Sweden - Current situation - History
02.09.2008
Radio is the most popular medium in Sweden. On an average day, just over 6 million Swedes aged between 9-79 years listen to the radio. The average radio use per day is 100 minutes. This makes radio more popular than television and the internet.
The future for digital radio in Sweden is currently looking positive. A report by the Swedish Radio and TV Authority for the Swedish government shows an unbiased review of various technology choices and gives a clear conclusion that DAB+ is the preferred choice for the Swedish market. This will no doubt be considered when the Swedish government reviews the terms for the coming analogue licensing period starting in January 2010. Not least because all major Swedish broadcasters have declared that digital radio should be a part of the future radio landscape and that the coming licenses should cover both digital and analogue radio.
01.07.2008
Radio is the most popular medium in Sweden. On an average day, just over 6 million Swedes aged between 9-79 years listen to the radio. The average radio use per day is 100 minutes. This makes radio more popular than television and the internet.
The future for digital radio in Sweden is currently looking positive. A report by the Swedish Radio and TV Authority for the Swedish government shows an unbiased review of various technology choices and gives a clear conclusion that DAB+ is the preferred choice for the Swedish market.
The Swedish government is currently reviewing terms for the coming analogue licensing period starting in January 2010. The major Swedish broadcasters have all declared that digital radio should be a part of the future radio landscape and that the coming licenses should cover both digital and analogue radio. Meanwhile the Public Service broadcaster, Sveriges Radio, continues to transmit digital radio, but licenses for commercial broadcasters still remain an unresolved issue.
04.04.2008
The future for DAB in Sweden is currently looking positive. A report by Stelacon for the Swedish government shows an unbiased review of various standards and why DAB is a more suitable standard for the Swedish market it concluded that DAB would reduce the cost per capita of the transmission network. The government gave the task of investigating the future of digital radio in Sweden to the Swedish Radio and TV Authority (RTVV) who commissioned Stelacon to write this report. Two out of three reports have been finalised and the last report is due for submission on 30th of June 2008 at the latest. The Swedish government will probably make a decision after this during the second half 2008. The digital license for the Public Service broadcaster, Sveriges Radio (SR) has now been reissued for the next three years although licenses for commercial broadcasters still remain an unsolved issue.