A distributed radio system comprising a plurality of receivers (1,2,15), each receiver being adapted to receive radio signals and to transmit respective digital signals. The system further comprises a digital communication channel (3) coupled to the plurality of receivers (1,2,15) and adapted to receive the digital signals and to transmit the digital signals. The system comprises a base-band unit (4) coupled to the communication channel (3) and adapted to combine and process the digital signals, the digital signals comprising information available in each receiver (1,2,15) of the plurality of receivers for exploiting a diversity gain.