České Radiokomunikace

Evropa 2, Frekvence 1, and Radio Bonton start broadcasting in CRA’s DAB network

Evropa 2, Frekvence 1, and Radio Bonton start broadcasting in CRA’s DAB network
CRA is launching more commercial stations from the Active Radio Group (Europe 2, Frekvence 1, and Radio Bonton) on its DAB B network. This network now broadcasts from 31 transmitters and reaches of 83.4% of the Czech population.

CRA's DAB network allows for regionalised broadcasting, meaning that stations in each region can deploy different content. This is a commercially interesting tool, especially for private radio stations, to ensure effective advertising targeting.

"We are very pleased that more major commercial radio stations are entering DAB broadcasting. We are trying to support DAB broadcasting both technologically and in terms of communication," says Miloš Mastník, CEO of CRA. Listeners can now tune in to 9 digital stations on the CRA's nationwide DAB network, some of which have higher coverage than FM.  

Radio stations of the Active Radio group in the B-wide network:

Station name             Bitrate            Audio mode

1. EUROPE 2               72 kbps           Stereo

2. FREQUENCE 1       64 kbps           Stereo

3. RADIO BONTON   32 kbps            Mono