Malta - Current situation - History
08.03.2013
Malta was the first European country to roll out a DAB+ network and services were on-air in October 2008. There are nearly 40 services on the two national multiplexes which include unique digital only stations, MOT, EPG and DLS applications. The multiplexes are operated by Digi B Network and cover 100% of the population . By the end of 2012, over 25% of Maltese radio listeners were tuning in via DAB+.
A second national mux (6A – Digi B2) was launched in 2011. The use of the digital radio platform has increased by 4.12% to 13% over the same period last year (January-March 2012) and the use of FM has dropped by 7%. Malta boasts a vibrant and growing DAB+ community of services.
The regulator, the Malta Broadcasting Authority, has embraced digital radio and multi-media broadcasting. Digi B Network, which operates the national mux, hopes to increase available services to around 60 channels, with the introduction of the third Multiplex later on in 2013. Late in 2012 Digi B Network started promoting the idea of High Definition Audio on DAB+ in cooperation with Vibe FM and Magic radio, both available nationally on FM. They are now being trialed on the DAB+ platform at 160Kbit and 128Kbit, allowing listeners to compare the difference between DAB+ and FM.There is plenty of choice among local stations with genres such as opera, pop, classical, news, religion, sport and jazz.
30.01.2013
Malta was the first European country to roll out a DAB+ network and services were on-air in October 2008 . There are nearly 40 services on the two national multiplexes which include unique digital only stations, MOT, EPG and DLS applications . The multiplexes are operated by Digi B Network and cover 100% of the population . By the end of 2012, over 25% of Maltese radio listeners were tuning in via DAB+ .
A second national mux (6A – Digi B2) was launched in 2011 . The use of the digital radio platform has increased by 4 .12% to 13% over the same period last year (January-March 2012) and the use of FM has dropped by 7% . Malta boasts a vibrant and growing DAB+ community of services .
The regulator, the Malta Broadcasting Authority, has embraced digital radio and multi-media broadcasting . Digi B Network, which operates the national mux, hopes to increase available services to around 60 channels, with the introduction of the third Multiplex later on in 2013 . Late in 2012 Digi B Network started promoting the idea of High Definition Audio on DAB+ in cooperation with Vibe FM and Magic radio, both available nationally on FM .
They are now being trialed on the DAB+ platform at 160Kbit and 128Kbit, allowing listeners to compare the difference between DAB+ and FM .There is plenty of choice among local stations with genres such as opera, pop, classical, news, religion, sport and jazz
17.10.2012
Malta was the first European country to roll out a DAB+ network and services were on-air in October 2008 . There are over 30 services on the two national multiplexes which include unique digital only stations, MOT, EPG and DLS applications .The multiplexes are operated by DigiB Network and covers 100% of the population. By the middle of 2011, 16% of Maltese radio listeners were tuning in via DAB+.
A second national mux was launched in 2011. The use of the digital radio platform has increased by 4.12% to 10.71% over the same period last year (January-March 2012). Malta boasts a vibrant and growing DAB+ community of services.
The regulator, the Malta Broadcasting Authority, has embraced digital radio and multi-media broadcasting. DigiB Network, which operates the national mux, hopes to increase available services to around 40 channels. Among the stations already on air is an international mix including channels in Italian, French and German, plus the BBC World Service and Voice of America. There is plenty of choice among local stations with genres such as opera, pop, classical, news, religion, sport and jazz.