DAB Ensembles
Worldwide
Last Update: January 16th, 2004

Ensemble Label

EId

3
Stereo

2
Stereo

4
Joint
Stereo

3
Joint St.
LSF

3
Mono

3
Mono LSF

3
Dual
Channel

3
Data

IV

TII

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City

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Those ensembles known currently to be
active have their frequencies shown in bold. Ensembles believed
still to be pending are shown in normal type.

Broadcasters will
often increase the bit rate of services for the transmission of an
important or prestigious event, and similarly decrease the bit rates in
order to accomodate additional services. Where more than one bit rate is
shown the occasional value is the one given in brackets.

The
graphics are "snapshots" of the status of an ensemble at a particular
moment in time. Some ensembles are fairly static and their arrangement
will change only rarely. Others are more dynamic, changing several times
daily.

The Mode Indicator illuminates to indicate the ensemble
transmission mode. If the transmission mode is not known, the indicator
will be off or not present.

The TII indicator illuminates when an
ensemble has been observed or is known to be transmitting the Transmitter
Identification Information. Where an ensemble has been observed not to
radiate TII codes, the indicator will be off. If the indicator is not
shown, no information has been received or no observations have been made
to determine the presence or otherwise of TII codes.

The figures in
the snapshots correspond to the Protection Levels of the services where
known.

Different fonts are used for those fields which represent
the actual text content of Service Labels observed or reported, e.g. R-WIEN * DAB, and those listings where the
the entry is based on other data or is the name of a Service which may or
may not correspond exactly with the Service Label, e.g. P4
København.

It is a convention in computer literature and on other
DAB sites to represent a space, " ", as an underscore, "_". However the
underscore is a computer character in its own right and exists within the
character set from which Service Labels may be formed. Furthermore, the
underscore has been observed actually in use in Service Labels, e.g. PICCADILLY_KEY. Therefore, this site will
use the convention that a space represents a space, and an underscore
always represents an underscore. Please let me know if any listings here
are at odds with this policy.

Please send information and
observations to: mailto:[email-masked]

Sweden

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Wiesbaden Plan:
Sweden is allocated
one national block, 12B, and 19 regional blocks, of which four are in use.
Swedish Radio is allocated the entire capacity of the national ensemble
and 25-40% of the regional ensembles. Currently no commercial services are
being broadcast on DAB.

National Ensembles

SR RIKS DAB
Block 12B: 225.648
MHz
Operator: Teracom AB
Sites: Teracom
DAB Transmitters
Teracom
DAB Coverage Maps
Service Info: Information about transmitter work,
interruptions, etc. is available.

The national ensemble is dynamic. Typical configurations are
shown. Other configurations may appear from time to time.

SR RIKS DAB

E001

3
SR P1 DAB

3
SR P2 Musik

3
SR P3 DAB

3
SR P7 DAB

3
SR P4 DAB

3
P3 Star

3
1

3
2

3
I

3
SR

I

TII

21.04.2003

P3 Star

E21E

192 kbit/s

Joint Stereo

SR P1 DAB

E201

192 kbit/s

Joint Stereo

SR P2 Musik

EC02

192 kbit/s

Joint Stereo

Light Classical

SR P3 DAB

E203

192 kbit/s

Joint Stereo

News

SR P4 DAB

E224

160 kbit/s

Joint Stereo

SR P7 DAB

E207

192 kbit/s

Joint Stereo

Mainly programmes in Finnish

SR Plus

E3E20001

16 kbit/s

Data

Packet Data

Teracom IP

E3E00101

8 kbit/s

Data

Data - Internet Protocol Datagram Tunneling

Tpeg 1

E3E20002

8 kbit/s

Data

Packet Data

Tpeg 2

E3E20003

8 kbit/s

Data

Packet Data

Source: Observations, 21.04.2003

Regional
Ensembles

Transmissions of the regional ensembles have
ceased. The Snapshots below were taken in 2001.

