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According to the president of RDS and DAB Italia "the data on sales of receivers put Italy in third position thanks to a strong attention on the part of radio stations to technologies"

The only commercial radio station still broadcasting from Devon is to expand to cover the whole of the county. Radio Exe is currently available on DAB digital radio across most of Devon, but until now has not broadcast to Plymouth, West Devon or much of the South Hams. That will change on Saturday 5 March when the station becomes available in those areas, and also in South East Cornwall.

Teleko and RTI CZ have included Ukrainian radio broadcasting in their digital radio multiplexes. It appeared in the DAB+ networks menu on Friday, March 4, after 11 am, and can be found under the name Radio Ukraine.

Polish Radio has temporarily launched the real-time transmission of the Ukrainian Radio signal - through its digital transmitters in DAB+ technology. Thanks to this, Ukrainians staying in Poland will be able to listen to their public radio broadcasts also in Poland.

More and more buyers are opting for a new DAB+ digital radio. In its "Home Electronics Market Index" HEMIX, which is traditionally published in March, the GFU reports sales of 2.1 million receivers for the past year. In March 2021, the HEMIX reported 1.8 million DAB+ radios sold. Against the background of a 16 percent decline in the market for FM devices in 2021, the development in the digital radio segment is all the more remarkable.

German broadcaster NDR1 has launched a DAB+ radio giveaway campaign, targeting radio listeners at work. Popular radio personality Schorse is on tour and will personally deliver a DAB radio every day from 7-25 March. To participate listeners simply need to fill out a form saying why they need a new DAB+ radio at work. The DAB+ receivers have been donated by receiver manufacturer Technisat.

Award winning radio station ByteFM is now on air for the first time via DAB+ in Berlin. With this renewed expansion the station hopes to reach a larger audience. Said ByteFM founder and CEO Ruben Jonas Schnell: "Broadcasting terrestrially via DAB+ in the capital is a giant step for ByteFM. Now we are bringing our music and culture programme to the place where it needs to be heard: in Berlin."

Since 1 February, local broadcasters in East Flanders can use the DAB+ test transmissions. said David Tourny of Radio TRL: “Radio TRL is a '90s – '00s dance – retro station. DAB+ is important to us because it is an extension of our FM transmission range. Looking to the future, we would like Radio TRL to remain on DAB+ provincial radio with good coverage, both indoors and outdoors for East Flanders. We have already received hundreds of responses from all provinces. It's really overwhelming. There is even someone from… Germany who found us with a directional antenna!”

Radio Bollerwagen, the successful party station of the ffn-mediengruppe from Hanover, can be heard on DAB+ in NRW and since February 15 also in the new DAB+ multiplex in Hessen-Süd. Another DAB+ frequency is to follow in Hamburg in the first half of 2022. Said Mathias Bartels, Head of Content at Radio Bollerwagen: “We see great national potential in the brand."

The Media Council for the Saxon State Authority for Private Broadcasting and New Media (SLM) has decided to issue DAB+ licenses for digital transmission capacities of the state-wide, regional and local DAB+ coverages for the supply of the Free State of Saxony. 33 commercial and 4 non-commercial radio broadcasters applied for the tender initiated by the SLM. The large number of programmes ensures economical operation, and an attractive variety of DAB+ radio stations for listeners.