Germany - Receiver Market - History
08.09.2020
German Digital Radio Reciver Classes
A new version of the Digital Radio Receiver Classes (v2.0) is available and summarises feature specifications from technical standards as a technical guidance document (recommendation) for 3 use cases - audio, multimedia and hybrid (addressing not only receiver manufacturers, but also service providers). Download
German Government will mandate Digital Interface in most radios
In September 2019, the German federal parliament reiterated its commitment to DAB+ by passing a revision to its Telecoms Law. The law was approved, and made official in November 2019.
The law requires all new consumer radios, capable of displaying a station’s name, to be able to receive digital signals (for example, DAB+ or IP) – from the same date. The new German national legislation with explanatory text is available in English here.
Market Research
- In 2020, the number of DAB+ receivers in households grew by 14%, compared to 2019
- In Bavaria, 31% of households are equipped with a DAB+ digital radio, compared to 22% in 2018
- In the states of Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia, 29% of households are equipped with a DAB+ digital radio
Initiative Digital Radio Deutschland Product Finder
Overview list of the digital radio receivers available on the German market
The 2020 Digitisation Report carried out by Die Medienanstalten during IFA 2020 is available here (in German)
Digital Radio Germany's 2020 DAB+ report is available here (in German)
07.09.2020
German Digital Radio Reciver Classes
A new version of the Digital Radio Receiver Classes (v2.0) is available and summarises feature specifications from technical standards as a technical guidance document (recommendation) for 3 use cases - audio, multimedia and hybrid (addressing not only receiver manufacturers, but also service providers). Download
German Government will mandate Digital Interface in most radios
Germany’s Federal Ministry of Economics and Energy (BMWi) is working to promote digital radio services by mandating certain features in new radios. The Action Plan for the Transformation of Radio Broadcasting in the Digital Age Roadmap - Progress Report for the Digital Radio Board / Bill of the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy - Fourth Law amending the Telecommunications Act (English translation) suggests that high-quality radio receivers may only be sold if they are suitable for the reception of standards-appropriate digital signals. According to the bill, devices which are “primarily intended for the reception of sound broadcasting and which are capable of displaying program names must be provided with at least one interface, according to the recognised rules of technology, which allows the user to receive and reproduce digitally encoded contents." Whether that interface is DAB+, LAN or WLAN does not matter, according to the same article.
Read the BMWi press release
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- 17% of all German households have DAB+ in 2018
- In Bavaria, 31% of households own a DAB+ digital radio, compared to 22% in 2018
- At least every 20th car radio operates on DAB+
Initiative Digital Radio Deutschland Product Finder
Overview list of the digital radio receivers available on the German market
The 2020 Digitisation Report carried out by Die Medienanstalten during IFA 2020 is available here in German
24.06.2019
German Digital Radio Reciver Classes
A new version of the Digital Radio Receiver Classes (v2.0) is available and summarises feature specifications from technical standards as a technical guidance document (recommendation) for 3 use cases - audio, multimedia and hybrid (addressing not only receiver manufacturers, but also service providers). Download
German Government will mandate Digital Interface in most radios
Germany’s Federal Ministry of Economics and Energy (BMWi) is working to promote digital radio services by mandating certain features in new radios. The Action Plan for the Transformation of Radio Broadcasting in the Digital Age Roadmap - Progress Report for the Digital Radio Board / Bill of the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy - Fourth Law amending the Telecommunications Act (English translation) suggests that high-quality radio receivers may only be sold if they are suitable for the reception of standards-appropriate digital signals. According to the bill, devices which are “primarily intended for the reception of sound broadcasting and which are capable of displaying program names must be provided with at least one interface, according to the recognised rules of technology, which allows the user to receive and reproduce digitally encoded contents." Whether that interface is DAB+, LAN or WLAN does not matter, according to the same article.
Read the BMWi press release
Market Research
- Radio ratings with DAB+ were available for the first time in Autumn 2016
- 17% of all German households have DAB+ in 2018
- In Bavaria, 23.8% of households own a DAB+ digital radio in 2018 Source (page 142)
- In Bavaria, DAB has overtaken internet radio for adults 14+, and is growing over 8 times faster; DAB+ skews slightly younger than FM; FM is in decline Source
- At least every 20th car radio operates on DAB+
A comprehensive list of DAB+ receivers available in Germany can be found at: www.dabplus.de/geraete/
Initiative Digital Radio Deutschland Product Finder
Overview list of the digital radio receivers available on the German market
Digitisation Report 2018 carried out by TNS Infratest (which includes the Infratest figures (12.72 million receivers in German households) presented during IFA 2018 (German)