What is DAB?

Digital Audio Broadcasting, or DAB for short, is a standardised global process for the digital terrestrial transmission of radio signals. It allows radio stations to be listened to everywhere without any interference, and offers exceptional sound quality, even in the car. Switzerland's new DAB network will be largely complete by the end of 2009. From then on, over 90 percent of the population will be able to receive digital radio – the same level of coverage that is currently offered by FM.

SRG SSR idée suisse broadcasts all of its radio stations via DAB. This also includes stations that have so far been available only via cable or satellite. Depending on language region, listeners can pick up some 10 to 13 radio stations – in different constellations – via DAB/DAB+. Specialist retailers now offer a wide range of digital radios. In Switzerland, rising sales of digital radios indicate that DAB is on course for success. Retailers sold around 100,000 digital radios during the first half of 2009. And while Swiss households together owned 200,000 digital radios at the end of 2008, just six months later in June 2009, the figure had already grown to 300,000.

To receive SRG SSR radio stations digitally via an aerial, you need a DAB/DAB+ standard digital radio. DAB+ is replacing the current DAB standard. Specialist retailers carry a broad and varied range of DAB+ digital radios.

SRG SSR is committed to digital radio

SRG SSR is supporting the success of digital radio with several activities. These focus on close cooperation with retailers and importers (marketing materials, promotions, training, etc.), as well as communications using channels such as TV ads and radio trailers.