While Switzerland has quite frankly begun its transition to DAB with all public service radios and Belgium is on the starting blocks, the Arcom White Paper promises digital radio by 2033 without abandoning FM. Everywhere, digital radio is advancing at a steady pace. First feedback in this opening conference, perspectives and potentials for growth in France, Belgium and Switzerland with Hervé Godéchot (Arcom), Jean-Paul Philippot (RTBF), Marco Derighetti (SRG SSR), Philippe Zahno (RRR), Charles-Emmanuel Bon (Radio France/ Ensemble pour le DAB), Christophe Schalk (SIRTI / Alliance de la Radio) and Sylvain Delfau (SNRL / Les Locales).