Netherlands - Current situation - History
16.08.2010
The National Public Broadcaster, PO, broadcasts audio nine stations and three data channels on a national multiplex operated by NOS. The services are all simulcasts of existing PO stations, including pop, classical, oldies, current affairs and news. Coverage of this multiplex is about 70% of the population.
Licences have also been issued in Band III to MTVNL which is currently testing DMB transmissions in The Hague, and in L-band to CallMax which plans testing in the Eindhoven area.
A national Band III multiplex licence will be issued to commercial radio in late 2010 or early 2011. A regional Band III multiplex for combined public and commercial services will be issued in late 2010 or early 2011.
There is no FM switch off date, but FM licences will be extended for 6 years until the end of 2017. Formal policy is that ultimately 1-2 year before the end of the FM licences, there will be a full review regarding FM switch off.
13.08.2010
The National Public Broadcaster, PO, broadcasts audio nine stations and three data channels on a national multiplex operated by NOS. The services are all simulcasts of existing PO stations, including pop, classical, oldies, current affairs and news. Coverage of this multiplex is about 70% of the population.
Licences have also been issued in Band III to MTVNL which is currently testing DMB transmissions in The Hague, and in L-band to CallMax which plans testing in the Eindhoven area.
A national Band III multiplex licence will be issued to commercial radio in late 2010 or early 2011. A regional Band III multiplex for combined public and commercial services will be issued in late 2010 or early 2011.
03.09.2008
There is one DAB multiplex on air in The Netherlands containing services from the National Public Broadcaster (NOS). In Autumn 2008 two commercial multiplex licences will be awarded, and the new operators will be able to decide whether to broadcast in DAB or DAB+. It is likely that DAB+ will be the preferred standard.