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Commercial radio reached a cumulative weekly audience of 12 million according to the latest GfK survey, the highest figure recorded and a 7.6% jump over the past year. Commercial Radio Australia CEO Ford Ennals said: "Commercial radio growth is being driven by radio’s digital evolution with the number of people listening via digital streaming up 34% year on year and via DAB+ up by 27%. “There was increased listening to commercial radio across all ages with a solid increase in younger listeners with 79% of 18-24s tuning in weekly. One in five of this age group listened to commercial DAB+ stations during the survey period, up 63% compared to a year ago.”

Chief Content Officer Dave Cameron said of the SCA results: “SCA maintaining its No.1 share nationally in the critically important 25-54 demographic is testament to the strength of our radio brands and premium talent in each market. SCA’s DAB+ stations have achieved a record 1.282 million listeners. All these results show how well our brands are resonating with local audiences.”

According to the new head of Radio and Television Slovakia Luboš Máchaj, RTVS should invest in the development of DAB+ digital broadcasting. The expected migration of listeners can only be expected between 2030 and 2035, however, the public media should already deal with this technology significantly. "This is a process in which it is necessary to ensure that the use of DAB+ spreads among listeners," stated Machaj, adding that it is necessary to ensure that RTVS does not lose listeners.

DAB+ is still on the road to success: 44 percent of the population in Bavaria now has access to DAB+. And every third person who turns on the radio on average every day from Monday to Friday also listens to terrestrial digital radio. That's a good three million DAB+ listeners every day, around 150,000 more than in the previous year. After the digitisation boost caused by corona last year, DAB+ confirmed its leading role as a digital channel well ahead of web radio with around 1.9 million listeners in Bavaria every day. dr Thorsten Schmiege, President of the Bavarian State Center for New Media (BLM): "The future belongs to DAB+. Bavaria is the engine and pacesetter of this development - the new figures make this more than clear: DAB+ was able to continue to grow in Bavaria in 2022 - even after the enormous increase in DAB numbers last year, which was also caused by the pandemic. If you don't want to miss the train into the future, you have to set the right course now at the latest. The larger share of sales is still made with VHF. But this will change."

The Slovakian telecommunications operator Towercom has launched six DAB+ transmitters in a row, the last of which went live on 1 July. Additional DAB+ transmitters are under construction.

Leaders across the broadcast and automotive sectors yesterday called for continued collaboration between the two industries, at WorldDAB Automotive 2022 in London. Speakers emphasised the importance of working together to ensure that radio retains its place at the centre of the connected dashboard, and to continue to offer the best possible audio experience for drivers. WorldDAB’s President, Patrick Hannon, set the tone in his opening speech, noting that DAB+ now comes as standard in 94% of new cars sold in Europe. “Users expect high-quality, free to air radio as a key feature,” he said. “Our job is to deliver the best possible experience today and in the future.”

The radio landscape in Germany is currently changing: from analog VHF and FM radio to digital audio broadcasting with DAB+ technology. With a comprehensive target group study, the Hamburg agency group pilot has now taken a close look at the audio audience and analysed the structural differences between DAB+ and FM listeners. The results show that digital audio users are on average younger and have higher purchasing power and are characterised by a positive basic attitude towards advertising. Regardless of the category or company, advertising in these segments of listeners has a high activation potential, which can be used for product launches.

With the new Isen transmitter, the local network for DAB+ in the Munich region is growing at the beginning of July. The site, located in the eastern part of the state capital, is now the third location for channel 11C alongside the Olympic Tower and Ismaning and optimises digital radio reception, especially in the districts of Erding, Freising and Ebersberg. A total of around 2.76 million residents in the Munich region can now be reached by the DAB+ stations of the Munich local network.

From now, listeners in Wittgensteiner Land can receive the WDR radio stations better via DAB+. A new 1kW transmitter was put into operation at the Biedenkopf transmitter on the Sackpfeife mountain. This means that digital stations can be received more easily, particularly in Bad Berleburg and Bad Laasphe. With the commissioning at the Biedenkopf site, the targeted network in the DAB+ channel 11D is now complete.