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Last update: 21.04.2023 - older versions

Public consultation

In November 2020, a public consultation regarding the launch of regular DAB+ services in Slovakia was published by the Slovakian regulatory authority. A summary of this consultation is available here (in Slovakian).

As part of the consultation, key public and private broadcasters as well as telecoms operators from Slovakia indicated that there is both interest and potential for the launch of regular national DAB+ services in Slovakia.

The conclusion of the regulatory authority in regards to the consultation was that regular nationwide DAB+ services will be launched in Slovakia as soon as possible, with the exact timing still to be confirmed.

 

DAB+ trials

DAB+ broadcasting in Slovakia started on 15 December 2015 as a trial in the capital city Bratislava. This trial is operated by the company Towercom, the biggest Slovakian broadcasting network operator.

Currently 10 transmitters are in operation, operated by Towercom (MUX 1) and AVIS (MUX2). On trials both public (RTVS) and commercial programme services are transmitted.

Last update: 05.09.2023 - older versions

The calculated coverage of all transmitters on air is

- Population ... 67 %
- Territory ...... 50.3 %

Coverage of individual multiplexes:

MUX 1 (Towercom)

- Population ... 50.1 %
- Territory ...... 40.8 %

MUX 2 (AVIS)

- Population ... 25.6 %
- Territory ...... 19.4 %

Last update: 20.04.2023 - older versions

In this country there are

on air.

Please note:

(a)    These web pages are updated regularly to reflect current services on air, however they may not be exactly up to date.

(b)    The logos shown on these pages are for illustrative purposes only – manufacturers and broadcasters are directed here for information on implementing station logos.

 

Rádio Slovensko (simulcast FM / DAB+/ Internet) is a station focused on broadcasting with dominant orientation to topical newscast and analytic journalism, supplemented by blocks of artistic programmes.

Rádio Regina Západ (simulcast FM / DAB+/ Internet) is a station focused on broadcasting with dominant orientation to topical newscast and analytic journalism – for Western part of Slovakia.

Rádio Regina Stred (simulcast FM / DAB+/ Internet) is a station focused on broadcasting with dominant orientation to topical newscast and analytic journalism – for Middle part of Slovakia.

Rádio Regina Východ (simulcast FM / DAB+/ Internet) is a station focused on broadcasting with dominant orientation to topical newscast and analytic journalism – for Eastern part of Slovakia.

Rádio_FM (simulcast FM / DAB+/ Internet) is a musical-cultural programme service, aimed to demanding young listener.

Rádio Devín (simulcast FM / DAB+/ Internet) is an artistic-cultural programme service, aimed to demanding listeners in the area of music, artistic word and cultural information from Slovakia and from the world.

Rádio Slovakia International (simulcast FM / DAB+/ Internet) with programmes in foreign languages for listeners abroad,

Rádio Patria (simulcast FM / DAB+/ Internet) is a programme service about ethnic groups / minorities, for minorities and in languages of minorities.

Rádio Mária (simulcast FM / DAB+/ Internet) is a catholic radio station.

Rádio Lumen (simulcast FM / DAB+/ Internet) is a Christian radio station.

Rádio Junior is a solely digital station, available exclusively via DAB+ and Internet, featuring specialised children’s content.

Rádio Pyramida is a solely digital station, available exclusively via DAB+ and Internet, broadcasts to listeners the most important recordings from the rich archive. The motto became the words "history written in sound".

Rádio Litera is a solely digital station, available exclusively via DAB+ and Internet, aimed to more intellectual listeners.

Radio Rock (simulcast FM / DAB+/ Internet) is a station focused on rock music.

Simulcast on AM / FM Exclusive on digital Total of services
DAB+ programmes 19 6 25

Last update: 02.10.2013

There are currently no news available for this section.

Last update: 21.04.2023 - older versions

DAB+ trials

DAB+ broadcasting in Slovakia started on 15 December 2015 as a trial in the capital city Bratislava. This trial is operated by the company Towercom, the biggest Slovakian broadcasting network operator.

Currently 10 transmitters (see below transmitter sites) are in operation, operated by Towercom (MUX 1) and AVIS Ltd. (MUX 2). On trials both public (RTVS) and commercial programme services are transmitted.

For all transmitters, vertical polarisation and DQPSK modulation is permitted.

First Towercom's trial in Bratislava was put into operation on 15 December 2015.

