Commercial Radio Australia today released data relating to the first six months of DAB+.
Some of the headlines;

449,000 people are listening to digital radio each week
80% of them would recommend it to a friend
63% of the population are aware that DAB+ has launched in Australia
38% of people expect to purchase a set in the coming year

Considering DAB+ is on-air in just five cities for six months 449,000 people, or just over 2% of the population, is a great start. It goes to prove that when broadcasters “agree on technology and compete …

The Australian is reporting that more than 100,000 digital radios have been sold Down Under in the six months since DAB+ launched there.
The figure, twice as many as expected, was revealed by Frontier Silicon the company which supplies the chips and software for the majority of receivers in the market. Chief Executive of Frontier Silicon, Anthony Sethill, says they expect a further 250,000 sales this year meaning Australia will have 400,000 units in the market by Christmas.
Joan Warner of Commercial Radio Australia said they will “have official figures in March …

In August this year Australia officially launched DAB+ in it’s major cities. Uniquely, all competing stations gathered together in the major cities for simultaeneous live broadcasts without any major ego incidents !!!
Here is a short video of the day and the immense media coverage it received from Commercial Radio Australia.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pWqYScq6Qc