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With the publishing of guidelines for delineating local DAB+ networks on 20 April 2023, Italian regulators are ready to begin allocating approvals to local network operators. The guidelines detail the criteria and methods to be adopted for assigning DAB+ operator authorisation across Italy. The provisional national plan for the assignment of frequencies for DAB+, or PNAF-DAB, identifies frequencies for three national single-frequency networks; 54 regional networks, 27 of which can be broken into sub-regional “basins;” and 36 local networks with provincial or multi-province coverage. With PNAF-DAB in place, regulators hope to have DAB+ networks assigned for 40% of the population of each operating region or sub-region within two years, 60% within four years, and 70% within five years.

The adoption of Resolution no. 286/22/CONS of AGCOM approved the "Provisional National Plan for the Allocation of Frequencies in the VHF band - III for the DAB+ Digital Audio Broadcasting Service (PNAF-DAB)", thus allowing the Ministry to proceed with the granting of the rights of use on the networks planned by AGCOM. The Ministry has published the summary of the national public consultation, carried out on the version of the guidelines published on 13.12.2022, with the Ministry's evaluations and the final text of the guidelines relating to the criteria and methods that will be adopted to proceed with the assignment of rights of use to local network operators for the terrestrial digital radio broadcasting service.

On the 13th anniversary of the opening of the newly built Aval tower, four more stations from Radio Belgrade were added to the DAB+ network. "Listeners to Radio Belgrade and the whole of Serbia will get the new offer on the DAB+ network, they will get the opportunity to enjoy with our four thematic channels, in addition to the existing Radio Belgrade 1, 2, 3 and 202, the musical wealth of the digital archive of Radio Belgrade. What has been carefully archived and selected for 99 years, is offered this time in digital form for the enjoyment of all our citizens", said Director of Technology and Production of Radio Belgrade Zorana Bojičić.

With a new DAB+ transmitter near Kappeln, radio listeners around the mouth of the Schleim can now receive their NDR radio programmes in even better quality. In Maasholm, Olpenitz and Kappeln, modern digital radio can now also be received indoors. The stations on the DAB+ multiplex include the NDR programmes also broadcast on FM, such as NDR 1 Welle Nord, NDR 2, NDR Kultur, NDR Info and N-JOY. In addition, NDR Schlager, NDR Blue and NDR Info Spezial can be heard exclusively on digital radio.

Rai Radio Live Napoli is a new project from Rai Radio Management: a digital radio station dedicated to the Neapolitan music scene, with content from the Neapolitan song historical archive, in collaboration with Rai Radio and Television Production Centre of Naples which this year celebrates its sixtieth anniversary. The station can be heard throughout Italy on DAB+.

The final text of DAB+ guidelines on the procedures to assign rights of use for local DAB+ networks has been published by Italy's "Ministero delle Imprese de del Made in Italy'. The guidelines relate to the criteria and methods that will be adopted by the Ministry to proceed with the assignment of the rights to use the frequencies to broadcast on the DAB+ standard in Italy. Marco Rossignoli of Aeranti-Corallo said "This is a very important step for a correct development of digital radio broadcasting in Italy. It enhances the role of local radio broadcasters. With the assignment of these rights, local radio broadcasters will be able to combine DAB+ digital broadcasting with analogue FM and IP transmissions, creating a real and complete multi-platform broadcasting system".

The 80’s stations of KIIS, Mix, Gold and 96FM combined for 384,000 listeners nationally in Survey 2. 90’s radio on DAB+ also draw good numbers with the KIIS, Mix and 96FM group getting 383,000, MMM 90’s with 213,000 and OLDSKOOL HITS 90’s with 286,000. The DANCE HITS stations in Sydney, Melbourne Brisbane and Adelaide now have 223,000 listeners.

Digi B Network is delighted to announce that it has been granted an eight-year extension to its licence as Malta’s DAB operator, following a competitive process launched earlier this year by the Malta Communication Authority. This extension will allow Digi B to continue providing the people of Malta with high-quality digital broadcasting services for years to come. The company is committed to providing an even better user experience for its customers and will be enhancing its product by introducing 4k audio to the islands.

French regional broadcaster - Pyrénées FM - this week celebrated its arrival on DAB+ in the Pyrénées-Orientales at a reception organised in the Palais des Congrès in Perpignan. In his speech, the founding president Jean Clergue expressed his interest in the development of DAB radio and affirmed his desire to promote this new technology. Pyrénées FM, already on air on DAB+ in the cities of Toulouse and Perpignan, will soon launch two additional transmitters in Pau and Bayonne.

Dutch Formula One commentator Olav Mol has chosen another track to report on the 2023 Formula 1 season with "Grand Prix Radio". Media entrepreneur and station co-founder Alexander Stevens highlights listening via DAB+ is free to air for the listener saying: “This makes our accessibility even greater and that is great for the listener and for us.”