The Luxembourg government has invested just over €63,000 to support the arrival of DAB+ digital radio. This is according to a parliamentary reply from the Minister Delegate to the Prime Minister in charge of Media and Connectivity, 
The national information campaign linked to the launch of the first DAB+ bouquet cost exactly €63,659.70. “This budget financed the creation of graphics, displays on tram stop screens and in car parks between December 2025 and January 2026, radio spots, and the development and hosting of the dabplus.lu website. The campaign will benefit the 12 programmes broadcast on the DAB+ bouquet,” the minister points out.
The government stresses, however, that it is not funding the infrastructure. “The operation of the first component is funded by the broadcast programmes; the government has only contributed financially to the national communications campaign,” she adds.
Support for media pluralism
The executive defends DAB+ as “the established European standard for digital broadcasting,” already deployed in more than 30 countries. The technology allows more programmes to be broadcast on the same frequency and offers better sound quality. The first national bouquet is operated by Luxembourg-based Broadcasting Center Europe, which built the entire transmitter network. In this way, the government says it is not dependent on foreign technical infrastructure for this rollout.
Faced with competition from platforms such as Spotify and Deezer, the executive is also reiterating its desire to support media pluralism, notably via aid for the press and the development of FM and DAB+ networks, while also supporting local and community radio stations.
