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There have been many articles on rural radio stations converting from the AM band to the FM band. This is another one.
The "horse may have bolted" in respect to DRM tests conducted in the Wangaratta district as reported on this site, https://radioinfo.com.au/news/australia-successfully-tests-drm-in-am-fm/ .
This is because the radio industry is in favour of AM stations converting to FM and due to a lack of legislative initiative to encourage DRM+. After spending money on replacing AM transmitters with FM transmitters and the ubiquitous presence of AM/FM and FM-only receivers, why buy DRM+ receivers which don't exist on the market.
Unless there is a legislative impetus to encourage and facilitate DRM+ broadcasting, DRM+ broadcasting will never see "...light of day...".
Thank you,
Anthony, where there is no demand for something superior, Belfield in the land of the Wangal and Darug Peoples of the Eora Nation.