If you are buying a new digital radio, look for the Digital Radio Tick Mark as this means the radio is DAB+ enabled and will receive the available DAB, DAB+ and FM radio stations. If the product does not have the Tick Mark, then read the product description carefully and check that it specifies DAB+.
How do I know if I have DAB Plus?
If you recently bought a new DAB radio, then the chances are you already have DAB+. The simplest way to be sure is to look for the Digital Radio Tick Mark on the radio or its packaging. All radios that bear that Tick Mark are able to receive FM, DAB and DAB+ stations.
Can I get DAB plus on my DAB radio?
Is My Radio Ready to Receive DAB+? If you have bought a new DAB radio in the last five years or so, it's highly likely that it can also receive DAB+ transmissions. Since 2013, any radio sold with the digital tick is also DAB+ compatible.
Does DAB+ sound better than DAB?
AAC+ uses a modified discrete cosine transform (MDCT) algorithm, and is approximately three times more efficient than MP2, which means that broadcasters using DAB+ are able to provide far higher audio quality or far more stations than they could with DAB, or a combination of both higher audio quality and more stations.
Can I upgrade my DAB radio to DAB+?
You can make CD receivers, Hi-Fi systems, FM radios, car radios or smartphones fit for DAB+. The only requirement is that the previous receiver has a compatible interface. For example, the DAB+A from the Hungarian manufacturer DENSION was retrofitted with DAB+.
Does the UK use DAB+?
In the UK, with the early success of DAB, the situation is different. In 2020, about half of the stations use DAB+, mostly new services, while the BBC and the big commercial stations continue to use the old DAB standard. DAB+ was first tested in the United Kingdom in 2013 before regular services were launched in 2016.