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Last update: 09.07.2024 - older versions

DAB+ has been on air since 2016, with the launch of the first R1 national DAB+ network, operated by public broadcaster RTV Slovenia.

Currently on air are:

National multiplex: R1, carrying 16 stations

Regional multiplexes: R2 East, R2 West, carrying 24 stations

Local multiplex: R3 (Ljubljana), carrying 5 stations.

For the national R1 multiplex, portable indoor coverage is 77%, mobile outdoor coverage is 89%, with 90% of highways/motorways covered.

Planning for DAB in tunnels has been completed, with 13 tunnels of more than 500m identified.

On 15 March 2024, the Communications Networks and Services Agency of the Republic of Slovenia has published a public call for tenders for the award of the T-DAB+ national network, for the R4 and R5 multiplexes. Interested bidders may submit their bids until 19 April 2024 at 10.00. The Agency underlines that digital audio broadcasting (DAB) is the future of radio sound broadcasting. In Slovenia, there is a national network R1 and a national network R2, divided into East and West, and a regional network R3. The deployment of the DAB networks R4 and R5 will complement the current infrastructure and provide comprehensive coverage. It will provide listeners with greater convenience, quality and diversity of radio content.

Subsequently, on 5 July 2024, the Communications Networks and Services Agency of the Republic of Slovenia published a Decision on the launch of a public tender procedure for the award of 24 licences for the broadcasting of a digital radio programme throughout the territory of the Republic of Slovenia in the Official Gazette of 5 July 2024. It invites interested applicants to submit their bids by 3 September 2024. The licences are divided into two lots: eight licences will be awarded to bidders for their programmes already on analogue radio frequencies or who have already obtained digital rights for a smaller geographic area (e.g. East R2, West R2, Ljubljana area) of the total area of Slovenia; while sixteen licences will be awarded to bidders for their programmes that have not been eligible to be broadcast on analogue or digital radio.

Last update: 12.03.2024 - older versions

The coverage of the national R1 network is shown below.

For this multiplex, portable indoor coverage is 77.5%, mobile outdoor coverage is 89%, and 91% of highways/motorways are covered.

Last update: 03.03.2021 - 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.

See real time information about DAB+ services on air in Slovenia here.

	Simulcast on AM / FM	Exclusive on digital	Total of services
DAB+ programmes	40	5	45

Last update: 30.09.2014 - older versions

Receivers are available in some stores and as an option in some car brands.

Last update: 19.01.2016 - older versions

The latest DAB trial completed in November 2013. Coverage was available in the capital city of Ljubljana and central Slovenia. The trial broadcasts covered 22.5% of the population.

Last update: 08.06.2023 - older versions

Slovenia's R1 multiplex was filled in August 2019 with the award of licences to Radio Aktual and Radio City to broadcast on the remaining spaces available on the R1 network. Interest was high with 11 applicants - a healthy sign ahead of the public consultation by AKOS on the tender process for a second DAB+ national network, with a public meeting held at AKOS offices on 12 September 2019.

In September 2019, Slovenia's Agency for Communication Networks and Services (Akos) launched a call for tenders for DAB+ frequencies. The contract concerns two multiplexes – R2 (national) and R3 (Ljubljana).

In December 2019 AKOS issued licenses for national mux R2 and local mux R3 (covering the capital city Ljubljana) to the public broadcaster RTV Slovenia.

Akos allocates radio frequencies for DAB+ networks R4 and R5 to RTV Slovenia

14.08.2024 - RTV Slovenija WorldDAB Member - Slovenia

The Agency for Communications Networks and Services (Akos) has issued Radio Slovenia with decisions on the allocation of radio frequencies for the R4 and R5 multiplexes, i.e. the T-DAB+ digital terrestrial broadcasting networks in the whole territory of Slovenia. RTV Slovenia, which was the only bidder in the tender, has now become the operator of two more digital radio networks. RTV Slovenija already operates Slovenia's first DAB+ digital radio network, the R1 multiplex, which is available throughout Slovenia, a second network, or the R2 multiplex, which is divided into east and west, and the R3 network, which is available in central Slovenia, Akos said. The company will have to start operating the R4 multiplex within 199 days and the R5 multiplex within 249 days after the decisions have been notified.

(RTV Slovenija) Read more

AKOS tenders 24 DAB+ service licences in Slovenia

05.07.2024 - Slovenia

The Communications Networks and Services Agency of the Republic of Slovenia has published a Decision on the launch of a public tender procedure for the award of 24 licences for the broadcasting of a digital radio programme throughout the territory of the Republic of Slovenia in the Official Gazette of 5 July 2024. It invites interested applicants to submit their bids by 3 September 2024. The licences are divided into two lots: eight licences will be awarded to bidders for their programmes already on analogue radio frequencies or who have already obtained digital rights for a smaller geographic area (e.g. East R2, West R2, Ljubljana area) of the total area of Slovenia; while sixteen licences will be awarded to bidders for their programmes that have not been eligible to be broadcast on analogue or digital radio.

