en.Wedoany.com Reported - Test broadcasts began in the Münsterland region a few days ago, and DAB+ digital radio will officially launch on July 1, making it the last area in North Rhine-Westphalia to receive a regional radio multiplex. Due to difficulties in coordinating free spectrum in the border region with the Netherlands, the launch is later than other regional multiplexes that started at the end of 2025. Frequency coordination was ultimately achieved via channel 10D.

Six local radio stations—Antenne Münster, Radio Kiepenkerl, Radio WMW, Radio RST, Radio WAF, and Radio Vest—will begin broadcasting digitally terrestrially from July 1. Previously, listeners in the region could only receive these programs via FM and internet streaming. With the launch of DAB+, all local radio stations in North Rhine-Westphalia will simultaneously broadcast via both FM and DAB+. Local stations had previously been critical of digital radio, but with DAB+ market penetration exceeding 40%, they have had to follow suit.

Other private stations may also broadcast in the multiplex. Antenne Schlager and the Turkish-language station Metropol FM have applied to join, but it is unclear whether they will be broadcasting simultaneously at launch.

At launch, the network will be covered by three transmission towers: the Münster broadcasting tower (10 kW power), Schöppingen (10 kW), and Recklinghausen (5 kW). Additional sites in Tecklenburg and gap-filler transmitters may be added in the future.

The new multiplex will complement two ensembles from Westdeutscher Rundfunk, a statewide private radio multiplex, and two national ensembles.

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