Göteborg &
Bohus

Block 12A: 223.936MHz
Operator:
Teracom
Sites: Teracom
DAB Transmitters
Teracom
DAB Coverage Maps
Service Info: Information about transmitter
work, interruptions, etc. is available.

GOTEBORG DAB

I

TII

3
SR P4 GOTEBORG

3
SR P4 VAST

3

23.10.2001

SR P4 GOTEBORG

224 kbit/s

Stereo

SR P4 VAST

224 kbit/s

Stereo

32 kbit/s

Source: Observations, 23.10.2001

Norrbotten

NORRBOTTEN DAB
Block 12D: 229.072 MHz
Operator:
Teracom
Sites: Teracom
DAB Transmitters
Teracom
DAB Coverage Maps
Service Info: Information about transmitter
work, interruptions, etc. is available.

SR P4 NORRBOTTEN

224 kbit/s

Source: Teracom

Skåne (Malmöhus &
Kristianstad)

Block 12A: 223.936MHz
Operator:
Teracom
Sites: Teracom
DAB Transmitters
Teracom
DAB Coverage Maps
Service Info: Information about transmitter
work, interruptions, etc. is available

SKANE DAB

I

TII

3
SR P4 MALMOHUS

3
P4 KRISTIANSTAD

3

21.10.2001

SR P4 MALMOHUS

224 kbit/s

Stereo

P4 KRISTIANSTAD

224 kbit/s

Stereo

32 kbit/s

Source: Observations, 21.10.2001

Stockholm

Block 12C: 227.360 MHz
Operator: Teracom
Sites: Teracom
DAB Transmitters
Teracom
DAB Coverage Maps
Service Info: Information about transmitter
work, interruptions, etc. is available.

This ensemble has not been seen recently and is
assumed to have ceased.

Stockholm DAB

I

TII

3
Radio
Stockholm

21.10.2001

Radio Stockholm

224 kbit/s

Stereo

Source: Observations, 21.10.2001

Block 12A: 223.936 MHz
Operator:
Teracom
Sites: Teracom
DAB Transmitters

This ensemble has not been seen recently and is
assumed to have ceased.

Teracom Testnät

I

TII

3
Radio Benny

3
Radio Frida

3
Radio Agneta

3
Radio
Björn

21.10.2001

Radio Agneta

160 kbit/s

Stereo

Radio Benny

112 kbit/s

Joint Stereo

Radio Björn

224 kbit/s

Stereo

Radio Frida

128 kbit/s

Stereo

Source: Observations, 21.10.2003

Block LH: 1464.944 MHz
Operator:
Teracom
Sites:

This ensemble has not been seen recently and is
assumed to have ceased.

TravelVision

III

TII

TravelVision

21.10.2001

TravelVision

1152 kbit/s

Data

IP datagrams

Source: Observations, 21.10.2003

Sweden L-band
Allocations
according to Maastricht
2002

Switzerland

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Information about DAB in Switzerland is available on
the BAKOM
Site.
The web site of SRG SSR idée suisse has a map of the DAB
expansion plans.

Wiesbaden Plan:

Maps of the Band
III and L-Band allocations according to the Wiesbaden plan are available
for download at the BAKOM
Site.

German-speaking
Switzerland: DRS

Block 12C: 227.360 MHz
Wiesbaden:
SUI00002
Operator: SRG SSR idée suisse
On-Air: Autumn
1999

SRG SSR /
DRS

4001

3
VIRUS

3
MW 531

3
DRS 3

3
DRS 2

3
DRS 1

3
SWISS JAZZ

3
SWISS POP

3
RR

I

TII

15.04.2003

Since the above Snapshot was taken, the ensemble
has been reconfigured as follows:-

