en.Wedoany.com Reported - The Berlin-Brandenburg Media Authority (mabb) has allocated new DAB+ radio packages, granting four private radio stations statewide transmission licenses. In the future, these stations will be able to switch content across five regions in Brandenburg, providing listeners with precisely tailored local news, weather, and traffic information.
The licensed private stations are BB Radio, 94 3 rs2, Berliner Rundfunk 91.4, and Schlager Radio. The mabb Media Committee completed the DAB+ allocation in June 2026. Martin Gorholt, Chairman of the mabb Media Committee, stated that through this technological change, broadcasters can better meet the needs of Brandenburg listeners, who will in turn receive improved locally relevant information services. The mabb plans to launch a funding program to further promote the dissemination of regionalized news and reporting via DAB+.
Starting in 2028, the DAB+ structure in Berlin and Brandenburg will undergo fundamental changes. Public, private, and non-commercial radio programs will be transmitted via the same transmission equipment with the same quality in the future. In addition to the allocated capacity, transmission capacity has also been reserved for the open channel ALEX Berlin. The goal of the new structure is to design DAB+ coverage in both states so that programs achieve full coverage and regionalized distribution. Over the past three years, the mabb has regularly exchanged ideas with market participants. Currently, private programs in Berlin and Brandenburg each broadcast only one program version via DAB+, meaning listeners in Uckermark and Spreewald hear the same local news. With this allocation, the Media Committee has laid the foundation for a new DAB+ model and regionalized programming.
The Media Committee of the Hamburg/Schleswig-Holstein Media Authority (MA HSH) decided at its meeting on June 24, 2026, to allocate the UKW transmission capacity tendered in March, which is still currently used by Klassik Radio. This may be the last new frequency allocation for UKW in Hamburg. Starting July 1, 2026, the children's and family radio station Radio Teddy can broadcast on the Hamburg frequency 98.1 MHz for ten years. A total of ten radio providers applied for the allocation of this frequency, including established full-program stations and smaller specialized stations. Media Committee members unanimously voted for Radio Teddy from Potsdam, which has been offering a complete program for children and parents for over 20 years. In the future, the station will be receivable in Hamburg via UKW in addition to DAB+.
Sebastian Schulze, Chairman of the Media Committee, stated that Radio Teddy demonstrates how to produce high-quality, age-appropriate content for young audiences. By combining explanatory formats, knowledge dissemination, entertainment, and interactive participation projects, it creates a space where children can independently and safely explore media, fostering their development into competent media users, while also providing a new platform for the perspectives and life worlds of Hamburg's children and families. In addition to Radio Teddy, bigFM, Caravan.fm, egoFM, FluxFM, KISS FM, Metropol FM, pure fm, Radio Reeperbahn, and The Wolf Hamburg also applied for the transmission capacity. Meanwhile, Bavaria is bidding farewell to old-fashioned analog UKW radio, marking the first time digital broadcasting has become the mainstream listening method.
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