The Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB) transmitters covering Hilversum, Amsterdam, The Hague and Rotterdam were switched on on 19 July. The public channels Radio 1, Radio 2, 3FM, Radio 4, 747 AM and the Concertzender are now available.
By the end of 2004, 70% of the Dutch population will be able to receive DAB. The service will have the capacity to carry 24 national stations, of which eight will be public and sixteen commercial, and 117 regional and local stations.