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Last update: 14.03.2025 - older versions

In March 2025, it has been reported that tests to implement the DAB+ system will begin soon in Portugal. This guarantee was given at the inauguration of the new governing bodies of the Portuguese Broadcasting Association (APR) by the Deputy Secretary of State for Parliamentary Affairs. Carlos Abreu Amorim also discussed the new package of measures that the government intends to implement for the media sector.

A trial operated by RDP ran from 1999 until 2011.

Last update: 25.06.2015 - older versions

During the trial, 42 transmitters were in use, 27 in the mainland, nine in Azores and six in Madeira, covering more than 75% of the population.

Last update: 25.06.2015 - older versions

The national multiplex was operated on channel 12B and carried programmes from RDP, among them Antena 1, Antena 2 and Antena 3, RDP Africa and RDP Internacional.
One channel was a test transmission of the classical music programme, Antena 2, at the reduced bit rate of 192 kbits/s. It was planned that the multiplex would carry 6 programmes – 3 of them from RDP (Antena 1, Antena 2 and Antena 3) and 3 other programmes.

Last update: 08.03.2022

In Portugal, 83% of new cars sold in 2021 have DAB+ as standard (Source: JATO Dynamics 2022).

DAB+ tests to go live soon, says Portuguese Secretary of State Carlos Abreu Amorim

05.03.2025 - Portugal

Tests to implement the DAB+ system will begin very soon in Portugal. DAB+ is already in operation throughout most of the European Union and allows for better radio reception than the current FM, as well as a longer and more stable range. This guarantee was given at the inauguration of the new governing bodies of the Portuguese Broadcasting Association (APR) by the Deputy Secretary of State for Parliamentary Affairs. Carlos Abreu Amorim also discussed the new package of measures that the government intends to implement for the media sector.

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Portugal to test DAB+ for two years

15.02.2025 - Portugal

Portugal will be trialling Digital Audio Broadcast (DAB) for two years. The announcement was made by the Secretary of State for Parliamentary Affairs, Carlos Abreu Amorim as part of World Radio Day, on RUA FM's special broadcast in the Algarve. Carlos Abreu Amorim said that this experiment would be centred on Lisbon and Porto. ‘We're going to see if it has the capacity, if it has legs, and then, of course, everything will be monitored by Anacom and other organisations,’ he said. The Secretary of State pointed to the ‘enormous capacity’ and potential that the DAB could have in the area of Civil Protection and the Ministry of Health, in order to overcome ‘some of the deficiencies that currently exist at FM level’.

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Bauer Media Audio expands its presence to Portugal

09.02.2022 - Portugal

Bauer Media Audio is expanding its presence to Portugal. The UK-based company has acquired Media Capital Radios, the radio assets of Lisbon-based Media Capital Group. The move is part of Bauer's strategy to consolidate its authority as Europe's strongest commercial radio group, and in addition to a presence in the U.K., the group is also expanding into Poland, Denmark, Sweden and Norway, as well as Slovakia, Ireland and Finland.

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Radiodays Europe Lisbon 2020 postponed

16.09.2020 - Portugal

Radiodays Europe has announced that due to the on-going COVID 19 crisis, the event originally scheduled for December has now been moved to 2021 on the following dates: 2-4 May 2021.

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New dates announced for Radiodays Europe

18.03.2020 - Portugal

Radiodays Europe has announced new dates for the Lisbon 2020 conference, which will now be held on 13-15 December 2020. The event is postponed until late in the year because of Coronavirus COVID-19. All tickets purchased for Radiodays Europe 2020 in March are valid for the new dates in December. The location for the conference remains the same, the Centro de Congresses de Lisbon (CCL) in Portugal.

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