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Last update: 17.10.2025 - older versions

On 1 September 2025, DAB+ digital radio transmitters officially began broadcasting in Tallinn, Tartu, Pärnu, Koeru and Valgjärve. At launch, listeners were able to access a total of 23 different radio stations.

In October, additional transmitters were launched in Haapsalu, Kohtla-Nõmme in Ida-Virumaa, Orissaare in Saaremaa, and Pehka in Lääne-Virumaa.

The full list of available channels can be found at https://dabplus.ee

According to a 2025 survey by Turu-Uuringute AS, 11% of the Estonian population has already listened to digital radio, and there are an estimated 120,000 receivers in the country with DAB+ capability.

DAB+ digital radio has been available in Estonia as a test service since December 2022. At the beginning of 2025, the Consumer Protection and Technical Regulatory Authority (TTJA) organised a public call for tenders for frequency licences, in which Levira’s bid was successful.

This process followed a consultation, the results of which were published in March 2024. This stated: "it is clear that there is market interest in digital radio... According to the state, the introduction of digital radio will create an additional opportunity for radio programme owners to get their own programmes on air. Today, there are more potential radio programmes than the FM frequency resource allows, and a choice has to be made between radio programmes. Digital radio, with its additional frequency resource, would help to overcome this problem and diversify the Estonian media landscape."

DAB+ trials from 2022

DAB+ digital radio is currently in a trial phase in Estonia, allowing market players and listeners to try out the new technology.

The Tarbijakaitse ja Tehnilise Järelevalve Amet (TTJA) / Consumer Protection and Technical Regulatory Authority in Estonia published a common set of principles for testing digital radio, which will allow market players to test the new technology until the end of 2023.

Levira, in cooperation with Duo Media Networks and Mediainvest Holdings, started testing DAB+. The first DAB+ transmitter was launched in Tallinn TV tower on 28 November 2022 at 15.20, The signal from the Tallinn and Pehka transmitters will be broadcast on DAB+ channel 10A and the Koeru transmitter will be on 7A.

On 22 December 2022, the Koeru transmitter extended digital radio coverage to Central Estonia. A DAB+ transmitter will start operating in the Haljala municipality of Pehka in early 2023.

In May 2023, a new ensemble was launched for testing by Duo Media Networks in the second biggest Estonian town of Tartu, and the third biggest, Pärnu.

Last update: 22.10.2025 - older versions

DAB+ radio stations are currently broadcast via two networks (R1 and R3), which will reach 80% of the Estonian population by the fourth quarter of 2025. The network will be expanded in stages:

September 1, 2025: Tallinn, Tartu, Pärnu, Koeru, and Valgjärve

Fourth quarter: Haapsalu, Pehka, Orissaare, and Kohtla-Nõmme (network R1 only)

As DAB+ becomes more popular, the coverage area will be expanded and improved in the future. Network R2 will be launched if all R1 network resources are in use and there is a need for additional radio stations.

Network R1 coverage area as of 31 October 2025

Map of Estonia showing network R1 coverage area as of 31 October 2025

R3 network coverage area. The R3 network broadcasts stations owned by Duo Media Networks and the coverage area is shown as of 1 September 2025.

Map of Estonia showing R3 network coverage area

In this country there are

National multiplexes: 2 Regular

on air.

	Simulcast on AM / FM	Exclusive on digital	Total of services
DAB+ programmes	11	13	24

Last update: 27.11.2023 - older versions

The Tarbijakaitse ja Tehnilise Järelevalve Amet / Consumer Protection and Technical Regulatory Authority in Estonia has announced a common set of principles for testing digital radio, which will allow market players to test the new technology until the end of 2023.

The trial period will run until 30 June 2024, and more detailed principles can be found here.

Levira, in cooperation with Duo Media Networks and Mediainvest Holdings, has now started testing DAB+. The first DAB+ transmitter was launched in Tallinn TV tower on 28 November at 15.20, The signal from the Tallinn and Pehka transmitters will be broadcast on DAB+ channel 10A and the Koeru transmitter will be on 7A.

