Swiss private radio stations prepare for the digital future

Following the invitation to tender issued by the Federal Office of Communications (OFCOM) for three regional language terrestrial DAB digital radio licenses to be awarded to private radio stations, Swiss private radio stations are reacting very differently. While Radio 105 and Radio Monte Carlo Swiss are not yet interested in DAB, various other private radio stations have applied for a DAB license (see ). For example, Radio Sunshine in Central Switzerland with Swiss Music Radio, Radio 32 for its oldies station Radio 32 Goldies and Radio Top in Eastern Switzerland for Radio Top Two have submitted a corresponding license application to Bakom.
The future is clearly digital and therefore they have no choice but to join in, write Radio Sunshine and Radio Swiss Music. For digital radio to be successful, however, the DAB technology used today should be adapted to the current state of the art.