(AKOS) Read more

Slovenia launches tender for two new national DAB+ networks

20.03.2024 - Slovenia

The Communications Networks and Services Agency of the Republic of Slovenia has published a public call for tenders for the award of the T-DAB+ national network, for the R4 and R5 multiplexes. Interested bidders may submit their bids until 19 April 2024 at 10.00. The Agency underlines that digital audio broadcasting (DAB) is the future of radio sound broadcasting. In Slovenia, there is a national network R1 and a national network R2, divided into East and West, and a regional network R3. The deployment of the DAB networks R4 and R5 will complement the current infrastructure and provide comprehensive coverage. It will provide listeners with greater convenience, quality and diversity of radio content.

(AKOS) Read more

Slovenia DAB+ expansion plans consultation

21.11.2023 - Slovenia

The Agency for Communication Networks and Services of the Republic of Slovenia is holding a public consultation on the future of digital radio (DAB+) in Slovenia on 12 December 2023. The Agency intends to launch calls for tenders for the award of digital rights in the new R4 and R5 networks, both covering the whole territory of the Republic of Slovenia, and calls for tenders for the award of national broadcasting rights. It also intends to launch a call for tenders for the award of rights in the R3 and R2 (West/East) areas, in accordance with the available capacity on both networks. In addition, the Agency also intends to promote the use of digital radio and to raise awareness among users and car dealers about the mandatory installation of receivers.

(AKOS) Read more

Frequency agreement signed for the expansion of DAB+ digital radio in eastern Europe

30.06.2023 - Austria - Hungary - Slovenia - Bosnia and Herzegovina - Croatia - Serbia - Romania

On 12 and 13 June, the final meeting of a working group of media regulatory and frequency planning institutions from seven countries in eastern Europe took place at the Hungarian media regulatory authority NMHH in Budapest with the ceremonial signing of an agreement on the use of DAB+ frequencies in the joint frequency planning area. Austria, Hungary, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Serbia and Romania participated in the working group. The working agreement now concluded enables the administrations to tender for new or additional DAB+ multiplex coverage by agreeing on technical reference parameters for future DAB+ transmitter stations.

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DAB+ on the move in Slovenia

12.06.2023 - Slovenia

45 stations – including five DAB-exclusive services – are now on air on DAB+ in Slovenia. The stations are broadcast across three tiers of DAB+ multiplexes: national R1, with 16 stations, regional R2 East and R2 West, which carry 24 services, and a local mux in Ljubljana with five stations. The national R1 multiplex now has mobile outdoor coverage of 89%, with 90% of highways and motorways covered. Most recently, planning for DAB in tunnels has been completed, with 13 tunnels of more than 500m identified for service, and a tender for implementation is expected at the end of this year. An additional new national multiplex is also expected to be tendered in Q4 2023, along with a further digital-only station licence. Further extension of coverage for the national and regional multiplexes is planned for 2024.

(WorldDAB) Read more

Radio Štajerska val is now on digital in the whole of eastern Slovenia

13.01.2023 - Slovenia

Štajerské val welcomed the launch of digital broadcasting via DAB+. You can find us on the R2 East DAB+ network, which means we can be heard across the whole of eastern Slovenia, without interruption. "We at Štajerski val are very excited about the transition to digital broadcasting via DAB+, which we have been working towards for a long time," said Greta Kokot Rajković, Programme Director. Last year we were successful in the tender and now you can listen to us on digital DAB+! For us, this means a great gain, an extended coverage area and, above all, coverage of grey spots where we could not be heard at the moment due to the geographical limitations of FM transmitters. At the same time, the launch of the new digital DAB+ format is the first and most beautiful gift to our radio for its upcoming 70th birthday."

(Radio Štajerska val) Read more

Slovenia gets third DAB+ network

20.10.2020 - Slovenia

A third DAB+ network has gone on air in Slovenia, and is the second digital radio network with national coverage. The new R2 multiplex will include regional and local radio broadcasts and, like the other two, is managed by RTV Slovenija.

(Telecom Paper) Read more

Second national multiplex launches in Slovenia

16.10.2020 - RTV Slovenija WorldDAB Member - Slovenia

DAB+ continues to develop in Slovenia, with public broadcaster RTV Slovenija having just launched a third DAB+ multiplex - the country's second national multiplex.

(RTV Slovenija) Read more

DAB+ offering expands in Slovenia

25.11.2019 - Slovenia

The DAB+ digital radio landscape in Slovenia continues to diversify, as Radio Aktual launches on DAB+. With 20 public and private broadcasters already on air, the multiplex operated by RTV Slovenija has reached full capacity, with discussions around additional multiplexes now taking place.

(Czech Radio) Read more