Italy - Current situation - History
01.10.2013
Regular services in Italy started in December 2012 in the Trentino region following a decree by AGCOM. The decree was published in May 2012 assigning one block for national public radio and two blocks for national commercial (12A, 12B and 12C) and additional blocks for local services (12D, 10A, 10B 10C and 10D).
The Department of Communications released the licenses for the Trentino area to the private national operator Club DAB Italia and to local consortia DTTAA and Digiloc.
04.06.2013
Regular services in Italy started December 2012 in the Trentino region following a decree by AGCOM published in May 2012 assigning one block for national public radio and two blocks for national commercial (12A, 12B and 12C) and additional blocks for local services (12D, 10A, 10B 10C and 10D).
Currently the Department of Communications released the licenses to the private national operator Club DAB Italia and to local consortia DTTAA and Digiloc for the Trentino area. The standard adopted for digital radio receivers in Italy, developed by the Associazione per la Radiofonia Digitale in Italia (ARD) includes WorldDMB Profile 1, FM with RDS, Band III and L Band.
The receiver certification website www.arditalia.it was launched in 2010 and has been developed in collaboration with broadcasters, network operators and receiver manufacturers. It provides guidance so that receivers certified in Italy work everywhere in Europe.
26.03.2013
Regular services in Italy started December 2012 in the Trentino region following a decree by AGCOM published in May 2012 assigning one block for national public radio and two blocks for national commercial (12A, 12B and 12C) and additional blocks for local services (12D, 10A, 10B 10C and 10D).
Currently the Department of Communications released the licenses to the private national operator Club DAB Italia and to local consortia DTTAA and Digiloc for the Trentino area. The standard adopted for digital radio receivers in Italy, developed by the Associazione per la Radiofonia Digitale in Italia (ARD) includes WorldDMB Profile 1, FM with RDS, Band III and L Band as mandatory.
The receiver certification website www.arditalia.it was launched in 2010 and has been developed in collaboration with broadcasters, network operators and receiver manufacturers. It provides guidance so that receivers certified in Italy work everywhere in Europe.