The Digital Radio Mondiale DRM Consortium is ready to start its IBC 2026 series of events with a dedicated virtual pre‑IBC event on 8 September at 1200 CEST, giving participants worldwide the opportunity to receive the latest updates from members of the Consortium on the Digital Radio Mondiale standard, ahead of the industry’s flagship gathering in Amsterdam.
Registration is now open at s.drm.org/register-zoom-pre-ibc-26.
The pre‑IBC session of 90 minutes will offer an in‑depth, first‑hand look at new developments, deployments and innovation announcements across all regions.
Following the virtual event on the 8th, the Consortium will host two in‑person DRM events during IBC 2026, in partnership with Fraunhofer IIS and Nautel:
- 12 September 1600 –1730 CEST – Fraunhofer IIS (Booth 8.B80)
Attendees are invited to see directly a few new innovations and network with digital radio specialists and hear the latest from DRM and Fraunhofer experts IIS. - 13 September 1530–1700 CEST – Nautel (Booth 8.B73)
DRM solutions and global rollouts will feature at the Nautel Booth the next day. DRM will be part of the panel presenting at the dedicated digital radio session.
Across all events, participants will have the opportunity to meet and hear from DRM specialists, explore new receiver solutions, many multi-standard, and connect with companies advancing the global, efficient, all‑frequency DRM digital radio standard.
We will also share details about ground-breaking projects using the versatile features of the DRM global standard like: e-Learning and Emergency Warning Functionality (EWF).
According to DRM Consortium Chairman Ruxandra Obreja: “Digital radio is making progress and is not being pushed aside by G6, Ai or other on demand platforms. DRM is the proof as this year we have registered many exciting DRM developments for DRM in parts of the world like China, Indonesia etc. It’s important for us to share this progress with everyone interested, whether they join us virtually or in person at IBC in Amsterdam. There is so much our DRM members can share and these events give everyone the unique opportunity to exchange opinions, give feedback and influence the future of digital radio.”
For regular updates visit the dedicated IBC page https://www.drm.org/ibc-2026/ or contact projectoffice@drm.org.
About DRM
Digital Radio Mondiale™ (DRM) is the universal, openly standardised digital radio system for all broadcasting frequencies and coverage needs.
DRM on short, medium and long wave up to 30 MHz provides for efficient coverage in large areas with at least FM quality, while significantly reducing power consumption. DRM in the FM & VHF bands above 30 MHz enables flexible local and regional broadcaster-controlled services, with up to 3 stereo audio programmes plus multimedia components in half the bandwidth of a single analogue FM signal.
ITU recognised the DRM Consortium for its outstanding contribution to the Telecommunications sector over the past year. The DRM Consortium has signed the EBU Smart Radio Memorandum that promotes access to free to air radio on all devices.
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