The annual meeting of the German DRM Platform on June 16 and 17 took place in Ahrweiler, Rhineland-Palatinate, close to the city of Bonn.

The main topic of the first meeting day was the discussion with members of the Federal Office of Civil Protection and Disaster Assistance about DRM. Following the presentation of DRM, various scenarios and applications were considered. Since, during the catastrophic flooding in the Ahr Valley in 2021, conventional communication channels largely remained functional and were quickly restored, one possible field of application for DRM lies in communication and data provision at command level. As an example of a radio application for public warning currently being introduced, the ASA system for DAB+ was briefly explained and the current implementation status of ASA in Germany was presented.

Following a review of the activities and an outlook on upcoming projects of the Consortium, a report was given on Europasender Waldheim, with further DRM broadcasts planned. In addition, the activities carried out in the context of UNESCO World Radio Day in February were reviewed, which were organized by the DRM Consortium together with its members. The demo broadcasts involved Media Broadcast, transmitting from its Nauen transmitter site with transmissions targeting reception areas in Africa and Asia, as well as Europasender Waldheim with regional coverage. The longwave transmitter in Kalundborg is to become a museum documenting the radio history of the site.