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There are protagonists who, while playing for their team, also contribute to improving everyone's championship. The smoking but unstoppable Lorenzo Suraci is one of them. Despite being the president of RTL 102.5, he often fights battles that perfect the overall picture of Italian radio. And the arrival of the digital age on terrestrial frequencies, of which RTL has been an important engine, will undoubtedly contribute to modernizing not only private networks but also public service. Agcom has in fact approved the DAB+ plan which "identified and assigned the digital frequency resources to the combined sector, defining an organic plan for the future development of the DAB+" explains Suraci.

The first licences advertised in the third round of Ofcom’s small-scale DAB rollout have been awarded. Belfast and Lisburn, North Aberdeen and Nottingham’s mini muxes will begin transmitting within the next 18 months after the winning applicants were selected by the regulator.

The Office of Electronic Communications extended the permits for the broadcasting of DAB+ experimental multiplexes related to Polsat by the BCAST company. Trial broadcasts in Warsaw, Wrocław and Gdańsk may continue until July 1, 2023, but muxs will have to broadcast on new channels. Recently, UKE has also agreed to extend the test emissions of DABCOM muxs in Andrychów, Bielsko-Biała and Gliwice by one year. At the beginning of July, the company launched a test broadcast in Krakow.

Radio Digitale Piemonte, a consortium company belonging to the Aeranti-Corallo association system which carries out the activity of network operator for DAB+ digital terrestrial radio in the Piedmont region, has implemented its own broadcasting network, improving coverage in the province of Cuneo. In particular, the new La Morra plant, on block 5B, is added to the pre-existing plant operated by Colle della Maddalena, improving the service in western Piedmont. Radio Digitale Piemonte broadcasts the contents of 18 local radio companies associated with Aeranti-Corallo (FB)

The community radio station will celebrate its second birthday at the end of this month and is celebrating with a move to DAB. Founder Kirsty Baird, BEM, said: "There are a lot of good bands and artists out there from Edinburgh, Scotland and beyond that need airplay! We are also steeped in traditional music with Celtic and Folk here in Scotland. It should be heard."

From next Tuesday, August 2, Radio Nacional will start broadcasting on DAB+ and through the website of the weekly magazine Nacional. The new radio on the Croatian radio market has already assembled a core team of experienced radio presenters and technicians, who are best known to the public for their outstanding radio involvement from the time of the greatest popularity and influence of Zagreb Radio 101. Radio Nacional is the first private and commercial radio in the country with national DAB+ capacity.

Since July 1st, the internet radio station Hits 1 is now available on DAB+ on the Côte d'Azur. Hits 1 calls itself "an independent radio station based in Toulouse and Saintes... The format of Hits 1 chooses brief information and a minimum of breaks between the hits."

The Tarnów digital radio multiplex once again includes the public radio station Radio Krakow Kultura. This circuit complements the program broadcasts of Radio Krakow and OFF Radio Krakow. Approval for distribution was granted by the Office of Electronic Communications (UKE).

Digital service London ONE radio has been added to the small-scale DAB multiplex in Edinburgh. The station, which targets Italians living in the UK, says there is a high concentration of Italian people living in the Scottish capital. Phil Baglini, CEO & Founder told RadioToday: “It is a great opportunity broadcasting in DAB in Edinburgh that also means supporting Italian and British companies settled in the city."

The first step is being taken in Friesland for the reclassification of the regional DAB+ networks. During the night from Monday to Tuesday, the network will be switched from channel 9D to 5A. The reclassification will be implemented in the rest of the country in the coming weeks. In order to better match the regional DAB+ networks to the wishes of the regional public and commercial radio stations, research was conducted a few years ago into the redistribution of the various DAB+ networks. This also resulted in a new division of the networks of the regional stations.