On 22 December 2022, the Koeru transmitter extended digital radio coverage to Central Estonia. A DAB+ transmitter will start operating in the Haljala municipality of Pehka in early 2023.

Currently, 26 radio stations can be listened to on DAB+, with more to follow soon. Duo Media Networks' radio stations Raadio Elmar, Raadio Kuku, Raadio MyHits, Raadio Duo, Narodnoe Radio, DFM and new digital only stations Duo Gold, Duo Greatest Hits and Elmari Tantsuõhtu, as well as Star FM Eesti, Klassikaraadio, Äripäev Raadio, Tre Raadio and Power Hit Radio are testing digital radio.

In May 2023 a new ensemble was launched for testing by Duo Media Networks in the second biggest Estonian town, Tartu and the third biggest town, Pärnu. The ensemble currently includes 7 stations from Duo Media Networks: Raadio Elmar, Raadio Kuku, Raadio MyHits, Raadio Duo, and new digital only stations Duo Gold, Duo Greatest Hits and Elmari Tantsuõhtu, as well as relegious stations Pereraadio and Semeinoje Eli additional stations will be added in the near future.

The first trial of DAB multiplex was held from 2000-2005.

Last update: 21.10.2025

Digiraadio is a non-profit-organisation; the members are private broadcasters All Media Eesti, Duo Media Networks, Nuvola Media, and the Estonian public broadcaster, as well as transmission company Levira.

The main goal of Digiraadio is to inform listeners that DAB+ is now in regular service in Estonia and to popularise the DAB+ platform. DAB+ energises the Estonia radio market, brings new and exclusive content to listeners, and adds an important piece to the safety alert system for informing the Estonian population in case of emergency.

NBO members can be all persons who share the same goals from Estonia, and also outside.

Estonia's TTJA launches call for digital radio frequency licences

16.01.2025 - Estonia

The Tarbijakaitse ja Tehnilise Järelevalve Amet (TTJA) [Consumer Protection and Technical Regulatory Authority] has launched a public call for tenders for frequency licences for digital radio services. "When we developed the principles for testing digital radio in November 2022, it was driven by the growing market interest in testing DAB+ technology. A year later, our aim was to create the technical conditions for digital radio to be developed so that market players could test the new technology, and over the past few years this has been actively pursued, with a number of non-FM radio stations seizing the opportunity. Now we have reached the stage where the next step is to issue frequency licences for the provision of a nationwide digital broadcasting network service," said Erko Kulu, Head of the Frequency Management Department of the TTJA.

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New Russian-language radio station to launch in Estonia

14.01.2025 - Estonia

The largest media concern in the Baltic States, Duo Media Networks, and the United States Agency for Global Media (USAGM) have signed an agreement that will make the Russian-language news radio station Radio Liberty available 24 hours a day on the DAB+ digital radio platform in Tallinn, Harju County, Tartumaa and Pärnu County. Funded by the U.S. Congress, the station has been in operation since 1953, providing accurate information to people who have been influenced by communist propaganda for decades. ‘Bringing Radio Liberty to the DAB+ platform in Estonia will help expand the reach of high-quality Russian-language news and promote a culture of open debate,’ said Duo Media Networks CEO Risto Rozimannus.

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Estonia to issue call for DAB+ tenders in early 2025

13.12.2024 - Estonia

Estonia's TTJA has published an update on testing of DAB+. The regulator says: "Testing of the upgraded DAB+ standard in the 174-225 MHz band started in November 2022. The test period will end in the early months of 2025 due to a public call for tenders. During the tender procedure, permanent frequency authorisations will be issued for the construction of the nationwide network and the provision of network services." The TTJA's website has also published information on the 174-225 MHz band for coordinated radio transmitters.

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Three new DAB+ radio stations in Estonia

04.11.2024 - Estonia

As of 1 November, Estonia has three new radio stations on DAB+ from NOSTALGIA MEDIA, a media company known for its successful RADIO NOSTALGIA project, which is loved by listeners for its atmosphere and quality sound. The new stations are a variety of music formats: RADIO TOP is an Estonian-language radio station that offers modern hits and new releases of this year. NOVOYE RADIO is a Russian language radio station that emphasises music from the current year. ALL THE BEST RADIO is a premium radio station broadcasting in Estonian language, oriented towards people who like a variety of hits from the past and modern hits.

