Country Information for DAB, DAB+ and DMB - Austria
| Current situation | Coverage | Services on Air | Details of Trials |
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Current situation
in Austria
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Last update: 03-09-2008
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| Population: | 8.3 million |
Coverage: | |
| Services: | 12 DAB |
There is currently a trial licence operating in Vienna, covering the whole city of approximately 1.5 million people with four radio programmes.
Coverage
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Last update: 24-01-2008
An estimated 19% of Austria's population receives DAB Digital Radio coverage.
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In this country there are
- Regional multiplexes: 3 Trial
| Simulcast on AM / FM | Exclusive on digital | Total of services | |
|---|---|---|---|
| DAB programmes | 4 | 8 | 12 |
Details of Trials
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Last update: 03-09-2008
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The current trial is operated with three transmitters in Vienna on Channel 12B. This multiplex features the channels Ö1 (classical music), Radio Wien (local station), Ö3 (pop music) and FM4 (pop music).
Austrian public broadcaster ORF, was awarded a DAB Digital Radio trial licence for the Federal States of Tyrol. They have set up two DAB Digital Radio transmitters in Tyrol, covering the Inn valley between Kufstein and the Brenner Mountain (Channel 12C). Ö1, Ö3, FM4 and the regional station Radio Tyrol, are on the multiplex. This means that there is continuous DAB coverage between South Germany and Northern Italy.