Transmitter site

Channel

ERP (kW)

Banská Bystrica - Laskomer

12A (223,936 MHz)

2,000

Borský Mikuláš - Dubník

6D (187,072 MHz)

10,000

Bratislava - Kamzík

12C (227,360 MHz)

3,600

Dunajská Streda - TKB Dunajská Streda

12C (227,360 MHz)

0,620

Košice - Dubník

10C (213,360 MHz)

5,000

Košice - Heringeš

12B (225,648 MHz)

2,000

Nitra - Zobor (horná stanica lanovky)

10C (213,360 MHz)

20,000

Rimavská Sobota - Paláska

11C (220,352 MHz)

5,000

Trenčín - Nad Oborou

12C (227,360 MHz)

4,700

Žilina - Krížava

12A (223,936 MHz)

5,000

 

Other details can be found on https://www.teleoff.gov.sk/prehlad-povolenych-dvb-t-a-t-dab-vysielacov/ (in Slovak only).

Last update: 05.01.2021 - older versions

In January 2017 the Slovak Government approved the Strategy of Implementation of Terrestrial Digital Audio Broadcasting in the Slovak Republic. According to this document, the migration from analogue to digital broadcasting is divided to three phases (with defined terms).

Public consultation

In November 2020, a public consultation regarding the launch of regular DAB+ services in Slovakia was published by the Slovakian regulatory authority. A summary of this consultation is available here (in Slovakian).

As part of the consultation, key public and private broadcasters as well as telecoms operators from Slovakia indicated that there is both interest and potential for the launch of regular national DAB+ services in Slovakia.

The conclusion of the regulatory authority in regards to the consultation was that regular nationwide DAB+ services will be launched in Slovakia as soon as possible, with the exact timing still to be confirmed.

Last update: 02.10.2013

There are currently no news available for this section.

Last update: 06.11.2020 - older versions

The Research Institute of Post and Telecommunications (VÚS) conducted a project dealing with emergency warning via digital radio (EWF). The project was successfully finished in December 2018, with the test transmission in Banská Bystrica. The aim was to utilize new features of digital radio and to design an additional method of disseminating warning messages to population and thus increase the likelihood that residents will be adequately informed in critical situations.

Digital radio: T-DAB+ brings better sound quality and a wide range of radio stations
28.11.2024 - Slovakia Slovakia
Noise-free radio broadcasting is already available for the majority of Slovaks. It is free and offers a dozen stations. For many years we have been using the term FM broadcasting. Many radio stations are broadcast over the air and we listen to them at home or in the car every day. Radios have been a part of our lives for decades, and many of us may not even realise that today's terrestrial analogue broadcasting has a younger counterpart. Yes, it is digital broadcasting, which has been provided by Towercom for a few years now. Terrestrial Digital Audio Broadcasting (T-DAB), which operates in Slovakia in the T-DAB+ standard, often called simply DAB (or DAB+), has undeniably more advantages than analogue.

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Successful completion of reconstruction works on the Suchá hora transmitter
04.10.2024 - Slovakia Slovakia
Slovak Television and Radio reports that in September reconstruction works on the main FM transmitter of the Slovak Radio network in the Banská Bystrica region - on Sucha Hora - were successfully completed. To support the reception of radio programmes, the T-DAB+ Suchá Hora digital transmitter was also launched during this period, providing alternative reception options. The reconstruction involved the complete replacement of the steel anchor ropes on the 300-metre high mast structure. During the works, which lasted five months, the negative impact on the transmitter's range was minimised thanks to the close cooperation between STVR, Towercom and the contractor.

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Czech digital radios will also broadcast from Slovakia's Velka Javorina
30.09.2024 - Czechia Czechia - Slovakia Slovakia
Not only from transmitters in Bohemia, Moravia and Silesia will digital networks dedicated to domestic commercial radios be broadcast. Two of the eight successful bidders in the auction of frequencies for radio multiplexes will use the Slovak transmitter Velká Javorina to cover eastern Moravia. They have even already obtained permission from the Slovak Telecommunications Office to use the 9D and 10D transmission channels with a maximum power of 5 kW and limiting the radiation pattern exclusively to the west towards the Czech Republic. Channel 9D from Velka Javorina will be used by RTI cz for its nationwide C network and channel 10D by Teleko Digital for its Regional Network 7 covering the whole of Moravia, Vysočina and Pardubice regions.

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Slovak DAB+ transmitters have new TII codes
20.09.2024 - Slovakia Slovakia
According to SatelitnaTV.sk's findings, the TII (Transmitter Identification Information) codes have recently been modified in most DAB+ digital radio transmitters in Slovakia. The changes affected both Towercom transmitters and the subsidiary AVIS, which operates transmitters in Nitra and Považská Bystrica. These are positive changes by both Slovak operators. Thanks to the TII code, it is possible to find out from which specific transmitter the signal is currently being received. This is particularly useful in the case of single frequency network (SFN). In central Slovakia, for example, there are up to four DAB+ transmitters in SFN.

