Thailand - Current situation - History

15.11.2013

The first Thailand Broadcasting Master Plan (2012-2016) states strategies for digital terrestrial radio roll-out, roadmap and policy for digital terrestrial radio roll-out within two years, after the adoption of the Master Plan.
DAB+ demonstrations started in Bangkok on 1st March 2013. The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC), jointly organised the “NBTC/ITU Workshop on Digital Radio Technologies” held in Bangkok, Thailand, 1-3 March 2013. The Workshop was supported by WorldDMB, MCOT Public Co., LTd., the Government Public Relations Department, and the Royal Thai Army Radio and Television Station.

NBTC is in the process of developing a policy document for digital radio services that will be published in 2014.