Nairobi, Feb. 15 -- Kenya has switched on its first trial of Digital Sound Broadcasting (DSB) in Nairobi, marking the country's initial operational test of a technology regulators say, is necessary to resolve long-standing congestion in the FM radio frequency band.

The pilot, activated to coincide with World Radio Day 2026 on Friday last week, represents the first time digital radio signals are being transmitted to the public in Kenya under a formal regulatory framework developed over several years.

Radio broadcasting remains Kenya's most pervasive mass media platform, reaching an estimated 98 percent of households and supporting more than 300 licensed radio services across national, regional, commercial, religious, and community catego...