| Analogue | The current delivery system for radio services using one frequency for each station | ||
| Bits | Also called Binary Digits. A computer code consisting of ones and zeros into which source material is transformed using digital compression techniques before it is stored or transmitted. | ||
| DAB | Digital Audio Broadcasting. A system of transmitting digital radio | ||
| DLS | Dynamic Label Segment. Programme supporting data broadcast as scrolling text via a screen on a DAB digital radio receiver | ||
| DMB | Digital Multimedia Broadcasting. Based on DAB and used to broadcast audio, television and video to mobile handsets. | ||
| DRDB | Digital Radio Development Bureau. A trade body funded by commercial and public radio in the UK with the goal of growing the DAB digital radio market | ||
| DRM | Digital Radio Mondiale - A non-proprietary digital AM system for radio | ||
| DSR | Digital Satellite Radio | ||
| EPG | Electronic Programme Guide | ||
| Eureka 147 | The accepted standard for DAB digital radio transmission in much of the world | ||
| Multiplex | A collection of audio and data services "bundled" into a single frequency | ||
| RDS | Radio Data System | ||