VIENNA, Austria�Vienna�s DAB+ testing period has been extended by one year by media regulator KommAustria to April 2017. Originally, the test was last 10 months.�All but one of the stations that have been on the test multiplex will continue for the entire test period, which started in May of 2015 with 15 stations.
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After April of next year radio stations in Austria�may start with regular broadcasts using DAB+.�Currently,�KommAustria is examining how much interest there is in Austria for radio stations to broadcast via DAB +, and based on the results, the media regulator plans to draw up action plans for digital terrestrial radio, with room for 24 to 30 rural radio stations.
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Conspicuously absent in the test is the Austrian public broadcaster ORF, which has so farrefused to invest in DAB + because it is not allowed to start additional radio stations. �ORF has been trying for years to get permission to start new radio stations, according toradio.nl. ORF currently has a market share of 73% and more radio stations would mean that broadcasters can acquire an even stronger position.�
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