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At the end of June and the beginning of July, the multiplexes of DABCOM (Andrychów, Gliwice, Krakow, Przehyba), BCAST (Gdansk, Warsaw, Wroclaw), PSN Infrastruktura (Opole), Radio Bielsko (Bielsko-Biala) and Radio and Television Agency Fama (Kielce) expired. The latter multiplex has not yet started broadcasting, but will be able to do so soon. UKE has decided to extend all the above-mentioned licences by one year. There may be more similar decisions in the coming weeks and months.

On 12 July, Radio BOA, based in Quimperlé (Finistère), went on air in DAB+. "Thanks to the arrival of this new broadcasting technology for radio in Brittany, we have had the opportunity to create a new regional and community radio station. It's a unique and original experiment: this new medium, which is free and accessible to all, was conceived and built by 15 local and community radio stations belonging to the Coordination des radios locales et associatives de Bretagne, which by 2023 will bring together 20 of the 34 local and community radio stations in Brittany," explains the Radio BOA team.

Hot Dance Radio is officially the newest radio station on DAB+ from 11 July. Fans of danceable up-tempo music can find a recognisable mix of the latest hits and classics from the dance scene from the 1990s to the present. Founder Stefan van der Wiele: "Hot Dance Radio has been a great success online for over a decade, with more than 120,000 unique listeners per month. With DAB+, this reach is extended to a potential listening audience in North Holland of 200,000 people. With DAB+, we are investing in the future of a radio station that gives you good energy with upbeat, up-tempo music."

The experimental DAB+ multiplex, which belongs to Radio Bielsko, has another licence from the Office of Electronic Communications for test broadcasting. This time eleven radio stations can be heard there. - As soon as we have an outage or one of the stations stops playing, people immediately call and write to us," Miroslaw Mrzygłód of Radio Bielsko tells us. The experimental DAB+ multiplex, operated by Radio Bielsko, was first launched at the end of 2017. The station received approval for its trial broadcast from the Office of Electronic Communications.

There’s a lot to love about old school hits with most states surveyed in GfK Survey 4, 2023 having an 80s or 90s throwback DAB+ stations top of the ratings. In Sydney, KIIS 90s retained top spot (153K listeners 10+, down 10) with Smooth Relax and CADA close behind (Smooth down 2, CADA up 18). CADA will be very happy with their results with Kian & Yaz with Avneesha on top in breakfast (68, up 18).

The German radio landscape is getting a new addition: The WOLF - New Country & The Legends is the first German country radio station to be launched. From now on, country fans and music lovers all over Germany can enjoy the best hits from the genre. The WOLF will broadcast around the clock and can be received via various platforms. Listeners can hear the station via DAB+ throughout Lower Saxony.

Progress Digital launched experimental operation of two DAB+ transmitters on Monday 10 July. They broadcast Radio Time and Radio Time Rock. "We want to confirm the correctness of our internal single frequency network tuning processes," the operator announced. The DAB+ test is being conducted from the Benesov-Kozmice and Buchov sites with 1 kW of power on channel 5B (176.64 MHz). Progress Digital also wants to verify its planning models in real signal propagation conditions.

This summer, Phare FM is inaugurating the sixteenth broadcasting zone in Geneva for the station, which describes itself as "the leading Christian music radio station in the French-speaking world". Since 21 June 2023, Phare FM has been broadcasting on DAB+ in the canton of Geneva, the Pays de Gex and (part of) the French Genevan area as far as Lausanne. This opportunity to broadcast to the southern tip of Lake Geneva represents the potential for almost 900,000 additional people to be able to listen to Phare FM.

The seventh Infinite Dial Australia report, which dropped on June 27, challenges the commonly-held perception that younger Australian music fans have abandoned radio for the sexier Spotify and TikTok. “Radio remains younger Australians’ favourite audio by far, with 76% tuning into radio each week, compared to 50% using TikTok,” reckons Ford Ennals, CEO of Commercial Radio & Audio (CRA). “We are seeing the biggest increase in listeners among young audiences 18-24. This is partly driven by the +52% increase year on year in listeners to the wide range of innovative commercial DAB+ stations." As its name signifies, the CRA represents the interests of commercial radio broadcasters as a political lobby, marketing and research body and works to grow DAB+ digital radio.

The redistribution of these national FM frequencies means that from September 1, the radio stations SLAM! and Sublime will no longer be heard on an FM frequency. The stations will be accessible only via DAB+, online, and via their app. However, Radio Veronica and 100% NL will continue on an FM frequency for the ensuing 12 years. Mediahuis' Director of Audio, Tom Klerkx, expressed the company's ambition to become a major player in the Dutch radio and audio market and shared his satisfaction with the auction's outcome. "Sublime and SLAM! in addition to Nostalgie and Sunlite, will have every opportunity to further develop as DAB+ radio stations from September 1, within a market that continues to grow in reach."