Emergency information

Emergency information means messages that the authorities want the public to hear quickly, for example in a crisis or disaster. Radio is a traditional channel for it because it works with a simple battery device.

SRF points out that DAB+ can switch to a more robust protection level, called EEP-1A, for use in shelters, so that the signal survives difficult conditions. This is a technical setting at the transmitter, and the listener does not need to do anything.

A battery-powered DAB+ radio can therefore be worth keeping in a household, as long as it picks up stations at home.