CH-CLASSIC

128 kbit/s

Joint Stereo

CH-JAZZ

112 kbit/s

Joint Stereo

CH-POP

128 kbit/s

Joint Stereo

RSR-1ERE

64 kbit/s

Mono

RETE UNO

64 kbit/s

Mono

RR SRG

64 kbit/s

Mono

MUSICWAELLE 531

128 kbit/s

Joint Stereo

DRS 1

128 kbit/s

Joint Stereo

DRS 2

128 kbit/s

Joint Stereo

DRS 3

128 kbit/s

Joint Stereo

VIRUS

128 kbit/s

Joint Stereo

Source: Radioforum, 15.01.2004

French-speaking Switzerland:
Suisse Romande
except Jura

Block 12B:
225.648MHz
Wiesbaden: SUI00001
Operator: SRG SSR idée
suisse
On-Air: 2000

SRG SSR / RSR

I

TII

3
DRS 1

3
SWISS JAZZ

3
SWISS POP

4
RR

4
RSI 1

3
OPTION MUSIQUE

3
COULEUR3 rsr.ch

3
ESPACE 2 rsr.ch

3
RSR-1ERE
rsr.ch

19.04.2002

Since the above Snapshot was taken, the ensemble
has been reconfigured as follows:-

COULEUR3 rsr.ch

kbit/s

French-language Pop Music

DRS 1

kbit/s

German-language News and Music

ESPACE 2 rsr.ch

kbit/s

French-language Classical Music

OPTION MUSIQUE

kbit/s

French-language Music service

RR

kbit/s

Romansch-language News and Music

RSI 1

kbit/s

Italian-language News and Music

RSR-1ERE rsr.ch

kbit/s

French-language News and Music

SWISS JAZZ

kbit/s

SWISS POP

kbit/s

SWISS CLASSIC

kbit/s

Source: SRG/SSR, 14.01.2004

Italian-speaking Switzerland:
Svizzera Italiana
Ticino (Tessin) plus Poschiavo and Bregaglia
in Graubünden

Block 12A: 223.936MHz
Wiesbaden:
SUI00004
Operator: SRG SSR idée suisse
On-Air: 2005. The intention
now is to introduce DAB into Ticino once there has been a recognisable
penetration of digital receivers in neighbouring countries.

DRS-1

160 kbit/s

Mono

German-language News and Music

RR

96 kbit/s

Mono

Romansch-language News and Music

RSI-1

96 kbit/s

Mono

Italian-language News and Music

RSI-2

192 kbit/s

Stereo

Italian-language Classical Music

RSI-3

160 kbit/s

Stereo

Italian-language Pop Music

RSR-1

160 kbit/s

Stereo

French-language News and Music

Swiss Jazz

96 kbit/s

Mono

Cable and Satellite service

Swiss Pop

160 kbit/s

Stereo

Cable and Satellite service

Source: World DAB Forum, SSR/SRG

Graubünden
except
Poschiavo and Bregaglia

Block 12D: 229.072MHz
Wiesbaden:
SUI00003
Operator: SRG SSR idée suisse

On-Air: The planned
service date is not known, however DAB is unlikely to be extended into the
canton until there has been a recognisable penetration of digital
receivers in neighbouring countries.

DRS-1

160 kbit/s

Mono

German-language News and Music

DRS-2

160 kbit/s

Mono

German-language News and Music

MW 531

160 kbit/s

Stereo

Stereo version of medium-wave Swiss folk-music service

RR

96 kbit/s

Mono

Romansch-language News and Music

RSI-1

96 kbit/s

Mono

Italian-language News and Music

RSR-1

160 kbit/s

Stereo

French-language News and Music

Virus

160 kbit/s

Stereo

German-language "Youth" service

Source: World DAB Forum, SSR/SRG

Jura

Block
12A: 223.936MHz
Wiesbaden: SUI00041
Operator: SRG SSR idée
suisse

The planned service date is not known, however DAB is
unlikely to be extended into the canton until there has been a
recognisable penetration of digital receivers in neighbouring
countries.

