Digital-television radio,DTV radio, orDTR describes theaudio channels that are provided with adigital television service.^[1] These channels are delivered by cable television,direct-broadcast satellite ordigital terrestrial television.^[2] In terms of variety, DTR falls somewhere between regularAM andFM radio, andsatellite radio.^[3][4][5] However, because it is delivered through a digital signal, the actual sound quality can exceed both.^[6]

DTR may be available for free,^[7][8] or as part of a subscription television service. DTR music and audio channels are often provided as part of the "basic" television subscription service or package.^[9][10]

In a 2014 study, 11% of Americans listened to DTV radio on an average day,^[11] with 5.2% oftime spent listening to audio attributed to DTV Radio.^[12]

In the United States,DirecTV offers up to 84 channels ofSonic Tap,^[13] andDish Network offers 95 channels ofSiriusXM Satellite Radio^[14] andMuzak^[15] for residential subscribers, depending on type of subscription.Music Choice offers 50 channels, which all fit on a singledigital cableTV channel throughmultiplexing. This includes still video images which are sent at a lowbit rate toidentify the station and song, and give more info about the artist.^[16]CRN Digital Talk Radio Networks offers seven channels,^[17] all broadcastingtalk radio.^[18] Terrestrial broadcasters account for over 450 audio channels.^{[19][20][21][22][23]} Some AM and FM broadcasters co-brand their DTV simulcasts with their traditional frequency numbers, such asWDNJ viaWMBC-TV,^[24] andWSIC viaWHWD-LD.^[25]

In Canada, digital television providers typically carry the digital radio service provided byStingray Music, which provides up to 100 channels, and song information provided through either metadata rendered by the set-top box, or through an interactive menu interface which allows the viewer to navigate through channels and view playlists.^[26] While theCanadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) only specifically requires digital television providers to carry local community, campus, andCBC Radio stations, some offer feeds of most local AM and FM radio stations available in their service region.^[27] Some terrestrial broadcasters also carry audio channels, such as CH6498, CH5535-DT,CH2517-DT andCJON-DT.^[28]

In the United Kingdom, approximately 70 DTV radio channels are received bySky Television customers, as part of their satellite television service.^{[citation needed]} Around 40 channels are available on thedigital terrestrial television service,free of charge using theFreeview service.^[29]

In Australia, stations of federal-government-funded television networksABC andSBS broadcast audio channels each alongside their digital TV services. TheABC relays five AM/FM channels and five DAB+ radio channels featuringjazz,country,children's,Australian independent andalternative music, as well ascapital city stations,national talk network,classical music,rolling news andyouth radio.^[30] SBS relaysSBS Radio 1, 2 and 3, as well as SBS Arabic24, PopDesi, Chill and PopAsia.^[31] TheVAST satellite service relays almost 100 radio channels.^[32]

In thePhilippines,Dream Satellite TV offered 10 audio channels,^[33]Cignal Digital TV offers a dozen AM and FM radio channels,^[34] andG Sat has 10 audio channels^[35] on their services.

In Switzerland, one of the technologies used by operators isDVB-C Radio (careful that there are now stations at least in Germany that useAAC-LC and that specialized devices exist^[36]) but the operator may offer additional encrypted channels or via streaming through the TV box they furnish. Anyway, the offer is not large enough.^[37]

• Digital television
• Digital radio
• Cable radio
• Satellite radio

• Use mdy dates from September 2015
• All articles with unsourced statements
• Articles with unsourced statements from October 2024