a DAB+ digital radiodevice in the five state metropolitan capitals with Time Spent Listening (TSL) to radio via a DAB+ digital radio at 12 hours per week. TSL to digital radios has once again outstripped TSL to radio via the internet which is at 5 hours and 35 minutes. Each of the capital city markets boast up to 22 new, digital only stations on air, plus simulcasts of all mainstream AM and FM stations. All services have text and slideshow data included in the broadcasts, with many stations having track now playing, news and weather information, as well as advertisements in their slideshow broadcasts. At least one ensemble in each city is broadcasting an Electronic Programme Guide (EPG) with other ensembles expected tofollow. DAB+ regional low power trials which commenced in 2010 in Canberra and Darwin continue, this includesa retransmission of the Canberra services inside Parliament House.
Commercial Radio Australia (CRA) and the public broadcasters are working with the Federal Government on a timetable for regional roll out and are hoping to announce the first digital radio services in regional Australia in 2013.
Coverage maps for Sydney, Adeilade, Brisbane, Melbourne and Perth