Sources: ERO, BAKOM

Switzerland L-band
Allocations
according to Maastricht
2002

Taiwan

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National
Ensembles

Block 10C: 213.360 MHz
Operator: PC
RADIO
Sites:

PC-Radio

I

TII

3
EClassic

3
KisRadio

3
MRadio

25.02.2002

EClassic

128 kbit/s

Stereo

KisRadio

112 kbit/s

Stereo

MRadio

112 kbit/s

Stereo

Source: Observations 25.02.2002

Block 10D: 215.072 MHz
Operator: UFO

Sites:

UFO
ENSEMBLE

I

TII

3
MUSIC 4

3
MUSIC 3

3
MUSIC 2

3
MUSIC 1

3
NEWS 98

3
UFO

25.02.2002

MUSIC 1

192 kbit/s

Stereo

MUSIC 2

192 kbit/s

Stereo

MUSIC 3

192 kbit/s

Stereo

MUSIC 4

192 kbit/s

Stereo

NEWS 98

128 kbit/s

Stereo

UFO

192 kbit/s

Stereo

Source: Observations 25.02.2002

Block 11C: 220.352 MHz
Operator:
BCC
Sites:

BCC

I

TII

3
CLASSIC

3
TOP

3
WAVE

3
POP

3
NEWS

3
ADB

25.02.2002

CLASSIC

256 kbit/s

Stereo

NEWS

96 kbit/s

Mono

POP

192 kbit/s

Stereo

TOP

192 kbit/s

Stereo

WAVE

192 kbit/s

Stereo

ADB

64 kbit/s

Data

packet data

Source: Observations 25.02.2002

Block 11D: 220.064 MHz
Operator:
CBS
Sites:

CBS
ENSEMBLE

I

TII

3
PRS

3
VHBN

3
NER

3
CBS MUSIC

3
CBS1

25.02.2002

CBS MUSIC

256 kbit/s

Stereo

CBS1

128 kbit/s

Joint Stereo

NER

192 kbit/s

Stereo

PRS

192 kbit/s

Stereo

VHBN

192 kbit/s

Stereo

Source: Observations 25.02.2002

Turkey

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Wiesbaden Plan:
For DAB frequency-planning
purposes, Turkey is divided into six "regions", each having a Band III and
an L-band allocation. In Band III, the regions use, between them, Blocks
12A, 12B and 12C. In L-band, the regions use, between them, Blocks LA, LB,
LC and LD. There is no completely "national" allocation.

Ankara

Block 12B: 225.648
MHz
Operator: TRT
Sites: Ankara (250w)
The ERO reports that
the test transmissions are to be enlarged in early 2004 with the addition
of a new 1 kw transmitter.

Radio 2

kbit/s

Turkish music

Radio 3

kbit/s

Classical Music

kbit/s

packet data

Source: ERO

United States
of America

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The Federal Communications Commission has selected
the IBOC system from iBiquity for digital audio broadcasting in the MF and
VHF bands. AM and FM stations may if they wish begin interim transmissions
immediately subject to an announced notification procedure. However, IBOC
is not permitted for MF at night-time owing to the potential for skywave
interference. FM IBOC is approved for both daytime and nighttime
broadcasting. During the interim period, the same programme content will
be broadcast on both the analogue and digital components. In its
announcement, the FCC noted that although the proposed approach requiring
new spectrum in TV Channel 6 was no longer under consideration, it was not
categorically ruling out such consideration in the future. Should new
spectrum be identified, both IBOC and non-IBOC approaches may then be
considered. For satellite radio broadcasting, various
mutually-incompatible systems are in operation.

Vatican
City

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Wiesbaden Plan:
The Vatican City is
allocated two blocks, 12D and LI, to cover an area of approx. 15 sq. km.
The Plan specifies Mixed Polarisation.

Source: World DAB Forum

I'd be grateful to receive information about other
geographic areas.

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