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Estonian regulator extends DAB+ trial, prepares licensing competition

12.12.2023 - Estonia

Digital radio (DAB+) trials in Estonia started last year, and now the Consumer Protection and Technical Supervision Authority (CTSA) has drawn up new principles on how to proceed with the trials and has started to prepare a competition for frequency licences. The testing period for digital radio in Estonia started last year and was initially due to run until the end of December, but was extended until the last day of June next year. Once the test period is over, frequency authorisations for digital radios will be issued following an open call for tenders. The first official digital radio programmes should therefore be broadcast in Estonia in the second half of next year.

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Nearly 20 DAB+ digital radio channels can now be heard in Tallinn and Harju County

30.11.2023 - Estonia

Levira has launched a second digital radio DAB+ transmitter in Tallinn's Teletower, bringing the number of digital radio stations in Tallinn and Harju County to nearly twenty. Levira is testing DAB+, a digital radio service that is widely used in Europe, in cooperation with radio stations. The new transmitter will be launched on DAB+ channel 10D and will have a slightly different coverage area from the first transmitter on channel 10A, being more oriented towards Tallinn city centre and transmitting in horizontal polarisation. The new transmitter will be launched in cooperation with Duo Media Networks, and from the moment of its launch you will be able to listen to five new radio stations, which have not been available in Tallinn and Harju County so far.

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Estonia's first ever Ukrainian-language radio station launches this Friday

14.11.2023 - Estonia

This Friday sees the launch of Estonia's first ever Ukrainian-language radio station. "DRUZI" is a new platform that bridges two cultures, allowing audiences to enjoy Estonian and Ukrainian music as well as providing news and information. With more than 120,000 Ukrainian refugees arriving in the country since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion last February, Estonia's Ukrainian diaspora has quadrupled. To listen, set up your car radio to digital DRUZI radio (DAB+).

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Estonian Radio 2's new digital radio channel offers alternative pop around the clock

12.10.2023 - Estonia

In October, Radio 2 launched a new sister series - the digital radio channel R2 Altpop. The chatter- and commercial-free channel features alternative pop all day, every day. The R2 Altpop DAB channel plays alternative music from Estonian and foreign artists. Digiradio R2 Altpop is R2's first test channel of its kind, free of news, chat and mainstream music. The Altpop channel is suitable for listeners who want a change from chart hits. DAB (Digital Audio Broadcasting) is the standard for digital radio broadcasting. To listen to a DAB channel, you need a device with DAB+ signal reception support. Most newer cars have DAB+ reception, and some radios support it. The R2 Altpop channel can be found alongside other DAB channels.

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DAB+ emergency warning test in Estonia

19.09.2023 - Estonia

In March this year, the CREVEX complex exercise began, which has involved several months of exercises in different security and internal security agencies. Kadi Luht-Kallas, adviser to the Rescue and Safety Policy Department of the Ministry of the Interior, told Digigenius that the test, which will take place today at 19.30, can be said to be a quick pre-test for DAB+. "For up to 60 seconds, Klassikaraadio will be routed to the channel and a text about the test will be displayed, after which the radio itself should move back to the previous setting, but this may vary depending on the device," she described.

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Estonia regulator TTJA launches public consultation on digital radio

15.09.2023 - Estonia

The Tarbijakaitse ja Tehnilise Järelevalve Amet (TTJA) / Consumer Protection and Technical Regulatory Authority in Estonia has sent out an invitation to market players and stakeholders to participate in a public consultation to identify their interests and expectations regarding the introduction of digital radio and to plan the use of the 174-230 MHz band. "Through this public consultation, we want to identify the interests and expectations of all stakeholders in the field of digital radio," said Erko Kulu, Head of the Frequency Management Unit of the TTJA. DAB+ digital radio is currently in a trial phase in Estonia, allowing market players and listeners to try out the new technology. The test period will last until the end of 2023.

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