AirCheck to monitor 51 DAB+ stations by October

Radio monitoring service AirCheck have announced that it will add 51 DAB+ stations in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane Adelaide and Perth to its network.

AirCheck already monitors 58 FM and AM stations nationwide. The process is expected to be completed by the end of October and will begin in Perth

This brings the total number of radio stations monitored to 109, in addition to 11 Free-To-Air and Music TV channels in Sydney and Brisbane.

The DAB+ stations will comprise all major digital stations owned by Australian Radio Network, NOVA Entertainment and Southern Cross Austereo.

This includes popular channels like Coles Radio, The 80s iHeartRadio, The 90s iHeartRadio, Buddha Hits, Easy Hits, Old Skool Hits, Triple M Aussie, Triple M Classic Rock, Triple M Country and Triple M Greatest Hits.

“DAB+ is a highly competitive radio market and this new service will give radio, its advertisers and media agencies transparent and independent commercial airplay verification,” said RCS president Philippe Generali.

“Many current subscribers have welcomed the introduction of AirCheck’s DAB+ market intelligence and competitive analysis.”

AirCheck airplay data is used by Radio Today’s sister publication The Music Network for its weekly weighted TMN Hot 100 chart and its various state and genre charts.