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Towercom launched a new DAB+ transmitter in Spiš
08.07.2024 - Slovakia Slovakia
DAB+ digital radio broadcasting has better coverage in Spiš from today. Towercom officially launched another new transmitter this month, namely Rudnik, located near the Branisko tunnel. The launch took place a few days after receiving the licence. On the basis of the issued licence, the transmitter distributes on channel 5C with a maximum permitted power of 1 kW in vertical polarization. The licence is valid until 31 December 2024. This is the third DAB+ transmitter that has been launched this month. First it was Ruzomberok - Úložisko (8A/195,936 Mhz) and then also Poprad - Hranovnica (9A/202,928 Mhz).

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Towercom upgrades digital radio coverage in Central and Eastern regions with two new transmitters
01.07.2024 - Slovakia Slovakia
Telecommunications operator Towercom today officially launched two new 5 kW digital radio transmitters in the DAB+ standard. Specifically, these are the already announced transmitters Ruzomberok - Úložisko (8A/195,936 Mhz) and Poprad - Hranovnica (9A/202,928 Mhz). The operator tested the transmitters several days before their official launch, so the listeners could tune the signal from these transmitters earlier. "It is a priority for us to ensure reliable coverage and high quality of service for our customers. The deployment of the DAB transmitter is a key step that will allow us to strengthen our broadcasts and at the same time improve the overall radio experience for residents and visitors to the region," said Zsolt Nagy, Towercom's CTO. The DAB+ multiplex in Slovakia currently includes 12 radio stations.

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Banská Bystrica – Suchá hora DAB+ transmitter switched on
22.04.2024 - Slovakia Slovakia
The operator Towercom has put into operation the twelfth DAB+ transmitter, at Banská Bystrica - Suchá hora. This will significantly improve coverage in the wider surroundings of the towns of Zvolen and Banská Bystrica. According to Towercom, the current total coverage of the population with digital radio signal is over 70%. In addition, there are plans to launch three more transmitters this year, provisionally in July 2024. "We have planned the placement of the transmitting antennas to a height of nearly 300m on the mast. We had to dismantle the original, no longer in use, antenna system and, after structural modifications to the mast, install a multi-storey antenna system with vertical polarisation, suitable for T-DAB+ broadcasting. Our priority is to ensure reliable coverage and high quality of service for our customers and to the satisfaction of radio listeners," said Zsolt Nagy, Towercom's Director of Technical Development.

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Towercom receives licence for DAB+ transmitter in central Slovakia
08.03.2024 - Slovakia Slovakia
Towercom has recently obtained a new operating licence for a digital radio broadcasting (DAB+) transmitter in central Slovakia, SatelitnáTV.sk has learned. Specifically, it is the transmitter Banská Bystrica - Suchá hora. According to the issued permit, which came into force at the end of 2023 and is valid until the end of 2024, the operator can also distribute digital radio broadcasts from this transmitter on channel 12A (223.936 MHz) with a maximum permitted power of 15 kW. If put into operation, this would be the operator's most powerful DAB+ transmitter. Not to mention the fact that the transmitter is at an altitude of 1,223 m above sea level.

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DAB+ in Slovakia improves coverage again
14.12.2023 - Slovakia Slovakia
Digital radio improves coverage again. According to SatelitnáTV.sk, the operator Towercom, which operates the only DAB+ multiplex in Slovakia, today significantly increased the power of the existing Žilina - Krížava transmitter, which distributes the signal on channel 12A (223,936 MHz). The change was supposed to take place in the morning hours, from the current power of 2.5 kW to 7 kW ERP. The power increase of the transmitter Žilina - Krížava is apparently the last change this year. The next new digital radio transmitters are expected to be launched in 2024.

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Towercom expanding DAB+ to other new locations in Slovakia
28.11.2023 - Slovakia Slovakia
Towercom has recently obtained several new licences for digital radio broadcasting (DAB+) transmitters. In addition, in one case the operator can increase the power of an existing transmitter. Specifically, it is the transmitter Žilina - Krížava, which can increase its power up to 7 kW ERP in the future.

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Key Information

Status: trial and/or regulation
Population: 5.4 million
Population coverage: Sparkline Graph 67%
Services: 25 DAB+
New cars with DAB/DAB+ as standard: Sparkline Graph 96%
Last update: 26.02.2024

Useful Links

Ministry of Transport of the Slovak Republic
Regulatory Authority for Electronic Communications and Postal Services (RÚ)
Research Institute of Posts and Telecommunications (VÚS)
Council for Media Services
Towercom