A method of controlling single frequency network transmissions in a radio communication network, the method comprising: A) determining a set of multiple available frequencies (F1, F2, F3); B) dividing a coverage area of the radio communication network into a set of subareas; C) for each frequency from the set of available frequencies (F1, F2, F3) and for each of the subareas, determining a capacity achievable by single frequency network transmissions in the subarea; D) for each frequency from the set of available frequencies (F1, F2, F3), determining that one of the subareas which has the lowest capacity; E) selecting that one of the frequencies from the set of available frequencies (F1, F2, F3), for which the capacity of the subarea having the lowest capacity is maximal, as operating frequency for performing single frequency transmissions in the subareas; F) for the subarea having the lowest capacity on the respective selected operating frequency determining that one of the frequencies from the set of available frequencies, for which the achievable capacity in this subarea is maximal and adding this frequency to a set of candidate frequencies; G) for each of the subareas, selecting that frequency from the set of candidate frequencies, for which the achievable capacity in the respective subarea is maximal, as new operating frequency for performing single frequency transmissions in this subarea; H) determining a spectral efficiency based on the achievable capacity on the operating frequency selected for each of the subareas and a number of frequencies in the set of candidate frequencies; and I) depending on the spectral efficiency, repeating steps F) to H). A) determining a set of multiple available frequencies (F1, F2, F3); B) dividing a coverage area of the radio communication network into a set of subareas; C) for each frequency from the set of available frequencies (F1, F2, F3) and for each of the subareas, determining a capacity achievable by single frequency network transmissions in the subarea; D) for each frequency from the set of available frequencies (F1, F2, F3), determining that one of the subareas which has the lowest capacity; E) selecting that one of the frequencies from the set of available frequencies (F1, F2, F3), for which the capacity of the subarea having the lowest capacity is maximal, as operating frequency for performing single frequency transmissions in the subareas; F) for the subarea having the lowest capacity on the respective selected operating frequency determining that one of the frequencies from the set of available frequencies, for which the achievable capacity in this subarea is maximal and adding this frequency to a set of candidate frequencies; G) for each of the subareas, selecting that frequency from the set of candidate frequencies, for which the achievable capacity in the respective subarea is maximal, as new operating frequency for performing single frequency transmissions in this subarea; H) determining a spectral efficiency based on the achievable capacity on the operating frequency selected for each of the subareas and a number of frequencies in the set of candidate frequencies; and I) depending on the spectral efficiency, repeating steps F) to H).